Police Officer jokes on Facebook about shooting gun rights advocates

American Thinker ^ | February 13, 2010 | Aaron Gee

[neverdem]

It's being reported that a police officer from East Palo Alto joked about gunning down proponents of the second amendment on Facebook.  The article in today's Mercury News tells of the police officer in question joking about shooting someone as "2 weeks off".

After several more comments in the thread, Tuason apparently joked that officers should shoot the advocates, who have made recent headlines throughout the Bay Area for sipping coffee at cafes and performing other everyday acts with visible weapons.

"Sounds like you had someone practicing their 2nd amendment rights last night!" Tuason wrote. "Should've pulled the AR out and prone them all out! And if one of them makes a furtive movement ... 2 weeks off!!!"

The officer public remarks are causing a huge uproar at the popular calguns.net web site and among second amendment advocates.  Several blogs and other news outlets have already picked up the story.  Several members of the calgun.net website have filed complaints regarding the officers questionable comments with the East Palo Alto police department.    

Will this be another Van Jones moment where the press ignores stories it doesn't like? The fact that I was alerted to this incident via email when I read the NYT, WSJ, and several other papers as part of my morning routine tells me that this story won't get much traction until it's so big the media can't ignore it.  How will this be spun by the media when they do finally cover it?  My bet's on the press story line going like this "Second amendment activists are dangerous and have no sense of humor, threaten police officer for making joke."

[Raven6]

"My youngest daughter migh disagree with you on the Texas cops. - One pulled a Uie at 70 MPH on the freeway to impress her, and spent an hour trying to get into her pants while he held her with flashing red lights for all to see.

His lieutenant wouldn't even take a complaint on it."

That is precisely the reason that my son, once he starts driving will always have a digital audio recorder with him... I had to put up with a lot when I was a teenager, just because I worked hard hauling hay and working in the tobacco fields and bought a Trans Am as my first car at age 16. I know how things can be...

I could be sitting in a McDonald's parking lot, having a hamburger and would have the PD's latest new hire circle me like a shark just hoping I would bark the tires or open up the 4 barrel when I got ready to leave... I never let them sucker me in though.

Sometimes you just have to use the same technology against them that they would use against you...

Regards,
Raven6

[familyop]

"Why not check out Eagle's 'About' page."

It's funny, how you folks who have a problem with current/former real combat MOS soldiers (men and only men, contrary to the amazonian media myths) expect us to kiss your fantasizing, civilian/REMF behinds for the rest of your lives. Do you see (constr.) in my tagline? No. You don't. You all look for vanity and glory in violence on television or whatever, but you won't find what you're looking for. And have either of you done work as patrolmen in mobbed-up neighborhoods? ...otherwise lived as citizens in any of the most dangerous neighborhoods in our country? ...been fighters, bouncers,...?

That's enough of the huffin' and puffin'. Manhood is not about indulging in violence (vanity), and not all cops are bad. Quit freakin' out.

[editor-surveyor]

You really need counseling!

[editor-surveyor]

The cop may soon have a ‘date’ with her husband.

His wrists are bigger than most people’s ankles, and bending pipe in his hands is one of his barbque day favorites.

[familyop]

You need to stop your hippie, lying insults, and show some respect to men, counter-culture kid.

[familyop]

A couple of you libertine trolls posted on two old threads today, to post lying insults to a conservative.

Dope smoking is wrong.

Having dangerous animals to threaten little kids and old neighbors is wrong and cowardly.

Sex without marriage is wrong.

Hating police in general is wrong.

Displaying jealousy, contempt and lack of respect for combat soldiers is wrong. Keeping them out of police work is stupid and shows a lack of contact with reality.

There’s nothing conservative about any of that or posting lying, insulting appeals to emotion, and liberal trolls aren’t believable while pushing any of it.

[editor-surveyor]

You really need counseling - don’t delay!

[familyop]

You need to start living right.

[editor-surveyor]

I’m living just fine; you need counseling before you become another headline and another thread on FR.

Apparently some police department turned you down for employment, perhaps because they saw some instability; get over it!

[familyop]

You need to stop making up lies about men and start living right.

[editor-surveyor]

I suppose that you are a man?

No, I don’t mean male.

You are immature and conflicted, and you really do need help.

[familyop]

I arrested a lot of mouthy, sweaty, unbathed, drug-addled, effeminate liberaltarians during those younger nights. ...shot a few of their pit bulls and rottweilers, too.

[editor-surveyor]

Real police officers are continually in danger due to loose links like you!

[familyop]

"I suppose that you are a man?...No, I don’t mean male."

And leave feminism behind, while you're cleaning up your life. All feminists need counseling for their liberaltarian sexual confusion.

[reardensteel]

Some cops are good, some are bad. It’s a bit like Tiger, too much opportunity tempts a man to go bad. Can you imagine how hard it must be to resist when you have money, opportunity, and the best women chasing you? But not everyone lacks self control, even when it seems like the entire world is against them. People just need to put themselves in the other guys shoes.

A BART cop in Oakland did almost exactly what this bad cop threatened to do...but I still feel sorry for him. He obviously lost it and made a mistake. Was he a good cop, or a bad cop, or just a very unlucky guy with insufficient training in a bad situation? Doesn’t stop people from hating him though...he did kill someone for no good reason.

[familyop]

"Real police officers are continually in danger due to loose links like you!"

The word is patrolmen or policemen. Try living without the old linguistic activism of leftist, dying hags.

[editor-surveyor]

I’m wondering if this ‘familyop’ is Meserle!

[editor-surveyor]

Tell Webster about it.