I had a business meeting this morning. Had to catch up as I was away for a few weeks. So on the way back from it I hear on the car radio that the agent who pulled the trigger will not be fired or face any charges but will be transfered to a slot where he is unlikely to be involved in future shootings. This tells me that they know this agent committed a crime and they are covering his butt. On another thread I saw a post where there was news footage on a local staion of the Famous But Incompetent agents laughing and joking after this incident. They should take a public relations course from someone with a much better sense of how to engender public fondness. leona Helmsley is the first one who comes to mind for that job but I do not think they could handle such a massive improvement in projecting a public image.
I also read how they left this wounded kid on the street, handcuffed screaming in pain for an hour. Not only do they shoot the wrong person they do not even call an ambulance immediately. If a suspect is injured by an officer then medical attention is given to the suspect. If it is a serious injurythen an ambulance and paramedics are called. This kid was not even a suspect. They knew the name of the suspect and it did not match the kid's. If collateral damage is so unimportant to them why didn't they just call in a B52 strike on the area of town then go in after with DNA sampling kits to make sure that the suspect was one of the dead.
Stay well - stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown
Glad to hear your getting back to work. I'm saving up for a new boat, thinking ketch, about a 50 footer, small enough to singlehand when I need to and big enough for friends to go sailing with me ! Bout a year down the line (soonest) .
Travis is making me think about building my own. I'm looking into that, doing the research etc etc...... Ideas welcomed of course.
Stay Safe !
Federal Bumbling Imbeciles.
There are many people who would make really great cops, but for the most part, they aren't drawn to the job.
So, you end up with a preponderance of currently on-duty policemen who either couldn't get into the marines, or guys who got picked on in high school, and guys who generally need a gun and a badge just to feel important.
Sadists, mouth-breathers, rapists, criminals, tyrants, and microcephalic social democrats.
Just ask Frank Serpico.
You've brought up some very troubling facts and a rather sardonic analogy above, that is actually quite witty. :-)
I think the FR threads on this story clearly show a definite split between those who label themselves as "conservatives" between the following two camps:
1. Police-state apologists / fascist bootlickers / closet racist types
2. True conservative patriots who value human life and respect the U.S. Constitution