Luddly Neddite
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- Sep 14, 2011
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Being Black my reality is different. I see cops as dangerous animals to be avoided until they are proven to be safe.Sad thing is for every cop killed you can point to an incident where the feral bastards have abused their authority, killed, maimed, or generally disrespected the people they are supposed to be protecting.
But ... its the slime that makes the news. Like bucs, they make the most noise. They're the ones we see and hear about.
I'm just plain ole ordinary middle aged, white bread (with some Native American thrown in for spice) so if I get pulled over by a cop, I'm treated with respect and the assumption of innocence.
If I were Black and some asshole like bucs pulled me over, I agree there would be very real reason for stark raving terror.
But, you've still got to find a way, a place in your heart, to give the good guys the benefit of the doubt.
Yeah.....while you sit there at your computer, all cops are a danger to you. Please......stop trying to shock people with your tough talk.
I get that your reality is different.......when you are actually faced with a less than scrupulous cop. But right here and now....we are discussing human beings who are unknown to you. You are referring to people who you do not know as animals and deserving of being attacked. That's just fucking stupid.
My son is a cop. He isn't an animal. I don't appreciate reading shit like you have written here. If you and Bucs had your way, there'd be an escalation of violence. That's fucked up.
This is what we get.
Your son being judged by his uniform, or at least the perception of that.
As long as we keep judging each other by the way we look, this will go on, escalate, more deaths, more heartache.
I don't blame you a bit for feeling protective and angry and fearful for him. His reality is different as well.
You know what I can never get past - That every single day, he puts his life on the line. He has no way of knowing what crazy fool he will pull over for a minor traffic infraction and end up dead for. None of us can truly appreciate what that must be like for all law enforcement. And we never really give them credit for all the good they dog.
I hope your son is safe and that he comes home, every night, to his family and peace and lives to do it again tomorrow.
You're a sorry piece of shit you know that?
You partook in the cop smearing over the last year. Obama your savior led it.
Now...blood is spilling and you're trying to walk it back.
Too late. Karma will set it right.
Bull.
I didn't smear cops and neither did the president.
You, OTOH, never miss an opportunity to lie about people.
You really think that helps?