[Anvilhead]

Is this an acutal picture? I'm almost speechless. I can't WAIT for the pablum from the LEO's about the "We want to make sure we make it home to our families tonight and we had to respond this way" crap.

If you're a cop and want to assure you make it home to your family, PICK ANOTHER JOB!

POLICE WORK IS DANGEROUS.

CHRIST, this is like a teacher saying "I love my job except for the kids".

This is precisely why my respect for "Officer Friendly" is scraping the rocks at the bottom. Seriously, I'd really rather defend myself if this is the price of our current system.

[Still Thinking]

Exactly. I'm sick to death of cops with the attitude "You can't expect us to do our jobs in line with Constitutional freedoms for our bosses, the citizens. It might be dangerous or something! You guys should all be willing to waive every Constitutional protection if it saves even one [of our] lives."

I got news for ya, Bub: The Constitution says the same thing it did the day before you took the job, it's not like someone baited and switched you. If you don't like it, get a different job.

[Still Thinking]

And another thing. There are jobs statistically more dangerous that being a cop, and you don’t see those guys expecting us to give up our legal rights, nor would anyone take them seriously if they did want us to.

[starlifter]

What do you have against the police?

This could have been a terrorist incident or she might have taken hostages. I think they underreacted...where was the SWAT team?