Assassination scene of two (2) retired Philly cops at a Wachovia Bank Branch ATM by a convicted felon, Mustafa Ali who had recently been in prison for...guess....robbing banks.
Posted on 10/06/2007 6:12:03 AM PDT by DCBryan1
Nothing like using the tragic death of two men to score cheap political points, especially before their bodies are even in the ground.
Yeah, I saw that too.
Nothing cheap about what he said.
Isn’t it up to unions like the FOP to make sure that officers are compensated after retirement?
Don’t point fingers, Mr Eddis, because when you point one, three are pointing back.
Although Loomis, the international cash-security company that employed Alullo and Widmaier, encourages its guards to wear them, the company does not require it or provide the vests.
Anyone think this isn't gonna change?
Poor benefits? In NJ it’s about 80% of the cop’s last year of salary. Plus full health. You can live on that, or you can take on another career before you’re fifty and have two incomes.
Don’t know if it’s not so generous in Pennsylvania - and I’m not disparaging the murdered men in any way. But cheap political points is right.
Mrs VS
This happened in my town. Horrible.
The killer is probably black muslim...you see a lot of that around here. I see them out and about, the woman dressed all in black with only her eyes showing, following ten long paces behind the “man,” children looking about as miserable as a child can look.
Heaven forbid they sentence him to death or we will have another “Mumia” on our hands I suppose.
How sad those 2 guys worked as cops in that crappy city only to face death after “retiring.”
These events don’t happen too often, thankfully. But when it does happen it always seems to me that 2 guys are not enough in a potentially dangerous situation like that. Maybe these security companies should send at least 4, and arm them better.
FOP president Bob Eddis complained that both men were forced to work dangerous jobs after their police careers because of the poor benefits offered to retired cops....Oh, Gees, not this shiite again.
“FOP president Bob Eddis complained that both men were forced to work dangerous jobs after their police careers because of the poor benefits offered to retired cops....Oh, Gees, not this shiite again.”
I’m just guessing driving an armoured truck doesn’t compare walking a beat in Philly. I would think the opposite is true, wanting to get away from the day to day stress.
This happened in my town
This happened in my neighborhood. I live just a few minutes away and the cops that were killed worked in the district I live in. I’ve lived in this part of the city most of my life and I’ve seen it go from a nice area to slowly turning into a sewer.
BUMP!
Mustafa Ali......the lib/dems will get behind him like they did for mummia abu jamal...it is one of the rop and of course the republicans will be blamed by the msm!!!
I hear you.
Philly is not in good shape right now...and that’s putting it very midly. Violent crime is out of control. It should be mandatory that armored truck drivers wear bullet-proof vests.
I’m starting to think it should be mandatory for ALL citizens to wear bullet-proof vests.
NE Philly ain’t what it used to be, not by a long shot. Used to be an area of family neighborhood and well-kept homes and community pride. It also used to be safe. I hate what’s happening to Philly and the surrounding neighborhoods...
The fact that he was a “fugitive who previously served federal prison time for bank robberies” and let back out to society bothers me.
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