[La Enchiladita]

This state is screwed up.

If you are talking about California, are you aware of how often police officers are attacked in this state? They are shot, stabbed, run over by cars, have rocks and bottles thrown at them. If you need me to give you examples, you haven't been following the news. Sometimes this results in their death, sometimes in grave injuries where they are paralyzed or blinded for life. Where is the outrage over the attacks ON police officers?

[starlifter]

Let’s take a look at the facts as provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cftb0242.pdf) for 2009.
In ALL industries there were 542 homicides in 2009 - 462 were in private industry. Areas included construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, professional and business services, administration, leisure and hospitality.

There were 80 homicides in government. 18 were in the federal government. 7 were in state government, though none were police. Local government had 55 homicides, of which 48 were public safety, aka police. Curiously more police died in traffic accidents than were shot.

So, the implication that police have a particularly hazardous occupation is not borne out by the facts.

[Texas Eagle]

Hmmmmm...interesting point. I admit I hadn't thought of that.

I hereby rescind my criticism of California's finest Union members.

I now endorse the practice of Police Officers watching people drown and beating citizens to death.