[rabscuttle385]

"We're not interested in leveling the playing field. We're interested in having the high ground."

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[buccaneer81]

Here in Columbus, we’ve had six police shootings in six days.

[dila813]

“But more of it has to do with the lavishing of federal Homeland Security funds on local law-enforcement agencies.”

Agree with this, but again they miss the key driver....we are throwing money because we don’t want to profile...we don’t know how to get a good result so we throw money at it and hope for the best.

We are heading towards a reality where we are going to have reduced resources, they better start profiling because the natives are going to fight back as soon as that funding drys up. The hard reality is .. they can focus and maybe irritate a small group or they can piss everyone off and end up standing out in the cold.

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

Yeah and what get's me is that in most pics of these SWAT Teams, they are (IMHO, "COWARDLY") all wearing masks.

What kind of "signal" does that send?

Who else, I ask rhetorically, wears mask to hide their identity?

Terrorists, maybe?

It they are operating within the law, they should not fear the consequences of their actions, any more than the average street cop or detective does, so I ask, what is their excuse or reasoning?

Could it possibly be that they realize if they kick in the wrong door as they are wont to do more often than not and shoot someone's beloved pet, or worse, an innocent reaching for his/her weapon to defend themselves, someone may take umbrage and go (RIGHTFULLY SO) looking for a little "retribution?"

[Condor51]

Not defending the JBT's, as too many SWAT members are psycho, wannabe, Rambo's.

But the problem all Leos face no matter if in NYC, Chicago, East LA or ... Smallville, USA -- is that a 'certain segment' of society has NO RESPECT for any laws, any authority, the Police, or society in general. And they'll shoot a Cop for a traffic stop, just as easy as normal folks would swat a fly or stomp on a spider.

So because of 'a few' (million) miscreants, we're all paying the price of potentially facing what equals a Rifle Company over a missed court date for a speeding ticket.

And thus far through 'The Summer of Flash Mobs', the only Pol to speak out on the REAL PROBLEM was the Mayor of Philly. The rest are hiding under their 'politically correct' desk crying, 'mommy mommy what should I do?'.

So IMO the sooner 'we' can fix that 'certain segment' creating 98% of all the problems, the sooner LEOs would be able to 'arm down'.

Disclosure: over my 'many' years I've had a few LEO friends. From Beat Cops & Homicide Detectives, to Undercover Narcs and Suburban PD LTs. Now I listen to the Chi PD radio calls w/ a scanner, and I wouldn't be a Chi Cop for $250K a year. Every time they hit the street they're a target for some maggot (but Granny swears he's an 'Angel').

[servantboy777]

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