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02-08-2013, 07:57 AM | #2 |
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You don't read many books do you .... that, or you're not honest about what you ACTUALLY think from time to time.
Reading his whole manifesto, (this may sound scary but shit I'll say it) I have to say I can see where he's coming from. But having said that.......there's a HUGE difference in thinking something and SAYING it.....and then there's the HUGE leap from verbalizing terrible thoughts and actually going thru with them. So he's made two huge leaps from where most of us stand. But at some point....he's stood where a lot of us have in the past.
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02-08-2013, 08:47 AM | #3 |
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I saw a lot of video from Cali yesterday. All officers are now carrying their shotguns and rifles with them and they pulled all motorcycle cops into patrol cars for the duration!
As for the shooting of the women, I can see situations where it was an honest mistake. Yes, it was the wrong vehicle but, wasn't it early in low-light? I'm asking, I'm not sure but, if they were delivering papers it should have been early. Add the incredible stress and tension of the situation to the mix and you've got scared cops. If the ladies didn't respond properly to any commands from the cops or if they made a move that to them might not seem threatening (like reaching for registration in the glove-box) then I can understand how it could go crazy very quickly. I'm not saying that's what happened because I wasn't there. However, anything is possible. As for him being "not very good" at being a sniper. That probably means he can only hit you from 500 yards consistently instead of 1,000 or more. I wouldn't want to be a cop in Cali right now! It would be nice if he were taken alive so that things could come out but, considering all the allegations, I'm sure the order is to take him out. |
02-08-2013, 08:54 AM | #4 |
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Ok, I just read that latest report. I can definitely see how the first incident happened. Scared cops protecting a potential target; it's dark, a dark pickup rolls up right in front with its' lights off. I can see it.
HOWEVER! The second one has no excuse! Confusing a Honda truck with ANY other truck (except maybe an Avalanche) is ridiculous. Thank God the cops aren't good shots! Otherwise, there would be three dead innocents! |
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Yep. Streaming KTLA right now....smear campaign and character assassination has begun Interesting Anderson Cooper package
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02-08-2013, 10:54 AM | #6 | |
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I realize my criticism smacks of arm-chair quarter-backing, but I don't care. It's one thing to accidentally harm civilians while actively engaging a perpetrator. It's a completely different thing to gun down civilians while trying to engage a perpetrator who isn't even present. I have a very hard time believing that those women, had they been confronted as law enforcement officers are supposed to do, would have done anything but comply with the officers' instructions. *Shit, we've sent our own troops in Iraq to jail for less than this.
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02-08-2013, 09:17 AM | #7 | |
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And then he writes about thoughts of killing someone over that, in the same letter where he's trying to get sympathy? How stupid can you be? We all know about the Blue Line and corruption and the good ol boy network, but I'm sorry, this guy sounds like someone who didn't know how to manage perceptions by other people. He probably came across as a whiner or outcast. I've been there. And as for the complaints he submitted, that were ignored? One thing I've learned in life is that you can't expect others to stand up for you just because you're right. The sad truth is that you have to try to fit in, and kiss ass a little, or nobody is going to do shit for you. Being correct doesn't mean shit in this world. Last edited by Homeslice; 02-08-2013 at 09:20 AM.. |
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02-08-2013, 09:22 AM | #8 |
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Just remember that when the bailiff has his knee in your chest and you're on the ground gasping for air because you wouldn't stand when the judge came in the courtroom
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02-08-2013, 09:42 AM | #9 |
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As many times as he's referenced Rodney King, methinks a bit of racial bias has slipped in. He apparently sees Whitey as the devil trying to shove the Bible down his throat. All this A hole is trying to do is start another race riot.Which there will be as soon as the LEOs put him down.
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02-08-2013, 03:08 PM | #10 |
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Well fuckin' played, Troy!
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