Now I'm an example of all that is wrong with America. ROFLMAO
Finally, Koldkut speaks some truth.
Now I'm an example of all that is wrong with America. ROFLMAO
Now you're just making crap up, and it's not as if I didn't give you plenty of really offensive material to quote and cry about.
Please try harder.
KoldKut said:I said numerous times in this thread that the cop was out of line.
stop feeding the troll!
I look at it like this. That guy should be thankful it was the cop that kicked him in the head and not one of the people he nearly took out with his shenanigans. If I were the one he nearly killed and I got a hold of him, I would beat the ever living piss out of him.
I'm going to stand up for the right for a member to exercise their opinion here, as long as they are not deliberately being consistently hostile or hijacking threads, and I don't see any of that here. There is definitely way too much attacking going on here against people who are simply stating their opinions. The opinion is much less relevant than the ability for one to state it without having to fear mass reprisal. Knock it off and let the user say what he has to say and then move-on.... and quite with all the labels, its totally unproductive.Am I being voted off the island?
And for what? Because I expressed some opinions that people found distasteful? Because I dared to not share in the groupthink? Because my posts contained elements of sarcasm? Because I didn't back down when certain posters clucked their tongues at me?
Well if you are so shocked, and can not bear to view my satanic ramblings any longer, then may I suggest to you the "ignore user" feature of these forums? It's a great feature. It allows you to block out anyone and everyone who's views you find offensive, stupid, and/or trollish. Turning a chaotic forum of argument into a soothing place where all your preconceptions can be reinforced, all your desires echoed, and all your blandness welcomed.
I'm going to stand up for the right for a member to exercise their opinion here, as long as they are not deliberately being consistently hostile or hijacking threads, and I don't see any of that here. There is definitely way too much attacking going on here against people who are simply stating their opinions. The opinion is much less relevant than the ability for one to state it without having to fear mass reprisal. Knock it off and let the user say what he has to say and then move-on.... and quite with all the labels, its totally unproductive.
As far as this incident goes, the Cops are being turned against the public and the public against the Cops. This is deliberate, for local polices forces are our last line of defense from Federal or foreign forces. We should be working closely with public safety officers and building bridges. I seem to recall seeing a post a number of months ago where someone pointed out that there are efforts underway to reduce tensions and build closer relationship with public safety offices.... seems that that is where our energy is best spent.
Definitely, he should be fired for the kick. It was blatantly unnecessary, and was obviously done for the sake of some sort of self-satisfying faux justice.Something KoldKut thinks is totally cool.
If you allow cops to behave like this, they will behave like this on innocents, at some point, i promise you.
They must have strict rules, and be fired for shit like this.
Does anyone here know what the LAPD training manual says in situation like this? I mean, was the officer acting in accordance with his training given the specifics of the scenario? I certainly don't know. But seems like a reasonable question. Is it the officer who is at fault, is it LAPD policy, is it training, or are there some things that we as onlookers just didn't see that justified this type of maneuver by the cop?Definitely, he should be fired for the kick. It was blatantly unnecessary, and was obviously done for the sake of some sort of self-satisfying faux justice.
In fairness to KoldKut, who I didn't mention in the post you quoted, I'm not all that interested in what he thinks is cool or not. He's entitled to his opinion, even if it's clear that he's just trying (and succeeding) to get a rise out of people.
Does anyone here know what the LAPD training manual says in situation like this? I mean, was the officer acting in accordance with his training given the specifics of the scenario? I certainly don't know. But seems like a reasonable question. Is it the officer who is at fault, is it LAPD policy, is it training, or are there some things that we as onlookers just didn't see that justified this type of maneuver by the cop?
Look, I'm certainly no advocate of unnecessary police violence, but I'd like a little information before I jump to any conclusions here. The cop wasn't attacking some political protester here, he's attacking a criminal who just put people's lives in danger. What's the protocol?