tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5407239095646553849..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Austin press coverage of police contract still sucks, and other storiesGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-68248895353949460612018-01-11T17:34:05.402-06:002018-01-11T17:34:05.402-06:00Anonymous 04:50:00
You're talking apples and ...Anonymous 04:50:00<br /><br />You're talking apples and oranges.Trey Ruskhttp://www.runningcode3.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-88058231715703817442018-01-10T16:50:34.321-06:002018-01-10T16:50:34.321-06:00I'm behind on my GFB readings but am going to ...I'm behind on my GFB readings but am going to jump in anyway. This "no one understands us" and "if you're not for us 100% you're against us 100%" mentality is a big part of LE being perceived by the public as being somewhat out of control. If no one understands you or what it's like, then you can justify pretty much anything. Yes, being a cop is a hard job and I don't have to be one to understand that to some degree. There are a great many jobs that are hard to do, hard for others to understand, and dangerous. Yes, there have been officers killed for no other apparent reason than they were officers. Just as we see people harmed for no other reason than they are gay / transgendered / Muslim / in a relationship with a batterer / happened to be manning the cash register / wearing a turban / were perceived to have cut someone off in traffic who happened to have a gun. That list is endless. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27230524374532549762018-01-09T20:34:59.660-06:002018-01-09T20:34:59.660-06:00Get over it bark. I already did.Get over it bark. I already did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65410532381693212692018-01-09T17:34:14.338-06:002018-01-09T17:34:14.338-06:00Anon 12:51, let me make one thing clear. Scott di...Anon 12:51, let me make one thing clear. Scott didn't make me mad. I happen to like Scott, even though we often disagree. But misleading statements such as there is no war on drugs do piss me off. Your "line of garbage" crack pisses me off. When it comes to cops, you don't know shit from Shinola! Cops deserve better than your line of crap. BarkGrowlBitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830589594331819236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-62786545289983890332018-01-09T16:50:57.787-06:002018-01-09T16:50:57.787-06:00The war on cops began in Ferguson MO. Then it spr...The war on cops began in Ferguson MO. Then it spread to targeting cops for prosecution in Baltimore. (All charges were dismissed) The Black Lives Matter group became vocal and cops started being ambushed. The irony of the whole situation was a lot of the protests were based on myths such as "Hands Up! Don't Shoot! It never happened in Ferguson, MO. <br /><br />A black Harvard Professor, Roland G. Fryer, Jr. who was admittedly upset about the reports of police violence on black conducted a study and found it was not true. He said, "It was the most surprising result of my career." (See story in The Washington Post, July 11, 2016)<br /><br />Law Enforcement is a dangerous profession and there is a war on cops based on rhetoric spread by BLM and others. This has encouraged cops being ambushed and killed. <br /><br />Howie, you are right.<br /><br />By the way, I heard top police brass had told the 5 Dallas area cops killed working the BLM Rally not to wear their plate vests because they might intimidate the protestors. Check it out http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/06/29/police-told-to-leave-protective-gear-behind/Trey Ruskhttp://www.runningcode3.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54331708940173956932018-01-09T14:37:55.882-06:002018-01-09T14:37:55.882-06:00Well bark, Scott provided some documented info on ...Well bark, Scott provided some documented info on the so called "war on cops" to debunk that line of garbage, to which you got mad. Then you replied , but you won't and can't back up what you are saying. I don't think I need to say any more......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-66792009796447246262018-01-09T14:19:24.024-06:002018-01-09T14:19:24.024-06:00There's no sense in arguing with anti-police b...There's no sense in arguing with anti-police blockheads. Say what you like about me or the police if that makes you happy.BarkGrowlBitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830589594331819236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-24530571873972050152018-01-09T12:51:00.374-06:002018-01-09T12:51:00.374-06:00So to add to that bark..is there a war on unarmed ...So to add to that bark..is there a war on unarmed citizens being shot by cops? Of course you will say NO even though far more unarmed citizens are killed by cops than the scenario you are painting in the "war on cops".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-51245970987067426932018-01-09T12:47:53.805-06:002018-01-09T12:47:53.805-06:00Hey..the world is flat too and I will keep on sayi...Hey..the world is flat too and I will keep on saying it too and I also don't have the time to dig up the statistics to prove the world is flat, but so long as I keep saying it a lot of stupid people are going to believe it is flat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22818939655205705772018-01-09T12:33:57.845-06:002018-01-09T12:33:57.845-06:00You Anons who believe there is no war on cops just...You Anons who believe there is no war on cops just don't know what's going on in the streets. I haven't the time to dig up the statistics on ambushes of cops, both fatal ambushes and those in which the wounded cops survived. As I said before, those facts Scott relied on do not tell the whole story.<br /><br />"I could care less about what it's like to be a cop," makes it obvious that you don't give a shit about law enforcement officers. Shame on you!<br /><br />Assaults on cops occur frequently. Just yesterday another assault occurred. From the Associated Press: A man was arrested Monday after he walked up to a Los Angeles County sheriff's detective outside a fast food restaurant, asked him if he was a law enforcement officer and then stabbed him in the chest. <br /><br />So maybe only cops believe there is a war on cops, but they should know. They're in the trenches while you are sitting in the comfort of your home. And you and your family are probably safe because of the cops you could care less about. BarkGrowlBitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830589594331819236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-5291675392383810502018-01-09T11:19:40.759-06:002018-01-09T11:19:40.759-06:00And law enforcement doesn't seem especially in...And law enforcement doesn't seem especially interested in doing any sort of root cause analysis on why they are being targeted on the few occasions they have been. Instead to borrow from J.M. Coetzee were supposed to stay at home, afraid and "waiting for the barbarians" while departments cash in on new financial aid to protect themselves from an unmeasured threat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-36486519267393747052018-01-09T11:02:52.621-06:002018-01-09T11:02:52.621-06:00Yes, overall, fatalities are down for LE. Yes, mo...Yes, overall, fatalities are down for LE. Yes, more LE fatalaties occur as a result of motor vehicle incidents (especially crashes) and suicides than by the hands of an assailant. However, that doesn't necessarily negate a rise in the number of officers that have been targeted, inlcuding fatal ambushes, in recent years. LODD data doesn't include assaults in which the officers survived.<br /><br />As usual, life is much more complex than memes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347244435659795400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-73123109428000065932018-01-09T08:25:48.567-06:002018-01-09T08:25:48.567-06:00Bark should provide facts and Scott should provide...Bark should provide facts and Scott should provide facts (which he does) and then see who is full of hype.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85883501631998756132018-01-09T08:07:28.330-06:002018-01-09T08:07:28.330-06:00So bark...if someone doesn't agree with the wh...So bark...if someone doesn't agree with the whole war on cops line, then they don't deserve police protection? I could care less about what it's like to be a cop and besides that has absolutely nothing to do with the topic anyway. Again..educate yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-7888433035623611292018-01-09T04:57:16.413-06:002018-01-09T04:57:16.413-06:00Anon, if you ever need to call a cop, call a socia...Anon, if you ever need to call a cop, call a social worker instead! You're the one that needs an education on what it's like to be a cop. Then you'd sing a different tune.BarkGrowlBitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830589594331819236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-19217060910916269542018-01-08T23:04:03.811-06:002018-01-08T23:04:03.811-06:00Sorry bark, but the only people who still believe ...Sorry bark, but the only people who still believe in the "war on cops" are the cops. You need to educate yourself on this subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-32072421733267031092018-01-07T13:42:58.860-06:002018-01-07T13:42:58.860-06:00Not so fast on that "War on Cops" meme. ...Not so fast on that "War on Cops" meme. There may be fewer cops killed but that does not tell the whole story. First of all, a number of the cops killed were ambushed for no other reason than that they were law enforcement officers. And then there were a significant number of cops that were ambushed and seriously wounded but survived the shootings. So don't give us any crap about there being no war on cops.<br /><br />As for The new report from Mapping Police Violence, their "analysis suggests the majority of killings by police in 2017 could have been prevented." Not so fast there either. Those armchair analysts were not in the shoes of the cops who did the shootings. Granted that some of the fatal shootings were unjustified, but for the vast majority of fatal shootings, the officers thought their lives were in immediate jeopardy.<br /><br />Can more and better training on deescalating situations reduce the number of fatal shootings? Probably, but not to a significant extent. I've worked the streets as a cop, and believe me, it's scary out there. That's something those armchair analysts never experience. As for Steven Seys, I'm sorry, but you just don't know what you are talking about. BarkGrowlBitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830589594331819236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-71286435229571839672018-01-06T06:42:21.540-06:002018-01-06T06:42:21.540-06:00You're right, Scott, about getting rid of the ...You're right, Scott, about getting rid of the falsehood of the "War on Cops" meme. The only people who really buy it are cops and the misinformed portion of the public too lazy to analyze the news in their feeds. I believe that this is the primary driver of police shooting of unarmed and non-violent citizens.Steven Michael Seyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809935502307219692noreply@blogger.com