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NaturalHigh

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9. Probably that if a police officer...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #6)

Mon May 25, 2015, 11:04 AM

May 2015

shoots a criminal threatening his or her life, we always get the "they didn't have to shoot him!" comments. Every time, dozens or hundreds of them without fail. However a police officer is killed and there's barely a handful of comments.

Typical.

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New Orleans housing authority cop shot, killed [View all] TexasTowelie May 2015 OP

Catch and put away for life. 840high May 2015 #1

Agreed. Without parole. NaturalHigh May 2015 #5

How very odd, someone is killed and not a peep from anyone demanding justice. nt cstanleytech May 2015 #2

maybe because they know it does not have to be demanded? Skittles May 2015 #3

Or they're waiting for some excuse to call a police officer a pig. NaturalHigh May 2015 #4

Yep. 840high May 2015 #7

Sadly, we never have to wait long for one who deserves the epithet. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #10

I kind of expected you to show up. NaturalHigh May 2015 #11

It's easy to speculate on peoples' motives, but RiverNoord May 2015 #14

Damn romanic May 2015 #16

Not sure what your drift is. nt BumRushDaShow May 2015 #6

Probably that if a police officer... NaturalHigh May 2015 #9

Maybe by some but not the majority BumRushDaShow May 2015 #12

Bingo !!! And the lack of responses to the thread by those people is very telling. nt cstanleytech May 2015 #13

Telling, but certainly not unexpected. NaturalHigh May 2015 #15

Sorry - responded to wrong post. NaturalHigh May 2015 #8