Midnightrider wrote on 06/04/13 at 09:18:35:srinath wrote on 06/04/13 at 06:56:41:Midnightrider wrote on 06/03/13 at 20:39:32:"the local redneck carrying enough weapons to bring down a small country is supposed to not shoot the wrong person ?
Its not the local redneck committing the mass murders, its the mentally ill. You could call me a local redneck, I drive a pickup, have a house full of guns but I never plan on shooting anyone unless they threaten me first. Most of the killing here in the south is minority drug related, not rednecks.
I didn't specifically mean any one in particular. With all the training and the other criteria used to select cops if they make these mistakes (like shooting a neighbor when the alarm in a house goes off) then what is our option.
Cool.
Srinath.
Making sure he never wears a badge again. That wont bring the old man back to life but its all we can do. These new generation of cops are too aggressive, trigger finger happy and ask questions later. I think the government wants them that way.
True, but you think it can be improved upon ? and how ? I believe that dropping in any other group of people will also result in the same outcome or worse 99% of the time, and that 1% is more luck than otherwise.
I doubt "the govt" wants them any way other than to "observe and collect" ...
The whole idea of cops is to collect revenue for their city. In a few towns around here they mainly patrol a few select intersections near where popular bars are, and they stop every car they can under some pretext. If they find a drunk, bingo, they got a big collection right there. Concord, pineville, etc are famous for that.
If you want to live in a safe neighborhood - live near a bar.
Cool.
Srinath.
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