Garner woman drove truck with puppy tied to vehicle until it died, police say

[ODB]

It's always a smart move to tell cops that you are going to kill them.

Meh.

Desperate times....


Oh, and, they started it.


*s$#@!*

[ODB]

Like I said, it's always a smart personal policy to tell a cop that you are going to kill him.

Generally speaking, I agree with the sarcasm of your statement.

In this event, however, the cops were in the wrong - 100%. Like everyone else, cops should be held to a certain standard of expectations. Their job/position does not give them free will to do as they please sans consequences.

[Ethereal]

That's a rather huge assumption. Perhaps he just doesn't believe in a double standard.

Why do you humor that buffoon with serious responses?

[DGUtley]

Why do you humor that buffoon with serious responses?

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[Tahuyaman]

Why do you humor that buffoon with serious responses?

Bless your heart.

[Tahuyaman]

Why?

Because what they do is extremely important. Their job is to protect everyone. Even those who hate them and want to do them harm

[Cletus]

Because what they do is extremely important. Their job is to protect everyone. Even those who hate them and want to do them harm

Actually, it is not. The Supreme Court ruled in Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 545 U.S. 748 (2005) that police do not have an obligation to protect you.
Their job is to catch the guy who robs you so he can stand trial for his crimes against the state, not to keep him from actually robbing you. Cops do a lot of good. There is no doubt of that, but a lot of people, including a lot of cops don't understand their true role in society.

[Tahuyaman]

We're done here.....

[Orion Rules]

Originally Posted by Cletus:
I don't. I have a great deal of respect for them.

What I don't believe is that they should have special protections or be held to a lesser standard of conduct and responsibility than any other citizen.,..

Thats the proverbial red herring. No one has ever advocated that they should be held to a lesser standard.

However, those who are sworn to protect the public and willingly put their life on the line to do so, need special protections.

Really, that's an odd thing to say, considering. When one was "sworn in"...remember when. J.T. Ready, United States Border Guard (U.S.B.G.), bless his heart, who recalls his fame?

[Lummy]

Actually, it is not. The Supreme Court ruled in Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 545 U.S. 748 (2005) that police do not have an obligation to protect you.
Their job is to catch the guy who robs you so he can stand trial for his crimes against the state, not to keep him from actually robbing you. Cops do a lot of good. There is no doubt of that, but a lot of people, including a lot of cops don't understand their true role in society.

Are public officials, such as elected politicians and their appointees, the only people that police are legally required to protect?