StL County Cops Shoot Teen

[star seed 7]

Did anyone at least smile at my dave chappelle quote?

[AbeFroman]

So how do we get cops to go back to the days of protecting and serving instead of regulating and enforcing? Is it possible to take the "us vs them" mentality out of the police force? Seems like that mindset is spreading. Do the police academies need to be more stringent on who they let through? Is that enough? I'm not sure the militarization is the main cause since a lot of the shootings involve the officer's handgun rather than automatics.

[Mr Bread]

Did anyone at least smile at my dave chappelle quote?

It was perfect. 

[michigancat]

So how do we get cops to go back to the days of protecting and serving instead of regulating and enforcing? Is it possible to take the "us vs them" mentality out of the police force? Seems like that mindset is spreading. Do the police academies need to be more stringent on who they let through? Is that enough? I'm not sure the militarization is the main cause since a lot of the shootings involve the officer's handgun rather than automatics.

IMO you pretty much need to completely throw out both the way we train officers and the way we utilize them, including treating black folks like they treat white folks and hopefully gaining the trust of black communities for the first time in history.

[Emo EMAW]

So how do we get cops to go back to the days of protecting and serving instead of regulating and enforcing? Is it possible to take the "us vs them" mentality out of the police force? Seems like that mindset is spreading. Do the police academies need to be more stringent on who they let through? Is that enough? I'm not sure the militarization is the main cause since a lot of the shootings involve the officer's handgun rather than automatics.

I'd be curious to know if the rate of officer shootings is higher among officers with military experience vs no military experience. 

[Cartierfor3]

So how do we get cops to go back to the days of protecting and serving instead of regulating and enforcing? Is it possible to take the "us vs them" mentality out of the police force? Seems like that mindset is spreading. Do the police academies need to be more stringent on who they let through? Is that enough? I'm not sure the militarization is the main cause since a lot of the shootings involve the officer's handgun rather than automatics.

Ending the drug war, and the no knock swat raids, would be a step in the right direction

[michigancat]

So how do we get cops to go back to the days of protecting and serving instead of regulating and enforcing? Is it possible to take the "us vs them" mentality out of the police force? Seems like that mindset is spreading. Do the police academies need to be more stringent on who they let through? Is that enough? I'm not sure the militarization is the main cause since a lot of the shootings involve the officer's handgun rather than automatics.

I'd be curious to know if the rate of officer shootings is higher among officers with military experience vs no military experience.

yeah, no one has ever tracked those rates.

[Tobias]

no one even keeps track of how many cops blast civilians

[Emo EMAW]

If I was a cop I'd just put little notches on the stock of my AR to keep track.  Might even hang the scalps from the handguard.

[steve dave]

I mean, everyone just think back to high school and which people from your class are now cops. really the cream of the crop right? the people who are cops are people that barely graduated from HS and were just above the career criminal types. these are the people we're loading down with guns and telling to boss everyone around.

[Kat Kid]

I mean, everyone just think back to high school and which people from your class are now cops. really the cream of the crop right? the people who are cops are people that barely graduated from HS and were just above the career criminal types. these are the people we're loading down with guns and telling to boss everyone around.

Almost all of them were in Boy Scouts and got C's and D's on multiple choice tests.

[Cartierfor3]

I mean, everyone just think back to high school and which people from your class are now cops. really the cream of the crop right? the people who are cops are people that barely graduated from HS and were just above the career criminal types. these are the people we're loading down with guns and telling to boss everyone around.

Favorite band: Linkin Park

[Emo EMAW]

I mean, everyone just think back to high school and which people from your class are now cops. really the cream of the crop right? the people who are cops are people that barely graduated from HS and were just above the career criminal types. these are the people we're loading down with guns and telling to boss everyone around.

Favorite band: Linkin Park

Likes nulogo.

[Rage Against the McKee]

I mean, everyone just think back to high school and which people from your class are now cops. really the cream of the crop right? the people who are cops are people that barely graduated from HS and were just above the career criminal types. these are the people we're loading down with guns and telling to boss everyone around.

Favorite band: Linkin Park

Runner up: Nickleback

[renocat]

I mean, everyone just think back to high school and which people from your class are now cops. really the cream of the crop right? the people who are cops are people that barely graduated from HS and were just above the career criminal types. these are the people we're loading down with guns and telling to boss everyone around.

.  My classmates who became cops carried guns in their pickups, and killed every animal or critter that they could.  I live near the KS police officer training facility - they practice shooting into a pile of dirt.  They can protect us against dirt, but bad guys not so sure.  My problem is why do people riot when these things happen.

[sys]

lol @ you dumbasses being amazed at cops abusing, shooting and killing people.  lol @ acting like it only happens to black people.  lol @ thinking it's wrong to riot in response to police abuses.


video cameras in every phone and most cop car dashboards are the best thing to ever happen to police behavior there ever was.  lol @ thinking that police abuse is happening more now than in earlier years.

[kim carnes]

cops only abuse dumbasses who somehow manage to have run-ins with cops

[Cartierfor3]

cops only abuse dumbasses who somehow manage to have run-ins with cops

KC they shot that dude in a walmart, for picking up an item that is sold at Wal Mart and standing there

[kim carnes]

cops only abuse dumbasses who somehow manage to have run-ins with cops

KC they shot that dude in a walmart, for picking up an item that is sold at Wal Mart and standing there

i haven't looked at the story, i'm just speaking in general

[CNS]

video cameras in every phone and most cop car dashboards are the best thing to ever happen to police behavior there ever was.  lol @ thinking that police abuse is happening more now than in earlier years.

Yep.  Friend of mine growing up's dad was a cop before they moved to my town.  This was mid '80's.  When I was a late teen, was talking about him to my dad and was informed that the guy was kicked off of some small town police force for giving a BJ or Ticket ultimatum to many a female driver.  He never got prosecuted or anything, which tells me it happened often enough for his boss to realize it wasn't some raving pissed off woman, it was something that was actually probably happening.   Also, surprise!  He was a huge eff head.

[EMAWmeister]

Uh oh

[Rage Against the McKee]

I don't really have a problem with police officers killing kids who are shooting at them.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

I don't really have a problem with police officers killing kids who are shooting at them.

Yeah, thuggy as cops can sometimes be, this doesn't seem very controversial.

[star seed 7]

What if Obama orders the police to take away your guns?

They can pry them from my cold dead hands imo

[Rage Against the McKee]

My judge isn't registered, so I would have nothing to worry about under such a doomsday scenario.