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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSorry, I won't join in the Boston Police worship
The mass worship of the entire force is just a bit much. I can't forget that brutality and misconduct is too systemic is so many departments.
As far as the union stuff goes, they're often traitors to other public unions. They'll back repugnants, who in turn will exempt them from anti-union legislation.
They are not our political allies, nor are they saints.
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emulatorloo
(46,155 posts)No one is asking you to join anything, but thanks for posting.
Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)cartach
(511 posts)quinnox
(20,600 posts)Agreed.
emulatorloo
(46,155 posts)Jenoch
(7,720 posts)"smell"? 
It is not a pleasant smell, not to me.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)
gopiscrap
(24,723 posts)
gateley
(62,683 posts)
randome
(34,845 posts)Sounds to me like you would rather not acknowledge a good job when you see one. Why can't you point out the abuses AND the professionalism? Most of us can do that.
Does the world have to be perfect before you recognize a good job when you see one?
Your choice, I guess.
This ^
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)
Fla Dem
(27,625 posts)baldguy
(36,649 posts)Maybe they shouldn't be.
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)But they did do their job successfully and professionally in this case- and for that they deserve an attaboy. So why don't you go pee in somone elses bowl of Cheerios just this one time hmmmmm?
I agree with your post.
boston bean
(36,930 posts)did a very good job.
I applaud them.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)michigandem58
(1,044 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Union members that overwhelmingly vote Republican don't deserve praise from Democrats just for doing their job competently, competence is the minimum standard for professionals.
randome
(34,845 posts)And assuming that Boston police unions overwhelmingly vote Republican is conjecture on your part.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)I have cops in my own family, I was listening to a couple of them at Thanksgiving gathering and it's clear they hate all unions save their own.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)gopiscrap
(24,723 posts)mythology
(9,527 posts)People are congratulating and thanking the police involved in this event, not all law enforcement in all jurisdictions, nor everything even these police do.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)that on a Democratic site; a site that supports Democratic ideals and platforms - and the public unions are part of that - no one has a remark for it. Instead, they attack the OP with snarky comments to hide who they really are.
gopiscrap
(24,723 posts)Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)they chose 'fraternal order of police' (FOP) instead of calling it a 'union' because of 'anti-union sentiment' according to wikipedia. rather they chose to model on mutual aid societies like the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (AFAM).. hence the 'fraternal order' and upright pentacle symbol (the 'western star' of AFAM). iow, FOP is little like your Local Union and more like a secret society, both in history of the organization and in its' structure and function.
in albuquerque last year they got in big trouble for paying officers who were suspended after being involved in shooting innocents. basically FOP sent the message.. 'murder someone in broad daylight, and not only will you only get a slap on the wrist, but you can take a few months' PAID vacation and go right back to work'.
incentivizing murder? sure sounded like it to the people of 'burque, who protested in force until FOP stopped the policy.
No Vested Interest
(5,297 posts)After all, this is Massachusetts and the chances are more that the police are Dems are higher there than is most other areas.
Before floating such charges,check to see who the unions endoresed in recent elections. (I don't know the answer, but I wouldn't be throwing out statements without being better informed.)
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)No Vested Interest
(5,297 posts)not an old story from Feb. 2012 re Romney as MA governor many years before.
I'm busy today with no time to Google but you may want to press your point.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)No Vested Interest
(5,297 posts)you are unable or no longer desire to support it, Mr. Sucker.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)You know, Mr .001%.
You either can't or won't provide evidence for your assertion that police unions support Democrats in MA.
In my experience adults who make fun of other's names have no other ammunition so they resort to childish ways.
No Vested Interest
(5,297 posts)Not to worry.
Better to ignore.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Why else throw insults, eh?
bigtree
(94,237 posts). . . and consider the conduct of these individuals outside of any gratuitous 'brutality' or 'misconduct,' acting in a manner in which they've justifiably earned the gratitude of most Bostonians. They aren't political chess pieces; they are, at once, in valiant solidarity with their community, remarkably human to us.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)As a Bostonian, I would just like to bask in the relief of this being over and not having to politicize every single facet of the ordeal.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)Welcome to DU.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Part of our strength is that we don't cross other union's picket lines.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)and they happily back Repukes who give their unions sweet deals and exemptions.
Most police officers I know are registered and voting Republicans. How is it that these people are Republicans when Republicans are against unions {equality} for everyone? Well, it's because they believe themselves to be special and, not only above the law, but above everybody else. The "I got mine, FU" is strong within that privileged community.
gopiscrap
(24,723 posts)been my experience too! Most ciops care only about themselves!
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)me from the grocery store to my house!
I had just finished shopping one evening and left the parking lot where they were sitting having some refreshment, and then they pulled up behind me and continued to follow me. At first I thought it was just a bit of that police-paranoia everyone gets from time to time, but then, as I took a longer route to get to the house just to see where they'd turn, they didn't and just followed me into our street and directly to my house. When I pulled up in my drive and got out, I looked at them as they parked at the curb in front of the house across from ours. They rolled down the window and they both looked at me and smiled that cocky smile with a look of, "We scared ya didn't we?"
There was NO reason for them to follow me. My insurance and registration are always up-to-date and my vehicle is always kept in tip-top shape. For the life of me, I couldn't fathom why they had followed me.
Well, my son and a good friend of his had briefly worked as a security guards {and was constantly ridiculed by the police} and one day as they visited the station where his friend's uncle and cousin worked for the Glendora police department, they told him that if they are on the verge of not meeting their quota for the month, they go after Asians. Well, I'm Asian and I drive a Toyota Previa {typical Asian van here in SoCal}. And this happened in the last days of the month. Coincidence? Don't think so.
And another example. When my daughter was sixteen, she spent the night at a friend's house. He was gay and lived with his gay partner. Anyway, he had rented a part of his house out to a family who had a party that night. They're Mexican and love to have fiestas, and that was fine by him. Anyway, the neighbors neither liked gays or Mexicans, and they called the police to say that there were drugs on the premises. That was bullshit. I know the boy. He's as opposed to drugs as he is to tobacco. But because these neighbors had the police number on speed-dial, they knew they couldn't complain about the loud music because, A) there wasn't any, and B) cops don't bother with that. So, as my daughter laid herself down to sleep, there was a raid. She was dragged out of the house, handcuffed, and made to sit on the curb. The police came with TWO squad cars and weapons pulled and pointing at her! She and everyone else was tested - no drugs - and she and her friends were tested negative for alcohol. So they were in a dilemma. One officer asked his buddy, "What can we charge them with?" to which his buddy answered, "Curfew violation". Really? They drag my daughter out of bed, out to the curb, and then charge her with breaking curfew??
But that wasn't the end of this nightmare.
When she was brought to the station, they put her with this bitch of a security guard - not even a policewoman, but some low-paid security guard - and she had my daughter strip down to her bra and panties and stand in the cold room for nearly half an hour. Mind you, all this time she was refused to make a call to me, and I was awake. The arrest happened at 10:30 pm and she was held until 5:30 a.m. I was furious. I went to the station to pick her up and they made me wait an additional hour. By the time I came home, it was 7:30 a.m. I immediately called the station and told them that I want all charges dropped and I will be writing the Mayor - a good friend of mine - and the governor for the abuse my daughter had suffered. The charges were dropped and that bitch was fired.
This is the reason why my daughter has found a renewed passion to become an attorney. The attorneys she works with range from criminal justice to corporate attorneys, and the thing is, if you piss off one attorney, he knows how to get you back. She's making sure that she'll never have to be a victim of police abuse of power again.
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)If the ACLU has values consistent with hers, she might consider joining either before or after she becomes a member of the bar.
With more and more police abuse and the ongoing disreguard of the Constitition, more attorney volunteers are needed.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)Her bosses are prepping her already to one day become the head of the firm of about six attorneys, that's why they insist that she get her doctorate. And I have no doubt that she will. She hasn't forgotten that episode. In fact, it had gotten to her so badly that she had nightmares years afterward. Anyway, no sense in crying over spilled milk. I told her to use that pain to her benefit.
At the moment, she's taking Accounting classes and already has an A. She's confident that she'll have an A+ when this semester is over. When she passes the bar {and California, apparently, is the most difficult to pass but both of her bosses will help her} and she has her PhD in Political Science, she intends to use it for good. I'll pass this information on to her and see what she says about the ACLU. I would be so proud if she elects to become a volunteer attorney for such a great and noble institution.
Thanks, AM.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)I could dig a little and come up with hundreds of cases were particular Unions support legislation that is totally against what a liberal person would want.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)plaguing the United States, the insolvency of our social safety net because of it, and families who need the income. Was it a green decision? Nope. But then again, it was a Duhbya economy back in early 2008. Since July 2008 they've changed their minds, no?
In direct contrast, police and firefighter unions continue to support Repukes who don't give a shit about people suffering high gasoline prices or losing 700,000 jobs a month, and they haven't changed a single thing as they target public and private unions while reaping the benefits of a powerful public union themselves - as we've seen in the Walker recall. "We've got ours, FU" has always been their motto and it's never changed. It's because they believe they're special and we're nothing but a bunch of sheep, only useful to provide the wool to line their generous nests until we become inconsequential and useless - and then we can all go to hell. Or die quickly.
Let's keep things in perspective, shall we?
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)I got mine, fuck everyone else hypocracy be damned.
Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)reformist2
(9,841 posts)Now will you please get over yourself?
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)Talk about getting over oneself . . .
Logical
(22,457 posts)BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)But it's kind of hard to continue telling them to do so when they're pulled over because they're young and they drive a brand-new, as the police here in SoCal call it, "Rice-rockets", instead of a "real American car"; when cops humiliate the people they stop, writing tickets for violations that never happened {my daughter and her attorney boss are going to put that cop in his place}, and pulling my son's ex-GF over for "speeding", about 5 miles over the speed limit at the moment when a bright red Dodge Charger comes speeding by, by at least ten miles over the speed limit, if not more, or when they put on their lights ands sirens just so that they don't have to stop at a stop light.
It's very hard.
gopiscrap
(24,723 posts)that the pigs are not your friends...yes if you're in an accident or a burglar etc they'll come and help...but they're always looking to find something wrong with you. They immediately percieve everyone as the enemy or a revenue source....cops love to exert their authority and fuck with people.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)That was pretty embarrassing for me, but that wasn't something I did.
But on the bright side, they do respect authority and they've learned to respect the law because the law is the most powerful weapon for people to protect themselves with.
My son has never broken the law. His driving record is impeccable - he's never had a ticket either for a moving violation or a parking violation. He works hard and tries to show compassion where he can, and his boss loves him.
My daughter is a legal secretary being trained as the Vice President of New Relations for her law firm; a position she will have to fulfill by this time next year and what carries a yearly salary between $75k-$125k - and she's only twenty-one. She has decided to go for her Masters in Law at University of LaVerne {wants to be a corporate tax attorney for the law firm she's working for now and her bosses are paying for her education - until and unless she can get that scholarship}, and then her boss, an excellent attorney himself with a 93% success rate and a 190-IQ, has encouraged her to get her Phd in Political Science.
At least the good remained inside them even though there was plenty of bad that had happened to them that could've discouraged them.
FrodosPet
(5,169 posts)Po-Lease have done some seriously messed up stuff all through history.
Unfortunately, so do non-police. We need our police forces to be sympathetic to the rights of everyone. To respect and obey the laws that they enforce. At the same time, there are situations where we need a group of people to be fierce and violent in dealing with individuals who have no respect for the rule of law and the safety of others.
Unfortunately, not many progressives seem to want this job. So we get what we've got.
gopiscrap
(24,723 posts)this nation does way too much "pig" worship and one of these days we're gonna find ourselves in a full on police state! Cops are arrogant, agressive and anti constitutional besides usually having an authority complex that extends to life outside the job.
treestar
(82,383 posts)All professions have bad apples.
When people do this I want to ask them their job titles.
Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)both praising when something is done right and being vigilant and criticizing when things don't go right.
I think you are missing the point entirely. We should point out the professionalism and restraint of the police in this case precisely because we have had so many examples (even quite recently) of police forces behaving very differently.
Holding the police effort here up in public is very important because it stands in such contrast to other LE efforts. We want everyone to notice the contrast and desire their local police to emulate this behavior.
Consider the amazing contrast between the cop-killer out in CA and this case, or MOVE, or the WACO attack. If the police in the Boston area had been following that mode, they would have practically dropped bunker busters down on the boat, burned down a few city blocks, and obviously never have taken Tsarnaev into custody.
The police and other agencies involved here deserve high praise because of what they did. If we do not praise their behavior, we are implicitly saying that we don't see the difference between this effort to find a very dangerous person and the recent cop-killer vengeance case in CA, for example.
ms liberty
(11,229 posts)Pelican
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Progressive dog
(7,598 posts)
stlsaxman
(9,236 posts)"GOD BLESS OUR PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS!!1!!"
(please insert obligatory American Eagle picture here)
Starry Messenger
(32,381 posts)There are non-union police forces in the US. They ain't pretty. Reactionary the police unions may be, but not having a union would hardly improve them.
C'mon, think this through. Republicans would also love to take away public policing and let neighborhoods protect themselves with private armed guards. What could possibly go wrong? 
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)in so doing most likely prevented other deaths. That deserves some gratitude. I don't give a shit how you feel about it. Nor does anyone else I'll bet.
WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)
ProSense
(116,464 posts)Speaking of "naively" (what?)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022687178
Let's add "100000" surveillance drones and have a crime-solving fest!
L0oniX
(31,493 posts) Logical
(22,457 posts)You have no right to privacy in public. They are not intrusive. I can tape anyone in public and there is nothing they can do about.
And then, when some idiot commits a crime. You might have a video. If not, no one is harmed.
And when did I say drones?
You are really stretching on this one. Don't you have some Obama isn't perfect posts to attack?
Only you would equate public cameras to police questioning a suspect.
I added the stupid icons for you!
ProSense
(116,464 posts)"Naively" so?
"You get it that camera in public are 100% legal. Always have been....."
Drones are "legal" too.
BTW, after that OP, you should refrain from calling anyone "clueless," let alone laughing at the lameness of your post.
"You are really stretching on this one. Don't you have some Obama isn't perfect posts to attack? "
May I suggest you stick to PMs, less embarrassing that posting nonsense in public.
Logical
(22,457 posts)sort of getting an ass kicking lately. The Chained CPI sort of exposed you. Which was good.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)"You have been sort of getting an ass kicking lately. The Chained CPI sort of exposed you. Which was good."
Wow, you must be in heaven celebrating the nonsensical shit you make up in your own head.
Logical
(22,457 posts)defending any possible complaint about Obama.
And at some point open up and tell us your motive. We all want to know.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)"Go back to something you know......defending any possible complaint about Obama.
And at some point open up and tell us your motive. We all want to know."
Obsessed much?
Logical
(22,457 posts)to your posts. Sorry, not true.
See, you responded to my post to start this thread. LOL, and now I am obsessed with you?
You seem like a stalker to me.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)
SwampG8r
(10,287 posts)of them
they have become a silent minority and du is better for it
jimlup
(8,010 posts)Put events in context and give proper time to evaluate.
I wish people would stop just reacting to the emotions of the moment. We don't yet know how all of this will play out. Just calm down and be happy that a criminal has been caught but ask yourself: Do we now live in a surveillance state sort of like the one portrayed on the popular TV show "Person of Interest"?
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morningfog
(18,115 posts)I agree on the union points too. I do think they did good work this week.
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)does NOT equal "worship." FAIL.
RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)now I can go wipe my ass with it.
RL
randome
(34,845 posts)
This OP wins the Internet Loofah Award!
WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)LOL!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts) 
TomClash
(11,344 posts)That would be a digital wipe then?
just1voice
(1,362 posts)That's really abusive.
Logical
(22,457 posts)
AngryOldDem
(14,180 posts)Honestly, there are times when I think this site should trademark that phrase.
They did their jobs. To bring up anything else other than that right now is bullshit.
SamKnause
(14,891 posts)I agree and find it very puzzling.
Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)..and found this revealing tidbit in a cop forum..
By the way, I was conservative long before I decided to become a cop.
the poster was *not* the only cop expressing that sentiment. cops and firefighters unions are fine, but the rest of the 'takers' should suck it up. they look on the people they are supposed to 'protect and serve' as less than human. as leaches on society.
i would guess it was their conservative attitude that drew them to police work because *that's cop culture*.
http://forums.officer.com/t91071/#post1239281
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)matt819
(10,749 posts)Okay, so you abhor "mass worship" of the Boston Police.
Is your approach any better, mass condemnation?
Sure, we've seen innumerable instances of police misconduct on posts here for years. Fine. And, though I don't recall specific instances, there probably have been similar reports of such misconduct by the BPD. Again, fine.
In this incident, though, numerous law enforcement agencies came together in what appeared to be a model of massive task force cooperation and accomplished their goal without resorting to misconduct, brutality, etc. From this outsider's perspective, all of the interaction with the public was with respect, cooperation, and everyone's best interests. Yes, one police officer was killed, and about a dozen other injured. This is definitely tragic, and, what's always remarkable about police officers and first responders generally, they know this going into their jobs, and that commitment should be acknowledged, at least, if not admired.
In short, notwithstanding the contempt demonstrated in the OP, in this instance there were no such indications of this behavior.
Of course, now all the Monday morning quarterbacking has begun. And that's okay, too. I have my own questions, but I'm not a cop, I wasn't involved, and I certainly wasn't on the ground in Boston. I hope that my questions are answered. But I think we should hold off on the wholesale condemnation, perhaps along with the wholesale worship.
Omaha Steve
(109,168 posts)The nerve of them to chase somebody throwing bombs and shooting at them right after they killed another officer.
No "R" from me.
RedCappedBandit
(5,514 posts)Not worship, just reality.
damnedifIknow
(3,183 posts)Looked like an military battalion to me. 
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TomClash
(11,344 posts)AAO
(3,300 posts)
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)
RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)
Brigid
(17,621 posts) L0oniX
(31,493 posts)thank them for doing their job? ...because they did the job? ...for a change? George Carlin would have fun with that one.
My thanks goes out to all those who did what they did because of their compassion and empathy.
octothorpe
(962 posts)risk of their own life. That being said, I found the weird chanting of "USA USA USA" to be a bit odd. This wasn't a fucking Olympic match.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)FreeBC
(403 posts)As they handle the security for killing off all the other unions.
iandhr
(6,852 posts)On the greatest threat in no time at all. Its sad. Less then 24 before there is a thread bashing the cops. Sadly its not surprising.
msongs
(73,726 posts)
PennsylvaniaMatt
(966 posts)78% to Romney's 21%...I'd be willing to bet that a large number of first responders on the scene voted for Obama, so that is something to keep in mind before making a broad generalization.
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)Because they their job which they were were hired to perform?
So they did their job? Good for them. If it is a rare event for them to do their job, perhaps we should congratulate them. Maybe that is why some are doing so. Maybe some DUers are not worshiping the Boston cops but simply publicly expressing their gratitude that the cops did their jobs. But some DUers seem to want more. And even want to suppress speech.
Cops are needed to respect and enforce the law. Cops who respect the law should disapprove of cops who who use unnecessary and excessive force in an unconstitutional way to suppress free speech. But how often is there such disapproval?
A one-time event in which the cops did the jobs that they were hired to perform should not cause any of us to have amnesia.
caseymoz
(5,763 posts)Oh, you don't have to. Just remember when they did have a manhunt like this four months ago? Aren't you relieved those clowns weren't in charge?
Maybe it's too much gratitude for low expectations, but the people of Boston have a right to take pride that their police force was professional.
Calling it worship might be true of some people, untrue of many others.
rightsideout
(978 posts)caseymoz
(5,763 posts)sorefeet
(1,241 posts)They are pricks most of the time, why should I give them an atta boy for doing their fucking job.
In Montana they sure as fuck vote Republican. And they are sooo brave just last week the cop tazed the 77 year old veteran with dementia who wandered away from the rest home and he died. Boston was a lot of show and hype for the cops.
NoPasaran
(17,317 posts)I think it's in the TOS.
Logical
(22,457 posts)michigandem58
(1,044 posts)Like the worship.
Zorra
(27,670 posts)in bringing in alive that nasty little fella who killed and maimed allegedly killed and maimed all those nice people and broke the hearts of countless friends and families of those nice people.
I believe in giving credit where credit is due, and the Boston cops kicked ass in their humane execution of procedure.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)A person who is suspected of having attempted mass murder and killing a young police officer in cold blood is hunted with patience and brought in alive.
The Police are happy that he is alive, and will get a trial.
The people cheered a live capture.
If you don't understand how far that is from just a few decades ago then your history is as thin as your grasp on the present.
And to top if off the standard almost required DU strawman equating congratulations on a job well done with 'worship'.
rightsideout
(978 posts)It was a collaborative effort. FBI, ATF and local law enforcement. They worked together. So if you hate the Boston Police you can spread some of the love in other directions.
And they didn't destroy the boat. At least to the point of leaving it a smoldering mess.
But I understand you about the cops. I'm more scared of the cops than the criminals. I have two that live behind me and both have big tempers and are ego maniacs. My dealings with the local police have not been pleasant. You're going about your business then walk into a situation and they yell at you like you're a little kid.
It happened to me last month when I tried to pick up my kid from school for a doctors appt. The cop comes barging out the front door and yelling "What are you doing here??!!!!!!!" I'm like, WTF? "The school is in lock down. Get out of here." I yelled back, "You don't have to yell at me about it." Jerks.
So yea, I think they are jerks. Of course, the holier than thou people on here will stick up for them. I think people packing heat (both cops and gun nuts) get a hard on from the power. Yea, yea, the holier than thou people will say, they are there for your protection. Whatever. Just don't look like someone they are after, you'll be in big trouble. So yea, the cops scare me.
zeeland
(247 posts)Federal Investigation. The Chief of Police just resigned which hopefully
will make a difference. The treatment of minority citizens is a shameful
stain on a city that embraces diversity. Police here make six figures and
live far better than the majority of citizens they "serve and protect."
The situation in WI. last year made a clear statement that the police
unions will never suffer what other unions do. They are safe and
protected by the 1 % because the 1% will always need them to do their bidding.
They are not Democrats and their rage towards the common man was all
to evident in NY during the Occupy riots.
tritsofme
(19,895 posts)The Boston police did tremendous work through this crisis, as they do every day.
Logical
(22,457 posts)just1voice
(1,362 posts)I've been noticing it for the last several years, people just repeat all the propaganda they hear, just like all the Faux news war mongers did during the Bush years.
TomClash
(11,344 posts). . . they did stop the danger to the public they are sworn to serve.
However unintended, it did look like a rehearsal for a military state: lockdown, more lockdown, fear, house to house searches, shootouts and bombings, all bolstered by a rabid Internet public clamoring for news, arrest, drama and death. One friend's cousin had his car stopped by two blackshirts with rifles, one of which was lodged on this guy's temple while he was interrogated for the crime of being swarthy. But no worries, the perps were killed or caught, sorry for the inconvenience, it's all over now.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)for a job well done.
They found two needles in a haystack. They're fucking awesome.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)when cops fuck up. It is not worship when I acknowledge the good work Boston cops did here.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)assholish
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)They are public officials.
They need to be called out on the good and the bad.
I'm sorry you cannot differentiate this very elementary concept.
JI7
(93,586 posts)the fuck type thing.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Thats not worship.. but you knew that.
LostOne4Ever
(9,752 posts)Then instead joining in, why don't you use your energy to try and bring attention to the victims of the bombing. I'm sure they could use all the support that they can get right now.
But criticizing the police after they took down the culprits wont result in anything positive for anyone at the current time.
I personally applaud them for doing a good job, and my thoughts are with the victims.