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Officer David Smith, Johnson City, NY PD (Original Post) JohLast Nov 2014 OP
We need a link. bravenak Nov 2014 #1
All I see is a bunch of RW bullshit Nevernose Nov 2014 #2
yes, it is the thinking of the stupid. A police officer was gunned down so all police officers samsingh Nov 2014 #11
You read about him and thought it interesting , so you first. That is how creating OPS works. bettyellen Nov 2014 #3
a thinly-veiled attempt to use this officer's death noiretextatique Nov 2014 #4
don't you mean brown's murder? samsingh Nov 2014 #12
thanks, fixed it. noiretextatique Nov 2014 #14
How do you pronounce your user name- phonetically? It sure is an interesting one. bettyellen Nov 2014 #5
My name is a combo of mine and my wife's name. JohLast Nov 2014 #19
Did you figure out what you think about it yet? bravenak Nov 2014 #6
Starting up where you left off yesterday? GGJohn Nov 2014 #7
I wonder why you come here? bravenak Nov 2014 #8
in a smelly dingy house samsingh Nov 2014 #13
... noiretextatique Nov 2014 #15
just so you know azurnoir Nov 2014 #24
New York officer shot, killed after crazed man snatches gun from holster seveneyes Nov 2014 #9
alerted on this blatant flamebait noiretextatique Nov 2014 #10
My thoughts. JohLast Nov 2014 #18
my thoughts: if you had an opinion noiretextatique Nov 2014 #20
So what - last week a right wing nut set a fire and shot the first responding officer csziggy Nov 2014 #16
Here's a link. NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #17
Very sad. 840high Nov 2014 #26
You say you're former cop, now teaching at the police academy but don't know how to paste links? uppityperson Nov 2014 #21
not from this new phone JohLast Nov 2014 #22
Here's my thoughts: JaneyVee Nov 2014 #23
you are correct JohLast Nov 2014 #25
 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
1. We need a link.
Thu Nov 27, 2014, 07:09 PM
Nov 2014

Can't post thoughts in what you wrote. We hve no idea how he was killed. I coukd have been some type of accident.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
2. All I see is a bunch of RW bullshit
Thu Nov 27, 2014, 07:10 PM
Nov 2014

Trying to equate the (tragically) deceased cop with Darren Wilson, which is spurious for a number of reasons.

samsingh

(18,419 posts)
11. yes, it is the thinking of the stupid. A police officer was gunned down so all police officers
Thu Nov 27, 2014, 07:36 PM
Nov 2014

should apparently kill to same themselves.

it's a basic failure of logic 101 in reasoning.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
3. You read about him and thought it interesting , so you first. That is how creating OPS works.
Thu Nov 27, 2014, 07:11 PM
Nov 2014

Please let us know why you think his story is relevant right now.

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
8. I wonder why you come here?
Thu Nov 27, 2014, 07:22 PM
Nov 2014

I bet you are giggling in your mom's basement licking cheeto dust off your fingers whike you pleasure yourself to responses you get.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
24. just so you know
Fri Nov 28, 2014, 12:54 AM
Nov 2014

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seveneyes

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9. New York officer shot, killed after crazed man snatches gun from holster
Thu Nov 27, 2014, 07:23 PM
Nov 2014
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/officer-shot-killed-crazed-man-snatches-gun-police-article-1.1740921

An upstate New York police officer was shot and killed by a crazed man who snatched his gun from his holster during a disturbance call Monday morning, according to police.

Johnson City Officer David Smith, 43, was shot multiple times outside an MRI office near Binghamton after a disturbed employee managed to grab his gun just after 7 a.m., said Police Chief Joseph Zikuski.

The married 18-year police veteran, who has an 11-year-old son, had just arrived at Southern Tier Imaging when MRI technician James Clark, 43, wildly ran up to him before punching him several times as he was trying to exit his vehicle, said Zikuski.

noiretextatique

(27,275 posts)
10. alerted on this blatant flamebait
Thu Nov 27, 2014, 07:31 PM
Nov 2014

why don't you have the courage to state YOUR thoughts? we already know what they are, since you said your would have killed that 12yo too.

 

JohLast

(81 posts)
18. My thoughts.
Thu Nov 27, 2014, 09:05 PM
Nov 2014

I think it shows people do irrational things. The person started his attack while the officer was still in his car. I think we sometimes see events through rational eyes using rational thought, when the reality is not everyone thinks that way. I believe we see or read about events and have a hard time believing it because it does not make sense to us.

All I am trying to do by bring this to the forum is to show there are people who think and act very irrational. Sometimes we may need to wait until all the facts are known before making a conclusion.

uppityperson

(116,017 posts)
21. You say you're former cop, now teaching at the police academy but don't know how to paste links?
Thu Nov 27, 2014, 11:08 PM
Nov 2014

I think my tummy is full from dinner.

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
23. Here's my thoughts:
Fri Nov 28, 2014, 12:16 AM
Nov 2014

He should have kept more guard of his gun and may he now rest in peace from this tragic event.

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