Police are always right. Do what they say. Trouble is never their fault.

[Mc Mike]

67. From a statistical analysis of this thread,

I make you out to be batman, and bop is robin (the post #13, 50, 56 bop incarnation is, anyhow.)

You have 22 out of 66 posts between you on this o.p., 33% of total posts on the issue, to disagree. Keep kicking it up, while fighting 'the good fight' against Fire's 'incorrect' thoughts.

Your p #55 'straw man' indictment is ironic, since you put words in the o.p. ers mouth, and set up a straw man that fire said 'cops are always evil', instead of 'cops are sometimes wrong, here's some evidence.'

Post #48's S-1 gives some excellent advice.

How about making your own o.p., instead of saying 'we all know about police brutality, it's not important like torture and war. Stop talking about it.' If you feel that cops are mostly right against protestors, make an o.p., instead of getting in peoples' way when they want to teach or learn about the cases. You could start with a 'cops are mostly wrong' title, and prove your post 19 opinion that you have the majority view here. You could prove your # 54's 5th para assertion that this o.p. doesn't reflect or convince anyone on DU. You could give us your post # 61's '1000 to 1' stat analysis proof. (Which may unfortunately still not apply to the issue of violent repression of pro-democracy peaceful protestors.)

Try building your own thought-train rail-road, instead of trying to de-rail this one. Let the magical market-place of DU ideas prove what's right. I'll be happy to add one post to your o.p.