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12. Very True

Reply to Sunlei (Reply #10)

Sat Aug 29, 2015, 08:09 AM

Aug 2015

but so many have never been in prison before they create their
violent event

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Sheriff�s deputy fatally shot in Houston while pumping gas in his patrol car [View all] TexasTowelie Aug 2015 OP

Awful! C Moon Aug 2015 #1

Said they arrested a suspect after a tip about 2:30 am their time jtuck004 Aug 2015 #2

Guilty until proven innocent for wearing a uniform. the_sly_pig Aug 2015 #3

And you know this how? trumad Aug 2015 #4

Really? the_sly_pig Aug 2015 #58

And you know this how? trumad Aug 2015 #65

We don't know that... Helen Borg Aug 2015 #5

What should the protest signs read? rainy Aug 2015 #6

The cowardly act of murdering someone for being a cop. the_sly_pig Aug 2015 #60

Becuase they are part of the systemic system of abuse against the poor and minorities. ncjustice80 Aug 2015 #14

Where he will sit for approximately 10.87 years until his S_B_Jackson Aug 2015 #44

"They" the_sly_pig Aug 2015 #61

There is no need for protests. Do you think the shooter will go unpunished? Taitertots Aug 2015 #18

False equivalency Supersedeas Aug 2015 #42

Why should there be protests? Chemisse Aug 2015 #23

Let me throw this out there .......... bucolic_frolic Aug 2015 #7

hundreds of thousands of very angry people in and out of USA prison system. Sunlei Aug 2015 #10

Very True bucolic_frolic Aug 2015 #12

all it takes is one family member to be 'in the system' to destroy an entire family. Our society cre Sunlei Aug 2015 #13

What a tragety. I think police need to go back to two officers in a car. Sunlei Aug 2015 #8

That is one of the first things I noticed DamnYankeeInHouston Aug 2015 #30

yet if there is trouble 50 police will be standing around, most idle. A very poor use of resourse$ Sunlei Aug 2015 #34

And cut the effectiveness of their patrols in half Taitertots Aug 2015 #38

patrols? to follow a 'target' until they don't turn single on 100 feet from a turn off. because Sunlei Aug 2015 #46

I want effective policing too. Not revenue collecting on trivial infractions. Taitertots Aug 2015 #48

It's wrong to allow police to "stop & frisk" everyone*, they abuse 'personal discretion' Sunlei Aug 2015 #50

In an ambush situation, it very likely wouldn't matter. ColesCountyDem Aug 2015 #43

Just reminds us of how dangerous that job is thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #9

It's dangerous to stop for gas late at night no matter who you are. Don't go alone. Sunlei Aug 2015 #11

It's especially dangerous at night when its your *job* to confront people who could be armed... thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #15

Especially when you're part of a 'group' who is 'outright hated' by so many people in our society. Sunlei Aug 2015 #21

It isn't a dangerous job. That is a myth. ncjustice80 Aug 2015 #16

Because any story of a cop shooting someone gets national attention 7962 Aug 2015 #17

Well, I stated why. ncjustice80 Aug 2015 #19

Do you know the answer? AnPak Aug 2015 #20

Why even compare the two? romanic Aug 2015 #31

"Texas" TeddyR Aug 2015 #55

Advocating the death penalty? ncjustice80 Aug 2015 #72

I think working with livestock or being President of USA are the 2 most dangerous jobs Sunlei Aug 2015 #22

It's not normally so dangerous; about 7th in the list of lethal occupations. Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #24

IMO, if Police & prisons start to get rid of their worse 'in public', this 'problem' will get better Sunlei Aug 2015 #25

Getting an education and a job wouldn't hurt either. thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #33

for who? police? Sunlei Aug 2015 #35

A simple but true analysis, imo. But a big ask, when racist oppression is so extensively Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #37

you're right. Some heads must roll. But just a simple change like body cams on all authority Sunlei Aug 2015 #39

I agree with what Mrs. Clinton said last month, "We can't change hearts" but we can change policies' Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #54

So the 7th deadliest job in the US TeddyR Aug 2015 #56

Really. 7th out of hundreds or thousands of possible jobs 7962 Aug 2015 #57

Wow, just wow thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #26

Off your meds again? How many times have I told you about it? Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #29

As I said, your worldview will never be represented. Enjoy posting here, I guess. thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #32

In the majority, if not all the incidents in the news, I don't recall one Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #27

The guy they arrested lives less than a mile from where the shooting happened. Igel Aug 2015 #28

Isn't TEXAS an open carry state? underthematrix Aug 2015 #36

Open carry vs not isn't really a factor here. christx30 Aug 2015 #41

Oh but open carry has everything to do with this case. the point of open carry is that underthematrix Aug 2015 #66

Update on the shooter: christx30 Aug 2015 #68

Thank you for getting this. It looks like all of his convictions are for misdemeanors. underthematrix Aug 2015 #69

Checked out the first two: christx30 Aug 2015 #70

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Uniform or not Marthe48 Aug 2015 #40

This is the same police organization cannabis_flower Aug 2015 #45

Not good Depaysement Aug 2015 #47

I might be missing something, but why are we hours out without an id on someone in custody? jtuck004 Aug 2015 #49

Now police were just on Houston news and they do not have a suspect. guess the person with red truck Sunlei Aug 2015 #51

At press conference, the police are doubling rewards Gothmog Aug 2015 #52

First phrase that case to mind: SwankyXomb Aug 2015 #53

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It's good that the guy was caught. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author christx30 Aug 2015 #67

See? We need more gunz. The NRA was right. Cali_Democrat Aug 2015 #71