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

Sat Aug 29, 2015, 08:19 AM

Aug 2015

Our society created this over many, many decades.

I don't know what the answer is or how to fix it.

More tickets, more police, more stops every time a person leaves their dwelling, more road blocks, more street stops to check pockets, more 'excuses' to breakdown the homes door and charge inside... that doesn't seem to work at all. Seems to make people more desperate, make families more decompiled.

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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