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Stevepol

(4,234 posts)
65. If police want respect,
Sun Dec 21, 2014, 07:03 PM
Dec 2014

let them respect the people they are paid to serve.

There are laws of human relations that are true for all people at all times. The biggest of them is called karma: what you sow you reap.

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Stop the instant conviction and sentencing of people. That is the job for judge and jury. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #1
You forgot the executions. Jeff Murdoch Dec 2014 #48
But wait THECHOSEN1 Dec 2014 #63
Poor, poor put upon cops in MO, right? Ed Suspicious Dec 2014 #66
Poster probably believes every word of Witness #40 is gospel truth. No reasoning with such KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #71
Want to play that game? Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #2
Word. n/t. bvf Dec 2014 #16
Yep. sybylla Dec 2014 #34
I'm afraid my immediate reaction was "What goes around, comes around" Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2014 #37
I know how you feel. BlueCaliDem Dec 2014 #53
I think you are right on pasto76 Dec 2014 #57
Amazing how many "Union Members" are Rightwingers among the uniformed! VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #76
The cops have come off like killing black people is not only FREE but a cherished tradition. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #59
Well the shooter is dead so we can't ask him AndreaCG Dec 2014 #3
agree. and I fear this event will tamp down the protests against police brutality... nt ellenrr Dec 2014 #24
More likely, police will use this as an excuse Jeff Murdoch Dec 2014 #49
Now the cops hate one of the only politicians willing to stand up to them...The mayor NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #51
That's not likely to happen AndreaCG Dec 2014 #54
and now I will delete what i wrote, just remembered where i was, sad face NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #55
So you don't think THECHOSEN1 Dec 2014 #64
The NYPD have only themselves to blame for how the avebury Dec 2014 #67
So you're saying these two cops deserved to die THECHOSEN1 Dec 2014 #69
That is not what I said. avebury Dec 2014 #70
Worst-Case Scenario Comes True for de Blasio (NY Times) inanna Dec 2014 #4
yes, it will be used against the mayor. The mass media is so irrational, ellenrr Dec 2014 #25
Smart move lark Dec 2014 #60
He did not "killed others first". former9thward Dec 2014 #62
Only cops are allowed to kill with impunity. geomon666 Dec 2014 #5
Fuck them. Cop lives are no more or less valuable than anybody else. Ed Suspicious Dec 2014 #6
What did they say about the RW hate that killed officers in Arkansas, Las Vegas, Pennsylvania? blm Dec 2014 #7
EXACTLY. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #10
They blamed demonstrating teabaggers for egging on the sovereign citizens movement BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #28
FOX: No reply. blm Dec 2014 #58
And why is there hatred aimed at police officers? McCamy Taylor Dec 2014 #8
They would claim it's the fault of the mayor for not backing them up 110%.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #11
If police want respect, Stevepol Dec 2014 #65
I blame the officers SamKnause Dec 2014 #9
I've decided that I'm not going back to NYC anytime soon 47of74 Dec 2014 #12
Why would anyone have a beef with the NYPD? Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #13
If you act like a foreign occupier, sooner or later the citizens will start acting like insurgents. Monk06 Dec 2014 #14
So this guy who shot his girlfriend was an insurgent? former9thward Dec 2014 #19
Try not to be so literal minded. I was talking about the larger picture including Ferguson and Monk06 Dec 2014 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author Monk06 Dec 2014 #15
this dumbshit would've been best served to offer his condolences and then just shuddup.. frylock Dec 2014 #17
The Heart Bleeds! Derek V Dec 2014 #18
People Should Speak Up That Killing Officers is WRONG billhicks76 Dec 2014 #20
And not for no reason. DeSwiss Dec 2014 #21
He's a liar. Feral Child Dec 2014 #22
cop killer's fb page (apparently) - ellenrr Dec 2014 #26
Really sad. Feral Child Dec 2014 #29
"...a page of the Quran with a notorious verse truth2power Dec 2014 #46
yeah, if someone were setting this guy up, that would be the verse they would put on his fb page. nt ellenrr Dec 2014 #50
True heaven05 Dec 2014 #36
It's not like these Posers care about people dying Feral Child Dec 2014 #39
Exactly heaven05 Dec 2014 #43
I agree Feral Child Dec 2014 #45
But that means he assumed he'd get a lot of support and justification for the murders. Igel Dec 2014 #40
Only "Glamorized" because Feral Child Dec 2014 #41
.. of course... you knew this is what they'd say... nt ellenrr Dec 2014 #23
this will also take the pressure off the "Witness 40" lies and the prosecutors misconduct. nt ellenrr Dec 2014 #27
Oh, yeah. I suppose you're right. Feral Child Dec 2014 #38
:) ellenrr Dec 2014 #44
Bingo!! n/t truth2power Dec 2014 #47
This is another senseless "murder (s) suicide". Hysterical police do not help, the man suicided. Sunlei Dec 2014 #30
If the PBA would stop protecting the bad seeds just because they wear a badge... Blue State Bandit Dec 2014 #31
Way to go Colligan! Dumbass.... blackspade Dec 2014 #32
It will only mean heaven05 Dec 2014 #33
They may or may not be right but being cops you would think they would at least WhoWoodaKnew Dec 2014 #35
I would say this guy (the perp) LiberalElite Dec 2014 #42
Correction: NY not NJ :) LiberalElite Dec 2014 #52
When no one polices the police CanonRay Dec 2014 #56
As head of the Police union I would assume he would be interested randr Dec 2014 #61
It is not "hatred aimed at officers," it's outrage at injustice. SunSeeker Dec 2014 #68
Wow RobinA Dec 2014 #72
I'm a retired member of this union and there TOTALLY!! out of line bigdarryl Dec 2014 #74
Gee, I wonder why they are hated... Odin2005 Dec 2014 #75
Murder caused by hatred. Hatred caused by fear... Taitertots Dec 2014 #77
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