So you don't like cops

[spudchucka]

[QUOTE=Lou Girardin]

As stated above, unless you have the FULL facts, your opinion is worthless. Download and read the report then form your opinion.

I've read the full report and various rebuttals of what really was a whitewash.
The bottom line was that, THREE experienced cops couldn't or wouldn't take down a man armed with a bat. So 2 watched while the third shot him 4 or 5 times, one of those in the back. It was a disgrace. When did vandalism become a capital offence?
Lou

Good on ya for reading the report, if that's your interpretation of it, fair enough. However if you still believe it was just vandalism then you must have skipped over the bit about him trying to run over cyclists and ram taxis.

As for taking down a man armed with a bat - if you have ever had to deal with an enraged person full of muderous intent - you would know how dangerous they can be, with or without a weapon.

What do you consider to be an exceptable loss in order to apprehend an offender of that type? One cops teeth knocked out? One cop bashed in the head and off work for months? A cop with brain damage and in a wheel chair for the rest of his / her life? A dead cop? But hey we apprehended the offender unharmed, thats sure to help the greiving family of a dead cop feel much better.

Despite what your expectations may be, cops aint super heroes, theyr'e not bullet proof and they break just as easily as anyone that doesn't wear a blue shirt.

Resolving incidents requires on the spot assessment, decision making and minimising the risks. I'm sure that no cop would hesitate to put themselves at risk to help another person, the fact is they do it evreyday. But why commit suicide just to be a heroe, thats the movies, not reality.

[marty]

i agree with spud. pity the stu guthries, murray stretches, duncan taylors of the world that decided not to take firearms to the job. i am sure if someone had some ideas how any of these men, plus many others, could have saved themselves without the use of deadly force, they would have bought it up by now.

[Jackrat]

I read this morning how a Police Dog handler was attacked and injured while responding to a call out.I have yet to phone my mate from out whitford who is a police dog handler to see if it was him,Seems the guy is still in hospital as he was stabed in the eye ,After being attacked from behind.
I just hope he is ok,And I hope even more that it was not the property of one of you cunts that he was trying to protect.

[Lou Girardin]

We'll have to agree to disagree, spudchucker.
Lou

[mangell6]

Well said Jackrat!

[spudchucka]

We'll have to agree to disagree, spudchucker.
Lou

Fair enough.

[spudchucka]

I read this morning how a Police Dog handler was attacked and injured while responding to a call out.I have yet to phone my mate from out whitford who is a police dog handler to see if it was him,Seems the guy is still in hospital as he was stabed in the eye ,After being attacked from behind.
I just hope he is ok,And I hope even more that it was not the property of one of you cunts that he was trying to protect.

There's nothing finer than when the land shark gets to chew on the bad guys. Its a great tough guy leveler.