Comments on: Cop Involved In Taser Death Kills Self

NYPD Lieutenant Who Had Been Stripped Of His Badge And Gun Was Found Dead At A Brooklyn Airfield

[random_radar]

"You who would judge then based on what you read in the news should ride with them for a few days and seee what they go through, walk in their shoes so to speak. Then judge them.

Posted by guysdigdirt"

No, you should be on the receiving end of police behavior before you give them a blank check for violence and killing under color of authority.

The police are employees of the government and protect and serve the government. If they happen to benefit the public, it is only because the government deems it worthwhile.

The purpose of the police is to control the public and maintain government power. That is why the police have an abysmal rate of solving crimes, but are really good at giving tickets, levying fines, and seizing property for alleged drug crimes.

Government is all about money and power.

[dburfears]

Since our state outlawed Cell Phone use while driving, I''ve seen TWO cops in their cars talking on their phone while driving.

There is a mentality among police in this country that they are ABOVE THE LAW. Until that stops, police will be little more than thugs with badges and guns. When it comes to protecting myself and my family, THAT is why I am armed.

[dburfears]

An eye for an eye.

[torocaca]

NYC loses a valuable human who was hounded to his grave over the death of some worthless lunatic who would have been locked in a padded cell but for the ravings of the same bleeding hearts who attacked this police officer.
Posted by Rillifane at 01:27 PM : Oct 02, 2008


I doubt that the cop was hounded by anyone or anythinig other than the "demons" in his mind. He broke the law and he knew it.

Who are you to assert that one human being is "more valuable" than another?

This "worthless lunatic," as you call him, had family who loved him. That''s probably a lot more than you have.

[galloglaigh]

***Almost immediately, police said the use of the stun gun appeared to violate department guidelines, which explicitly bar their use "in situations where the subject may fall from an elevated surface."***


Apparently a violation of the "rules" caused a death. If a civilian breaks the law and a death occurs, it''s called murder, or, at the very least, manslaughter. Had the cop lived, he probably would have, or at least should have been tried for murder or manslaughter.

I feel sorry for both families. Too many of those in law enforcement place themselves above the very laws they are charged with enforcing.

[rillifane]

NYC loses a valuable human who was hounded to his grave over the death of some worthless lunatic who would have been locked in a padded cell but for the ravings of the same bleeding hearts who attacked this police officer.

The left demanded that the insane be allowed to roam free and then assail the police when they are forced to take action to protect the public from them.

[jumkey]

You who would judge then based on what you read in the news should ride with them for a few days and seee what they go through, walk in their shoes so to speak. Then judge them.

Posted by guysdigdirt

No.

We should "judge" them on their actions. If they are unable to exercise the judgment necessary to be police officers they shouldn''t be police officers.

The endless fetishizing of authority figures only ensures this will happen again.

[guysdigdirt]

It is easy to judge when you are not there in the heat of the moment. I admit there are some police that are asss holes and are in it for the power trip but for the most part they are caring and diligent human beings.

I could not do what they do and have a lot of respect for them.

You who would judge then based on what you read in the news should ride with them for a few days and seee what they go through, walk in their shoes so to speak. Then judge them.

[credibility2]

Tasers should be banned from use. Two more deaths because of them. Law enforcement has to find better ways to stun or injure people like this in order to subdue them. Maybe using the type of darts used for animal control. Subdues them, but doesn''t kill them. In this instance, the deranged man should have been tasered only after the requested inflatable airbag had arrived so the deranged man would haver fallen into it, breaking some bones at best.