Two More Cops Shot

[biggestal99]

@thinkingman

that’s not an answer to my question but “common sense” says the more equipped the better when it comes to safeguarding officer’s lives.

i’m sure when it comes to “un-planned parenthood” or “climate change” scams “common sense” says “sky’s the limit” for their funding

Overfunding is not the answer to police shootings.

Not one cop was shot in Brookside, AL.

Allan

Allan

[Scratch]

@Eagle-Keeper

What career field has a greater chance of being killed when at work than cops?

Top 25 Most Dangerous Jobs in the U.S.

Cops are #25 on the list.

[e7alr]

@biggestal99

@thinkingman

who are you to determine whether or not SWAT experts are needed?

are you in law enforcement?

No, in the common sense department.

Allan

First off, that isn’t a tank. That is simply an armored truck. It is bullet proof. SWAT teams deal with active shooters and violent hostage situations. Those things can happen anywhere. Common sense says that SWAT team deploys in a protective vehicle that can provide cover from gunfire. A couple of days ago we had a Deputy Constable killed by a shooter during a traffic stop. The shooter got out of his car and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, shooting the officer through the front windoe of his cruiser, killing him with a shot to the head.

But you parrot the BS about cops targeting African Americans because of their race for intentional violence and death. Reality is Progressives push a narrative anytime a African American is killed by a police officer that it is automatically a race motivated event. Then with the Floyd incident defund the police became the slogan and big city progressive Democrat Party controlled city counsels and mayors jumped on the bandwagon and cut police budgets, reduced police forces, canceled academy classes to slow or shut down the pipeline of new officers and parroted the broad brush accusation that cops and the criminal justice system are racist. At the same time state and federal elected Democrats also jumped on the bandwagon, pushed bills at the state and federal level, with some local bills passing, but most failing, trying to take defund the police and re-imagine law enforcement to the national level. Only one problem, crime exploded in those cities and it is a major issue in the upcoming elections, with defund the police now a loosing slogan and stance with the vast majority of the public. And police officers killed in the line of duty, with many ambushed, doesn’t motivate voters to support defund the police.

You have hitched your wagon to a dead horse. But keep being a apologist for the narrative.

[thinkingman]

@Sknyluv

@thinkingman

… but “common sense” says the more equipped the better when it comes to safeguarding officer’s lives.

There becomes a tipping point where throwing more money at something actually does more harm than good. This is true with policing in America.

explain how please

[thinkingman]

thank you

[thinkingman]

@Scratch

@Eagle-Keeper

What career field has a greater chance of being killed when at work than cops?

Top 25 Most Dangerous Jobs in the United States | AdvisorSmith

Cops are #25 on the list.

out of how many professions?

[thinkingman]

@biggestal99

Overfunding is not the answer to police shootings.

didnt say it was. no one is calling for “overfunding” nice attempt at creating a straw man

@biggestal99

Not one cop was shot in Brookside, AL.

sounds like being adequately funded is working then

is lack of police killings your proof that cops get too much money?

[e7alr]

@biggestal99

@thinkingman

that’s not an answer to my question but “common sense” says the more equipped the better when it comes to safeguarding officer’s lives.

i’m sure when it comes to “un-planned parenthood” or “climate change” scams “common sense” says “sky’s the limit” for their funding

Overfunding is not the answer to police shootings.

Not one cop was shot in Brookside, AL.

Allan

Allan

Not yet…

[Scratch]

@thinkingman

out of how many professions?

For this discussion it doesn’t matter. The poster stated he thought being a cop was the most dangerous profession.

But the total number of professions is mentioned in the article.

[thinkingman]

@Scratch

The poster stated he thought being a cop was the most dangerous profession.

no the poster didnt state that. it was questioned, but not stated

@Scratch

But the total number of professions is mentioned in the article.

is it really?

[Scratch]

Yes…its in there.

[thinkingman]

@Scratch

Yes…its in there.

but you dont want to state the answer?

why not?

[Scratch]

@thinkingman

no the poster didnt state that. it was questioned, but not stated

It was a declaritive question…

[Scratch]

Just read the article…lol.

[PurpnGold]

@e7alr

First off, that isn’t a tank. That is simply an armored truck. It is bullet proof. SWAT teams deal with active shooters and violent hostage situations. Those things can happen anywhere. Common sense says that SWAT team deploys in a protective vehicle that can provide cover from gunfire. A couple of days ago we had a Deputy Constable killed by a shooter during a traffic stop. The shooter got out of his car and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, shooting the officer through the front windoe of his cruiser, killing him with a shot to the head.

That picture may not be a tank but there is no denying that our police are militarized.

@e7alr

But you parrot the BS about cops targeting African Americans because of their race for intentional violence and death. Reality is Progressives push a narrative anytime a African American is killed by a police officer that it is automatically a race motivated event.

Are you familiar with some of the riots in the 60s and 90s? Do you remember what they were about?

@e7alr

Then with the Floyd incident defund the police became the slogan and big city progressive Democrat Party controlled city counsels and mayors jumped on the bandwagon and cut police budgets, reduced police forces, canceled academy classes to slow or shut down the pipeline of new officers and parroted the broad brush accusation that cops and the criminal justice system are racist. At the same time state and federal elected Democrats also jumped on the bandwagon, pushed bills at the state and federal level, with some local bills passing, but most failing, trying to take defund the police and re-imagine law enforcement to the national level. Only one problem, crime exploded in those cities and it is a major issue in the upcoming elections, with defund the police now a loosing slogan and stance with the vast majority of the public. And police officers killed in the line of duty, with many ambushed, doesn’t motivate voters to support defund the police.

Defunding slogan did not increase crime. Very few departments defunded. More police is not always the answer.

[thinkingman]

@Scratch

Just read the article…lol

“lol” huh? not sure what’s so funny.

perhaps it’s because the number of professions surveyed put police officer among the top 10% of the most fatal professions.

and yet we hear they are overfunded

no wonder you nervously laughed off the question. it kills the idiotic narrative

[e7alr]

@e7alr

@biggestal99

@thinkingman

that’s not an answer to my question but “common sense” says the more equipped the better when it comes to safeguarding officer’s lives.

i’m sure when it comes to “un-planned parenthood” or “climate change” scams “common sense” says “sky’s the limit” for their funding

Overfunding is not the answer to police shootings.

Not one cop was shot in Brookside, AL.

Allan

Allan

Not yet…

And you picked a real winner of a city to spot light your argument. Brookside is in the 21%, with 79% of cities having a lower crime rate than Brookside. And Brookside is located in a high crime region, with surrounding cities having similar high crime rates.

Way to undermine your argument.

The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Brookside, AL: Crime Maps and Statistics

[e7alr]

@PurpnGold

@e7alr

First off, that isn’t a tank. That is simply an armored truck. It is bullet proof. SWAT teams deal with active shooters and violent hostage situations. Those things can happen anywhere. Common sense says that SWAT team deploys in a protective vehicle that can provide cover from gunfire. A couple of days ago we had a Deputy Constable killed by a shooter during a traffic stop. The shooter got out of his car and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, shooting the officer through the front windoe of his cruiser, killing him with a shot to the head.

That picture may not be a tank but there is no denying that our police are militarized.

@e7alr

But you parrot the BS about cops targeting African Americans because of their race for intentional violence and death. Reality is Progressives push a narrative anytime a African American is killed by a police officer that it is automatically a race motivated event.

Are you familiar with some of the riots in the 60s and 90s? Do you remember what they were about?

@e7alr

Then with the Floyd incident defund the police became the slogan and big city progressive Democrat Party controlled city counsels and mayors jumped on the bandwagon and cut police budgets, reduced police forces, canceled academy classes to slow or shut down the pipeline of new officers and parroted the broad brush accusation that cops and the criminal justice system are racist. At the same time state and federal elected Democrats also jumped on the bandwagon, pushed bills at the state and federal level, with some local bills passing, but most failing, trying to take defund the police and re-imagine law enforcement to the national level. Only one problem, crime exploded in those cities and it is a major issue in the upcoming elections, with defund the police now a loosing slogan and stance with the vast majority of the public. And police officers killed in the line of duty, with many ambushed, doesn’t motivate voters to support defund the police.

Defunding slogan did not increase crime. Very few departments defunded. More police is not always the answer.

Hell of a quandary to be in. Must be seen as down with the struggle by supporting the narrative. But the narrative is doing real damage to political prospects for the movement.

[PurpnGold]

@thinkingman

perhaps it’s because the number of professions surveyed put police officer among the top 10% of the most fatal professions.

With landscaping and electrician identified as more dangerous.

Of all professions listed… the only one that is also dangerous to private citizens is policing. In other words, I don’t have to worry about a stray lawnmower killing me. But a cops bullet….

[PurpnGold]

@e7alr

But the narrative is doing real damage to political prospects for the movement.

Yes, politically “defund the police” was stupid. But if you get past the window dressing… (like critical thinkers should) you begin to realize that the slogan really should be “don’t increase police funding”.

Police don’t really prevent crime. They investigate it, post hoc. Most of what progressives want is solving the problem of increased crime in other ways. Less poverty, for example, equals less crime. Less poverty also equals better schools… which equals lower crime.