12-22-2014, 10:30 PM
I know MS was being sarcastic. I don't know how LC would feel, but I wish she were here to tell us too.
I imagine she'd be glad there have been fewer police officer homicides in the line of duty this year and over the last few years than there were in the past.
I think she posted about her disdain for bad cops a few times, but I don't know how she'd feel about the current protests against police brutality specifically.
For me, the politicizing and blaming of anyone other than the killers is emotional and illogical. It doesn't make good sense to blame the many US citizens who openly oppose and criticize the current government, or to blame FOX news, or to blame the extreme right...for Eric Frein's killing of an LEO in PA, for example, though he claims his anti-government stance was his motive.
And, it doesn't make good sense to blame Tea Party politicians, or to blame Cliven Bundy and his anti-Fed grassroots militia, or to blame FOX news...for Jerad and Amanda Miller's "don't tread on me" execution of two Las Vegas police officers after the couple left Bundy's ranch.
Just like it doesn't make good sense to blame police brutality protesters, or to blame the NYC mayor, or to blame the President, the media, or the Democrats for Brinsley's execution of two NYPD officers.
All of the killers had criminal records or complaints, a history of anti-government/authority rants and views, messed up minds, and guns. They latched on to causes, picked unsuspecting targets, and pulled the triggers. Nobody else.
I imagine she'd be glad there have been fewer police officer homicides in the line of duty this year and over the last few years than there were in the past.
I think she posted about her disdain for bad cops a few times, but I don't know how she'd feel about the current protests against police brutality specifically.
For me, the politicizing and blaming of anyone other than the killers is emotional and illogical. It doesn't make good sense to blame the many US citizens who openly oppose and criticize the current government, or to blame FOX news, or to blame the extreme right...for Eric Frein's killing of an LEO in PA, for example, though he claims his anti-government stance was his motive.
And, it doesn't make good sense to blame Tea Party politicians, or to blame Cliven Bundy and his anti-Fed grassroots militia, or to blame FOX news...for Jerad and Amanda Miller's "don't tread on me" execution of two Las Vegas police officers after the couple left Bundy's ranch.
Just like it doesn't make good sense to blame police brutality protesters, or to blame the NYC mayor, or to blame the President, the media, or the Democrats for Brinsley's execution of two NYPD officers.
All of the killers had criminal records or complaints, a history of anti-government/authority rants and views, messed up minds, and guns. They latched on to causes, picked unsuspecting targets, and pulled the triggers. Nobody else.