Comments on: New at Huffington Post: The “War on Cops” That Never Happened

By: Chicagojon

Chicagojon — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:19:16 +0000

Obviously it’s safer for cops because they have bearcats and semi-automatic assault rifles. Once they get the automated weaponized drone vehicles cop death rates should be close to 0.

By: Timsalad

Timsalad — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 02:39:59 +0000

@ 15. Burgers

In the 40 months till the end of April 2012 267 people were killed by police in all situations an average of 6.68 per month,

By: Christopher Swing

Christopher Swing — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:14:37 +0000

The closest thing I’ve seen to a war on cops lately is a reporter trying to chase one down to get some answers;

http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/sheriff-fries-i-will-be-exonerated#idc-cover

Where apparently the great transgression against him was calling him while he was on vacation. While he was watching a movie with his family. Which leads to the question, “So YOU’RE the asshole that doesn’t turn his fucking phone off in the theater?”

By: Pi Guy

Pi Guy — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 22:49:30 +0000

#17 Sean:
Several of the commenters on that forum already noted – correctly – that, had these same threats been made against non-cops and their families, there’d be no raid and likely no follow-up when and if the threats were actually realized.

By: Christopher Swing

Christopher Swing — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 22:36:12 +0000

Speaking of war on cops and friendly fire…

Attempted puppycide, dog effectively wins:

“As officers arrived on the scene, police said a pitbull came outside of a residence and charged at them.

“Two officers then fired shots. The dog was hit and police believe one of the bullets ricocheted and hit one of the officers in the leg.

“The officer was taken to a hospital in good condition. The pitbull was treated at the scene.”

TWO officers opened fire, still didn’t manage to kill the dog, and one cop managed to shoot the other. The stricken officer will undoubtedly be hailed as a hero.

http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/crime/fwpd-officer-accidently-shot

By: CK

CK — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 18:51:06 +0000

The strange behaviour of the dog in the night redux:
When the linebacker coach at Linebacker U. received nary a coaching job call nor interview from any university after he left his position, the dog did not bark neither did it hunt.

By: SJE

SJE — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 18:44:38 +0000

OT, but its interesting to see all the hand-wringing following the conviction of Jerry Sandusky, especially how his crimes was covered up for so long because he was part of a special class of “heroes.” I want to scream at the media who similarly ignore decades of abuse by other public servants, especially the police.

By: Duncan20903

Duncan20903 — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 16:56:36 +0000

“Since that day, open season has been quietly declared on dogs in retaliation for their initial act.”

Cops now hate the canine race so much that they’ve even started shooting & killing their own dogs.

http://www.freep.com/article/20120607/NEWS03/120607076/Oakland-County-K9-officer-shots-police-dog-after-it-attacked-him

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/14/dog-shot-after-biting-metro-police-officer/

By: Duncan20903

Duncan20903 — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 16:18:20 +0000

Don’t cop killers traditionally take the first 6 months of the year off?

By: Boyd Durkin

Boyd Durkin — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 15:04:24 +0000

War on Drugs = Intense violence means we’re winning!

War on Cops…what does it mean if there is no violence? OMG!

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 14:11:58 +0000

On the topic of fearful cops , SWAT team raids home over “threats” against police made on a Topix message board. No evidence was found that the people there made the postings, but they still got flash banged, doors and windows kicked in, electronics seized, etc.

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/jun/22/swat-team-enters-home-people-inside-arent/?partner=popular

By: Pi Guy

Pi Guy — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:27:28 +0000

One of the HP commenters indicates that LEOs have to deal with gang members every day. Really?

Yeah, we know you’re all heroes. You freaking remind us every single day.

By: Burgers Allday

Burgers Allday — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:51:03 +0000

Good artcle, as per usual.

Criticism (intended as constructive and not mean):

would have been nice to try to track down how many people police have killed over the years. If you can’t track it, then say that. If there is some way of getting an estimate then we might know whether cops are killing a lot more suspects than they used to. i see this as kind of the other side of the coin of what is discussed in the article.

By: StrongStyleFiction

StrongStyleFiction — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 08:07:51 +0000

I swear, sometimes it seems that there are LEOs who really do want a real war on cops. It’s scary how fragile their egos are that they have to engage in constant chest beating to make themselves feel like bad asses. This is all part of their sick need to be venerated and obeyed at all times.

By: David

David — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 04:51:11 +0000

@#12

Yeah, John, and not the actual cop deaths that do occur are either (a) car accidents, or (b) them shooting EACH OTHER (by accident or by, uh, “accident”). It’s not like movies like ‘Heat’ and the countless cop TV shows which show them as always under gunfire.

Of course, all life is sacred in my opinion, so I’m not saying one life means more than any other, but just to dispell the mainstream media-created fantasy.

By: John C. Randolph

John C. Randolph — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 04:26:52 +0000

Being a cop is far less dangerous than being a long-haul trucker, a roofer, a commercial fisherman, or a lumberjack.

-jcr

By: David

David — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 02:23:00 +0000

Excellent debunking of the eternal myth (though propagated more in recent years than ever) that being a cop is so dangerous and they’re constantly persecuted.

In fact, of the ten most dangerous jobs in the U.S., not only are none of them police-related….none of them are in the government AT ALL!

economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/the-most-dangerous-jobs-in-america/

God bless you for your continued good works, Radley (regardless of the exception I take to some of your glib posts).

By: Aresen

Aresen — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 02:08:09 +0000

KPRyan:

NFAA

By: KPRyan

KPRyan — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 01:46:29 +0000

There was a ‘War on Cops’ declared at the beginning of 2012… just not the one portrayed in the human’s media.

Dogs throughout the land were the ones actually to declare the war. They spread the word at tree trunks, fire hydrants and bushes everywhere. The word soon spread nationwide.

That’s the reason for so many dogs shot by cops. A turncoat (some say a German Shepherd) brought the war to his K-9 master’s attention. Since that day, open season has been quietly declared on dogs in retaliation for their initial act.

By: C. S. P. Schofield

C. S. P. Schofield — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 01:28:43 +0000

Other Sean,

Shhhhh! you’re not supposed to realize that!