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it's always some 'unfortunate' error when the pigs shoot
some innocent fool...



I have a problem with this statement. It's easy to come down on the police when they do something that appears to be a mistake. I'm not saying that police are above making mistakes. What I am saying is that some of the time what appears to be a mistake isn't. It's just that the public doesn't know all of the details.

I've seen this happenn. A couple of years ago an officer shot and killed a man. The officer shot him while he was sitting in his car. There was a lot of up-roar over the incident. However, what really happened was that when the man was asked to do something, several times, he instead put the car in gear and started driving towards another officer. The papers were full of what a great guy the "victim" was etc. The police's hands were tied, and they were unable to say what this guy was really like, and what kind of a record he had. They also couldn't disclose what was really going on, and why they were there in the first place.

So, the next time you hear about an officer shooting someone, and it appeares to be in error, take the time to at least wonder if you know all of the details before making that judgment call.

Maybe you don't like the police for some reason, and maybe your justified, but what would this place be without them? Do they do more good than not?

Janet