XPost: alt.law-enforcement, alt.thebird.copwatch, nyc.general   
   XPost: alt.true-crime   
   From: central222@hotmail.com   
      
   ScorpionKing@attNOSPAM.net wrote:   
   >   
   > On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 17:11:31 GMT, Morf  wrote:   
   >   
   > >frog wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >> "LaW Man"  wrote in   
   > >> > Well, it seems we agree on this point. Thanks.   
   > >>   
   > >> I need a little help on this please.  Is this how officers of the   
   > law   
   > >> are trained to deal with citizens who are mental patients?   
   > >   
   > >   
   > >Yes, even though they are likely NOT guilty.   
   > >   
   > >Cops today are taught the presumption of guilt allowing immediate   
   > >execution   
   > >of mentally ill persons.   
   > >   
   > >> I am not   
   > >> condemning all officers of the law with my posting of these   
   > articles.   
   > >> I am concerned, for one reason, because my younger sister is   
   > >> schizophrenic. So, therefore, I do have experience on these   
   > matters. I   
   > >> have never had to use deadly force on her to protect her, myself or   
   > >> anyone else (yes there have been irrational moments of danger).   
   > Are   
   > >> some officers who choose to use deadly force allowed to be judge,   
   > >> jury, and executioner, so to speak?   
   > >   
   > >Cops consider themselves to be Gods.   
   > >   
   > >> It seems to me it is highly   
   > >> possible too unarm a citizen of a knife with a baton bat to the   
   > wrist,   
   > >> etc.  How do officers of the law go from initiating a taser   
   > subduction   
   > >> to two fatal shots in the chest, avoiding attacking the shoulders   
   > >> first and then the legs? This officer has but 2 1/2 years   
   > experience.   
   > >> Does anyone think this may have been a factor?   
   > >> I end up with more questions than answers on this. Again I am not   
   > here   
   > >> to condemmn all officers of the law, but I am allowed to question   
   > some   
   > >> of their actions. Any response is greatly appreciated.   -frog   
   > >   
   > >   
   > >John Hinckley shot the President.   
   > >   
   > >He was also found to be not guilty.   
   > >   
   > >The right to a quick and speedy trial has been replaced with the   
   > right   
   > >to   
   > >be executed by cops who get to decide who deserves to die.   
   >   
   > The police are allowed to protect themsleves and others from imminant   
   > danger.  If that means taking the life of a mentally ill person thn so   
   > be it.   
      
      
   I know. Cops consider themselves Gods.   
      
   > If you were attacked or threatened by a mentally ill person with a   
   > weapon, would you defend yourself or allow yourself to be killed in   
   > the hopes that your death would bring about an increase in mental   
   > heath care spending?   
      
      
   Moron.   
      
    Mentally ill people are disarmed every day by non-cops without killing   
   them for disobedience.   
      
   > --   
   > Like a game of pick up stick played by fucking lunatics   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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