Originally Posted by norcaljeff

looooool jfc.

actually they were throwing bottles as one of them said. and one dude is squaring up on the cops. I assume we'll find out more as this goes on, but I swear it's like people listened to that vid and didn't watch.

ps I remember my first rubber bullet meant for another.

I thought the edit was funny and was thrown in there mostly in jest.

 

Originally Posted by RichardHurtz

Screw the 1st amendment, we need more cops on the streets to disperse the crowds.

I have to admit the dog was awesome. Question though. Suppose the guy attacked by the dog had a concealed knife, would he had been justified in sticking the dog?

Throwing objects at cops without punishment isn't protected in the first amendment. If the people are there to voice their distrust in the authorities I have absolutely no problem with that, and in encourage it. But you can't throw things at cops and expect nothing to happen.

My real point was that you shouldn't bring your kids to something like this.

 

Originally Posted by Hateflops

Sick advice, the outcome was def justified now.

wait, did you interpret what I said as "these people brought their kids so they deserved police force because of it"?

The difference between this and a tea party protest, more melanin, fewer guns? Seems to me, this would be a different debate if the protesters were against Obamacare and taxes. Cops should have a higher standard, considering their training and experience, but it would be nice if they were just held to the same standards of accountability for assault and battery as everyone else.

 

Originally Posted by CaptinMorgan

Needs more love. The ironic symbolism of the people who blindly support police without question is awesome. Well done

This. To those defending the police, FUCK YOU. Yes there are good cops and there are bad cops, I have unfortunately had to deal with a many of the bad ones in my day, and only a couple that I came away having any respect for. The blind support of police enables them to be crooked, power trippin, filthy fucking cacksuckers.

The cops in this vid are clearly out of line with shooting rubber bullets in the vicinity of children. Yes, the parents are lol bad for bringing children into this situation, but that by no means make it ok for the cops to shoot rubber bullets at them for fuck sakes. Nobody even had any weapons. They could have easily restrained any person who they felt needed to be, without using the bullets. Like the guy who squared off, they could have just tackled him to the ground cuffed him etc... Then if the crowd started jumping the cops or something I can see escalating the force. In the situation that the video depicts, it is completely absurd to start firing rubber bullets into that crowd. The cops know it as well, which is why they tried to buy the videos. Crooked cops gonna crooked cop.

 

Originally Posted by NUTZREALHUGE

cant recall the last time ive seen the tea party crowd throw bottles and rocks at police officers or show them any kind of disrespect.

pretty sure thats the main difference, not guns

Pretty sure the police didn't attack tea party protesters in any event I can remember. Those videos show residents being very defensive, being chased by police with shotguns, tazers, and turning loose a dog that went on the attack. Tea party members spat on congress members, screamed in the faces of officials while adopting threatening postures, brandished assault weapons, attacked counter protesters, etc. A thrown water bottle is grounds for a single arrest (where charges are likely to be dropped by the DA, in any respectable city).

I fought the law and the....

Prolly leave the kiddos home for the next riot?

 

Originally Posted by coolhandkev

All dogs love me, they can sense that I am a fan of theirs and they act in kind. I've always been curious if a police dog was sent to tackle me if it would stop and start licking me instead. I think it probably would. Can you imagine how shitty the cops would feel if the dog just stopped and started licking you then started doing whatever tricks it knew for you?

I never met an animal that I didn't like
You can come to me I won't bite
Don't you know dog is man's best friend
There is some love that you can't fight

 

Originally Posted by coolhandkev

All dogs love me, they can sense that I am a fan of theirs and they act in kind. I've always been curious if a police dog was sent to tackle me if it would stop and start licking me instead. I think it probably would. Can you imagine how shitty the cops would feel if the dog just stopped and started licking you then started doing whatever tricks it knew for you?

I'll never be in that spot as I don't do illegal stuff am just curious is all.

level?

 

Originally Posted by blacktrizzle

if all those people had dogs of their own to fight the k9 this would've never happened

werd

 

Originally Posted by coolhandkev

Obviously I'm exaggerating a little as technically going over the speed limit is illegal but I'd doubt they'd send a dog at me for going a few miles an hour over.

You're white, so I would agree with you.

 

Originally Posted by norcaljeff

That's why I take kids to the prison yard and warzones. Lots of security forces.

I said police, not armies and prison guards...

 

Originally Posted by coolhandkev

Obviously I'm exaggerating a little as technically going over the speed limit is illegal but I'd doubt they'd send a dog at me for going a few miles an hour over.

Unless your car was the same car as the suspect they were looking for from a bank heist or something similar.

 

Originally Posted by cmval

Unless your car was the same car as the suspect they were looking for from a bank heist or something similar.

You mean if you happen to be traveling thru the same part of town as the bank robbers.

Only a matter of time before police aggression is met by that of the mob.