I think all Cops should go on strike ...

[dogtag]

and let the mayhem commence;

http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=61528

It should be fun.

[S.A. Boggs]

Just a slowdown/pull back will have the public howling and gun sales up. 7 days without cop?
Sam

[togor]

Sounds like you want widespread disorder, to prove some kind of point.

[PWC]

I don't think anyone wants widespread disorder but chaos is at thr hrart of the lrfy prpgrrssivr agenda.

BUT, if I were a cop and my employer and my community would not support me, I'd have to think about a career change into private/corporate security for those in my community needing protection from the rioting and gratuitous destruction.

[dogtag]

Sounds like you want widespread disorder, to prove some kind of point.

If the authorities aren't going to stop this vandalism, then what's the point of having Cops ?
Isn't that what Cops are for ?

[togor]

Like the grunts who could return to Iraq for additional yours, only working for Blackwater for 10X more money.

[togor]

If the authorities aren't going to stop this vandalism, then what's the point of having Cops ?
Isn't that what Cops are for ?

I guess that's the national debate right now, what cops are for. In the deep south, after the Civil war, their job was to keep the ex-slaves in check. After the migrations north, to segregated neighborhoods, pretty much the same deal.

If I'm a cop I don't want to be hung out to dry by my own department's policies right now. The mission needs clarification.

[dogtag]

This crap should have been quashed the moment it started.
Once you give them an inch they'll take a mile - which they're doing.
It needs to be stopped Now - if they want violence, give them violence,
otherwise we lose.

[m1ashooter]

Actually I don't care if the Cops stage a Blue Flu event or just stop responding to calls. I'm capable of taking care of myself.

[S.A. Boggs]

Actually I don't care if the Cops stage a Blue Flu event or just stop responding to calls. I'm capable of taking care of myself.

+1
Sam

[togor]

From an interview with a Minneapolis City Council member, on the subject of police reform there:

It feels really daunting. It also feels more honest. I’ve become convinced over the past two years that these reform efforts are not working. We have to do better for our community than that. And frankly, if the cops are going to treat me like I’m the enemy when I cut a sliver of the increase of their budget, there’s no incentive to not go big because I’m going to get treated that way regardless. So I might as well go for the real change that I actually think is going to protect our community and make us safe in the long run.

For the police, if they don't show up, they'll have to pay for it right away in lost good will. Stepping away and letting things go is the best way I can think of for them to not have a seat at the table when it comes time to figure out how to put things back together.

[Vern Humphrey]

+1
Sam

Exactly right.

Ever done any skydiving? We mostly used little Cessnas. To prepare the plane for a jump, you remove the right door, the right seat, and the right controls. Two jumpers sit in the back seat, and one on the floor by the open door. Is that scary? You betcha!

I used to sit there watching my altimeter. When it reached 600 feet, I'd think "I'm all right now. No matter what happens -- if the engine quits, the wings fall off or old Thud Wilson in the left seat has a hebephrenic fit, I can get down by myself."

That's a good philosophy of life -- no matter what happens, I can take care of myself.

[togor]

That's a good philosophy of life -- no matter what happens, I can take care of myself.

The corollary being that the other guy can take care of himself too.

The church taps the breaks on that philosophy, FWIW. Even (or especially) the Catholics.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/genesis/4