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Suspected Arsonist.... says the media.
For most of us, we are running militia camps stocked with an arsenal of assualt weapons and large caches of ammuition. And gasp...! some of it was on Stripper Clips allowing for rapid reloading. More news at 10.
I'm sick of our news being reported by sensationalists with no knowledge of ... well, anything. I took Journalism classes in my Master's Program. Every freaking one of them was some kid dreaming of breaking that big story that would get them recognition. They'll probably all be working for the Weekly World News when they graduate. Well, that or the New York Times.
So, I'll reserve my judgement on that. I damn sure am not going to assume that a reporter got it right. After all, Foxnews was reporting that Cho at VT had a 9mm handgun and a 22mm handgun. I'd like to see a 22mm handgun... really.
Now that said....
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The cops had reason to believe he was starting fires. They tried to apprehend him. He ran. Then he rammed their car. They shot him.
Guys... setting fires is TERRORISM. This is malicious intent to innocent people.
Running isn't going to help your case.
Now, I am not saying we should just be sheep to the powers-that-be. But Anyone that runs takes what they get.
I really think we have watched TOO many movies where the innocent victim runs and develops some elaborate plan to clear his name. Think about it... that is basically the plotline for 90% of the action movies out there. This isn't The Fugative. Sometimes -- maybe just sometimes-- people run because they got caught doing really bad things.
A long-standing debate exists as to whether Art mimics Reality, or does Reality mimic Art. The answer, sadly, seems to be that Reality mimics Art. That means a bunch of Hollywood pinheads are telling us what our own reality is.
And that just makes people stupid.
OK... next.
He RAMMED them. That gets you shot. I don't have a badge, but it would possibly get you shot by me as well if you decided "Hey... I think I'll ram this guy's Jeep." It won't end good for you.
OK... I get it. LEOs have different rules they have to follow. At the same time, they are human beings with spouses, kids, and a Yorkshire Terrier waiting for them at home. They probably don't like getting run over with cars, either. Seems to me that a car is a deadly weapon. Using it like a weapon... well, its gonna get you shot.
Seriously guys.... what happened to our society?
Read any of my posts and you will see that I am no fan of the Nanny State. But I gotta say this. If a lot of people would stop acting like Id-driven infants, the Nanny State arguement would have nothing to stand on.
-- John