Senseless Death

I just learned that a guy I've known for some time was shot and killed last night. He's a cop, doing his job. He pulled over some known gang members to check 'em out. One was a parolee. As he was preparing to search the guy, a routine thing, no guns drawn, no "danger". The guy begins to run, turns and fires two rounds.

The neighbors who responded said he was still breathing. He was shot in the head. No protection there.

The shooter is still on the loose. Stupid F**ker. 

I remembered Paco and his brush from last month. Gray, the cop, left behind a wife and three kids. Insane, wasteful, senseless.

IMAGINE, no violence, no war.  Sorry John, I can't.

I'm sorry to hear that, Danbo.

The police forces of the free world always have my respect -- what a tough job!

When I was teaching highschool, I once asked my class of "n'er-do-wells" what a world without police would be like. At first, their responses were very predictable: "Cool! Awesome! I could drive as fast as I wanted to, and steal what I wanted!" (etc.)

When I pushed them to really think it through, however, most soon conceded that no, they weren't the biggest and baddest guys out there, and that it would soon be hell on earth....

Again, sorry to hear the sad news. The officer's family, friends, and co-workers have my sympathies.

Try to see some of the good in the world, nonetheless....

My father is a cop...sometimes it's not easy because you know that someday it could happen...we don't have such a high crime rate and not so many killed people but in the last year some cops were killed... two because they stopped a car that was to fast, the guy pulled out a gun and both cops were dead, he took them by surprise ... and so you begin to think about what could happen to your father...especially now in times of terrorism...

yes danbo, sorry to hear this, such news always make me worry about my father...and poses the question how people could cause distress and death , and most of all, WHY...

Why?

I can't express myself more articulately than this when I hear of something so senseless, a life taken for no reason, a family bereft, friends grieving.....

Danbo - I don't know if this guy was a close friend, or aquaintance, or colleague, and to an extent it doesn't matter when something like this hits so close to home - you have my sincere sympathies.

I too have great respect for the police forces of the free world.

I was in town a few weeks ago and some kids who id like to call "delinquents", swore at a fire engine as it passed, now i think thats just f***ing sad, the fire brigade and the police both do tough corageous jobs and deserve to  be paid more than they are.

Sometimes the people in this world really bring me down!

Condolences Danbo. There are some evil people in the world. I hope they catch the guy.

Thank you all.

The town is still in shock and the bad guys is still on the loose, but we are getting help from other agencies; Fresno, San Francisco....

 

Thanks again, you guys rock. 

danbo wrote: that's me standing behind the guy

I don't envy you doing what you do in the future nation of Aztlan.

You have my respect and my sympathy.

  BTW officer Danbo, you're a "fine figure of a man," if a trifle thin on top....

danbo wrote: I hadn't planned on being there. Normally I wear civilian clothing. My present duty assignment is in background investigations for department employment. I was in uniform that day because we hired a new employee. My supervisor ordered me to attend. You have no clue how hard it is to stand so close to someone who hurt one of your own, and remain passive. Self control, self control, self control.... Samuel Adams in the frige, my friends. And some musical escapism, of course!!!

Admirable, Danbo, and yes, I do know somewhat of what you speak. Nuff said.

Re your assignment, WHEW!

 There was me thinking all along that you were some kind of "prog policeman" originally sent to monitor us potentially terroristic weirdos, but who had since "gone native" from an over-exposure to Frippean solos and Jon Andersonic lyrics....

Nice to be mistaken!