I added the last paragraph to my post above as you were responding perhaps. About some members here....
I suspect as much and it's sad.
We cannot return to the ideals expressed by the founders if we do not respect LAW (as opposed to capricious, emotional whim or any passed legislation).
We are in a world of ****.
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And you are correct. What we believe and do sets us (the USA) apart from Mexico, or Russia, or many third world countries. Obviously as a LEO, you respect the law, and enforce it equally. I am just a citizen, but feel and think the same.
If there is to be a bright and safe future for our children and grandchildren, there must be fair and equal application of our laws, all of our laws. And expedient too.
I know (personally) of a guy who did just that in a suicide attempt with a .45 ACP pistol after committing two felonies.
He survived. Is FINE. And now resides in Angola State Prison.
I never asked him "why not the head?" Though, I, too, would like to know.
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I would imagine he didn't shoot himself in the head, is the same reason he didn't jump.... He didn't want to die... And when he mustered up enough strength to "kill" himself, he shot himself somewhere where he had a "chance" of living (subconsciously)
FWIU he was shot in the chest.... Don't know by whom.... Don't care. I just don't understand how he got on the old bridge if he came from the west bank. I got off around 1030am yesterday and about time I got to the Claiborne fly over I knew it wouldn't be easy to get home. Initially I thought it was the #DJ20 protesters because I was seeing the posters all month around the homless camps under the bridge.I found out last night about 2345 that he was dead. Strange that the news didn't report his death until maybe 12 hours later.
FWIU he was shot in the chest.... Don't know by whom.... Don't care. I just don't understand how he got on the old bridge if he came from the west bank. I got off around 1030am yesterday and about time I got to the Claiborne fly over I knew it wouldn't be easy to get home. Initially I thought it was the #DJ20 protesters because I was seeing the posters all month around the homless camps under the bridge.
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Yeah, I know he shot himself in the chest, I was more curious why the press kept saying he was in critical condition at University all morning long, when I had gotten a text from somebody who would have 1000% accurate info late the night before that he was a corpse.
I would imagine he didn't shoot himself in the head, is the same reason he didn't jump.... He didn't want to die... And when he mustered up enough strength to "kill" himself, he shot himself somewhere where he had a "chance" of living (subconsciously)
Its not blood lust, it's rage over the execution, the cold blooded murder of a good man. A Marine, an off duty LEO, a 26 YO young man with 2 small children at home, trying to help somebody at the scene of an accident.
Yeah I'm outraged at this. It happens way way too often lately. Senseless, stupid, needless murder of our young men serving our society and nation. Lets see, 3 officers murdered in BR, 7 in Dallas, probably 50 more nationwide just in 2016. Everybody in America should be outraged.....but they're not!
So if that makes me agitated and bitter.....so be it.
The number of LEOs in the USA killed in 2016 is 64. Link below.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/14/us/police-officers-fatal-shooting-line-duty-nationwide/
Here is a photo of Officer Michael Louviere and his family, shared on FB just 45 minutes ago by a LEO friend of mine. Pray for his family.
This is a total outrage. Seeing this picture tears my heart to pieces. All I can see is those two young children now growing up without their loving daddy. One's going to barely remember him, and the other not at all. Just about nothing on this planet is worse than that.
They posted on the news that there's a go fund me account already made and will be a jambalaya dinner to raise money for the kids.
They also said on the news that there was also a scammer that had set up an account. And said there is only one and what one it was to use.
Man I know it happens but come on man even a low life scamer could let this one go