Comments on Advance Indiana™: A Don Imus Moment?

Completing the thought: Liberals listen to the cra...

2008-07-02T12:38:00.000-05:00

Completing the thought: Liberals listen to the crap peddled by Amos.

Why would anyone flee the police, fleeing as a fel...

2008-07-02T12:37:00.000-05:00

Why would anyone flee the police, fleeing as a felon or not? I mean, it would be very financially-rewarding to be falsely arrested so why not stop and go for the payout?

Oh, "Maybe the fleeing person is actually a criminal," says Mr. Occam.

Once a felon, always a felon. Since most of them ...

2008-07-02T10:11:00.000-05:00

Once a felon, always a felon. Since most of them seem unable to change their ways, it's a good bet the fleeing 'suspect' is in fact a 'felon' - one with a long list of convictions.

"It is not the role of the police to decide on the...

2008-07-02T10:06:00.000-05:00

"It is not the role of the police to decide on the spot if a person is a felon or not."

Actually, Mr. "artfuggins," that shows just how little you really know about the actual world that most of us live in.

The police DO have the authority and duty to decide if a "fleeing" person is a "felon" or not (did they just commit a serious, bodily injury or death crime, and/or are they still a "threat" to any person).

If the police officer believes at that moment that the fleeing person is a "felon" they have the legal right to use deadly force.

That's one reason why most of us want only the best to be hired as police officers, not someone to satisfy a whiny liberal's quota.

Actually artfuggins, that is the terminology still...

2008-07-02T09:48:00.000-05:00

Actually artfuggins, that is the terminology still used. You could use the argument that you can no longer shoot a 'fleeing suspected felon' in the back and that would probably be more accurate.

Under today's laws you can still shoot a 'fleeing forcible suspected felon,' but it hasn't been done in a while and I would think (in Indianapolis) the party involved would be done in by the court of public opinion, even though the court of law says it's okay. I don't know when the court of public opinion (i.e. the concerned clergy) began swaying the court system but that's about seventy to eighty percent of the problem right there.

It is not possible to "shoot a fleeing felon in th...

2008-07-02T06:50:00.000-05:00

It is not possible to "shoot a fleeing felon in the back". You might shoot a suspect in the back but you are not a felon until the judge and jury make that determination. It is not the role of the police to decide on the spot if a person is a felon or not.

Well, back in the day, police would beat people, a...

2008-07-02T04:36:00.000-05:00

Well, back in the day, police would beat people, and crime was much lower. They also could shoot fleeing felons in the back if they wanted. People decided those things were wrong, so they are now not allowed. As such, there is no longer any fear of the police, any fear of the criminal justice system, etc. etc.. Living 1/4th or 1/3rd of your life in jail is now seen as a part of life for some people.

That's the point of it all, isn't it?

2008-07-01T20:22:00.000-05:00

That's the point of it all, isn't it?

Thanks for the publicity! :-)

2008-07-01T19:54:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the publicity! :-)

Also liberals dont listen to the crap peddled by A...

2008-07-01T19:38:00.000-05:00

Also liberals dont listen to the crap peddled by Abdul.

Meanwhile, homicide victim #57 - a 30-ish black ma...

2008-07-01T19:20:00.000-05:00

Meanwhile, homicide victim #57 - a 30-ish black male - was gunned down this evening near 34th and Caroline.