A LITTLE JUSTICE....MAYBE!!

I was very upset when I first saw the little bits and pieces of this video, that was aired over various news outlets last week. I honestly don't care that this man (the victim) is an NFL player...this was just a bigoted cop trying out his "God" persona.

Knowing the local cops quite well - they have all had me pop off at them quite a few times, basically because of their idiotic "better than thou" attitudes. Face it, give these people a gun and a badge and their behavior changes 1000%. I have had my finger in their faces at times, as if it is my job to remind them they put their pants on one leg at a time and THIS is just their JOB. I have seen how they react when local politics seem to go against them, i.e. raises, benefits, etc. They then take out their frustrations on the public. If they make justifiable decisions, I am behind them - but when they get cocky and pop off - they all know they will hear from me. Most graduated high school, police academy (6 months) and then on the street. No psychology classes or socialization classes. Here's your badge and gun - go get 'em! I may honestly end up in jail someday by one of these little upstarts because of my mouth! Whatever!!

In this case, this cop appeared to be just a blow-hard. Officer Robert Powell, apologized to the victims via the news media, but not personally in a face to face - heartfelt manner. Tony Moats has accepted that apology, for which I give the man credit, considering the moment cannot be relived which was stolen from him.

The good news is...today Officer Robert Powell has RESIGNED from the Dallas Police department. I personally feel this was the best decision possible. It is too late at this point, for his superiors to suggest sensitivity training. The damage was done. I have posted the full dashcam video as opposed to the snippets seen on the news.

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These last two weeks of tax season are crazy. So I may miss a day here and there, so don't panic (I know you won't). Thegrandsons baseball practices started yesterday, and with thedaughters work schedule...I'm the one who has to get him to the field and wait for the 1 - 2 hours of practice. There will definitely be more updates onto Facebook, just to pass my time.

Have a great day and I will return....later...............

whoa..."it's not our fault!"

I found this article upsetting. I imagine quite a few people have been reading lately about the deaths resulting from being tasered, and I can't be the only one with questions.

At this point I am not sure if I am just pissed at the arbitrary use of this device or the attitude of anyone wearing a badge who is allowed to use said device. I have to refer to first hand knowledge on this one. I live in a small community (less than 5000 - although 15,000 at one time) and know all the cops personally. Since I am rather "outspoken" I have made no bones about letting it be known that quite a few of these "policemen" should never wear the uniform or be allowed the privileges of authority. There is a mentality here, as I am sure exists elsewhere, that once a badge is put on - the individual retains a "GOD" persona.

On one occasion, 2 of these policemen (in late 20's, early 30's) were just visiting at a mutual friends house, and decided to play with their tasers. They were pointing them at us, saying we couldn't die from such a small device, we would only be incapacitated. From what I have learned, the rule of thumb is that neither a Taser nor pistol are to be pulled from their holsters unless there is a situation which calls for their use. These "kids", and I refer to them as such, since they went to school with my kids, are true idiots. Without a weapon, I could kick their asses, they are such weenies. Even the police chief suffers from the same complex.

But as usual, I digress. Read the article yourselves, and form your own opinion about the Taser company officials, who have the lamest excuses for the deaths of some of these tasered individuals. It truly has my blood boiling. If I were to run my mouth (as if that would happen) at an inofficious moment, and a cop tasered me, I would probably die. As far as I know, you don't have to sign a health statement before being tasered, therefore they would have no way of knowing about my bad heart - therefore - death sentence. I imagine the metal wires in my chest might conduct a pretty good electrical impulse also.

I agree with a moratorium on the use of tasers as too many police or security officials are way tooooooo trigger happy. These are senseless, needless deaths. Recently there have been several videos of "cops gone wild" on TV, showing there callousness in the use of tasers, and now are being sued, and rightfully so, for this flagrancy.

Bottom line, i feel that Tasers should be shelved, because there are too many factors that should be weighed before their use, and most situations would not accommodate having those factors revealed in a timely fashion.

Soapbox time over...everyone stay healthy and TTFN.