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Miramar Police Officer Refused Service At Local Gas Station

July 18, 2016 10:45 PM
By Hank Tester


MIRAMAR (CBSMiami) – A Miramar police officer says he was refused service at a Sunoco service station and convenience store.
“And here you are just trying to do your job, you effort an arrest. You go inside the store and the clerk won’t serve you,” said Jeff Marano with the Miramar PD.

Miramar Police Officer Refused Service At Local Gas Station « CBS Miami

This is a disturbing trend we are seeing with leftists. It is happening way too often. I am beginning to think the Democrat, and I use that term loosely, Party is the Anti-Police Party. And they took their marching orders from BO himself. You know, "The police acted stupidly," and all that. Or BO hinting it was the cops fault they got shot. Leftists have a long and rich history in cop hating, so the Anti-Police Party suits them well.
 
Miramar Police Officer Refused Service At Local Gas Station « CBS Miami

This is a disturbing trend we are seeing with leftists. It is happening way too often. I am beginning to think the Democrat, and I use that term loosely, Party is the Anti-Police Party. And they took their marching orders from BO himself. You know, "The police acted stupidly," and all that. Or BO hinting it was the cops fault they got shot. Leftists have a long and rich history in cop hating, so the Anti-Police Party suits them well.

I don't agree with anyone being denied service. That being said it will be interesting to note what the people around here who support the "freedom to hate" in regards to denying service to people have to say about this. Both extreme sides only seem to support discrimination when it's their side discriminating. Luckily the majority of us know better.
 
I don't agree with anyone being denied service. That being said it will be interesting to note what the people around here who support the "freedom to hate" in regards to denying service to people have to say about this. Both extreme sides only seem to support discrimination when it's their side discriminating. Luckily the majority of us know better.

:shrug: It is their right to refuse to do so. I think it's stupid of them to do, but individual rights don't change just because we disagree with how someone else uses them. The only case I can see where this would be different uniquely for first responders would be in cases of public safety (for example, toll roads attempting to block ambulances and police officers from responding to an accident or ongoing shooting).

In fact, I'll be genuinely surprised if you see anyone who favors individual liberty coming in here to defend the notion that that doesn't mean that we can discriminate against groups we favor.
 
:shrug: It is their right to refuse to do so. I think it's stupid of them to do, but individual rights don't change just because we disagree with how someone else uses them.

You are level headed and pretty logical in your thinking though. I don't find you extreme either, this is mostly partisan people who support one thing and then cry at the same thing reversed.
 
You are level headed and pretty logical in your thinking though. I don't find you extreme either, this is mostly partisan people who support one thing and then cry at the same thing reversed.

Hm. Well I think you'll get a lot of people offended at it, sure. And I could see people arguing about refusing to serve the State in the Discharge of it's Duties (and I think that they are correct to note that that is different when those duties pertain to public safety). But I think you may be projecting onto those people the reverse of your intentions for opposing them, rather than their own motivations.


:) But thanks. That's kind of you to say. :)
 
I would think this decision would be a bad business choice.
There will be fallout from this. Possibility a loss of business.
 
If the law doesn't allow you to deny service to someone for being gay (eg. baking wedding cake) then the law shouldn't allow you to deny service to someone for being in law enforcement.
 
If the law doesn't allow you to deny service to someone for being gay (eg. baking wedding cake) then the law shouldn't allow you to deny service to someone for being in law enforcement.

You bring up an interesting point. The Christian baker who denied a homosexual couple their cake was basing that decision on the grounds Christianity does not support homosexuality. If a homosexual walked into the same bakery and requested a birthday cake, he/she wouldn't be denied service. Why? Well, because it isn't the homosexual the Christian baker is apposed to, it's homosexuality. The left doesn't understand this.

Denying an officer service is a horse of a different color.
 
I think your country is ridiculous. you are reverting to a state of lawlessness because of your rights. if there is a right to hate, then there will be a 'market' for hate. you people in america seem to hate everything that doesn't slobber on you. these events will come back to haunt you.
 
I think your country is ridiculous. you are reverting to a state of lawlessness because of your rights. if there is a right to hate, then there will be a 'market' for hate. you people in america seem to hate everything that doesn't slobber on you. these events will come back to haunt you.

Wait a minute. We are not reverting to lawlessness. We are experiencing a surge in hatefulness coming from our leftists who are disgusted with our country and has been for a very long time. So, what they do is create havoc for the rest of us by behaving like spoiled children. We seen it in the 60's/70's with left wing terrorists such as the SLA, Weather Underground, and the Black Panther Party. Now we have the BLM another leftist terror group, which btw, has the full support of BO.

It's all very Saul Alinsky, a hero of Crooked Hillary btw.
 
This is a disturbing trend we are seeing with leftists.
There is no "trend." This is not happening any more frequently now than in the past.

Some people just don't like cops. They aren't making political statements.

In case you didn't read your own link: At a gas station, the clerk refused service to a police officer -- not because of any political views, but because a friend of was recently arrested.

Also, Obama's 2008 stimulus act included $4 billion in grants to local police departments, to keep officers hired. Many of those grants were set up by Bill Clinton, and cut back by Bush 43.
Obama stimulus plan includes billions for cops

So. You wanna run that "logic" of yours by us again?
 
There is no "trend." This is not happening any more frequently now than in the past.

Police deaths are up 70% over last year. You may want to research this.

Some people just don't like cops. They aren't making political statements.

Sure they are. They are being emboldened by BO and his anti-police pro BLM statements.

In case you didn't read your own link: At a gas station, the clerk refused service to a police officer -- not because of any political views, but because a friend of was recently arrested.

Correct.

Also, Obama's 2008 stimulus act included $4 billion in grants to local police departments, to keep officers hired. Many of those grants were set up by Bill Clinton, and cut back by Bush 43.

So what.

So. You wanna run that "logic" of yours by us again?

Runs yours. lol
 
You bring up an interesting point. The Christian baker who denied a homosexual couple their cake was basing that decision on the grounds Christianity does not support homosexuality. If a homosexual walked into the same bakery and requested a birthday cake, he/she wouldn't be denied service. Why? Well, because it isn't the homosexual the Christian baker is apposed to, it's homosexuality. The left doesn't understand this.

I think they are capable of understanding this. I think that they do not wish to, because they want to have a debate different than the one which presents itself.
 
I think they are capable of understanding this. I think that they do not wish to, because they want to have a debate different than the one which presents itself.

Cool. Personally, I don't think they do.
 
Police deaths are up 70% over last year. You may want to research this.
What the frak are you talking about?

1) The deaths of on-duty officers have been falling for DECADES. The trend is DOWN, not up. While gunfire is a leading cause, accidents and heart attacks killed almost as many officers. The stats also include officers who died in 9/11 (hence the 2001 bump), and in subsequent years from illnesses attributed to 9/11.

This is the number (not rate, number) of officers killed while on duty. During the time on this graph, the US population increased by 60%, meaning that the rate is significantly lower.

trendline-web.jpg


2) Police deaths in the line of duty are up only 1% this year.

Shootings are up. However, the numbers of police officers shot on duty is very low, meaning that the Dallas and Baton Rouge attacks are enough to make a big dent in percentage terms. Two psychos do not make a trend.


3) It is beyond ridiculous to compare "officers attacked on duty" with "officers refused service at a store." The mere idea of conflating the two shows the paucity of your position.


Sure they are. They are being emboldened by BO and his anti-police pro BLM statements.
So you're going to completely ignore how Obama deliberately increased funding for local police forces that Republicans cut, and pretty much every public statement he's made on the topic, and go with.... your hatred of a black President? Nice.
 
Police deaths are up 70% over last year. You may want to research this.



Sure they are. They are being emboldened by BO and his anti-police pro BLM statements.



Correct.



So what.



Runs yours. lol

"Police deaths" are not up 70% from last year. That's a phony statistic.
 
What the frak are you talking about?


Seventeen police officers have been murdered with guns while on the job so far this year -- a 70 percent increase over the same period from last year. Gunfire has been the leading cause of line-of-duty law enforcement deaths for at least the past decade.

Shooting Deaths of Police Officers Increase from 2015 to 2016 | Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

Firearms-related police deaths up 72% from last year - NY Daily News

At least 31 officers have died in shootings nationwide this year — compared to 18 at this time in 2015, according to statistics by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
 
Seventeen police officers have been murdered with guns while on the job so far this year.....
Yes, I addressed that in my post. Next time, please read what I've written before you respond.
 
Yes, I addressed that in my post. Next time, please read what I've written before you respond.

I've heard all I need to hear from the Anti-Police Party.
 
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