Then you shouldn't try and use equivalency between myself and the officers to cloud the issue.
I didn't - the entire point is me or you having an opinion and broadcasting it to the world is an ENTIRELY different animal than those police officers doing it, WHILE IN UNIFORM, ON DUTY. I'm not sure how I can make the point clearer.
So by name calling to make a point has nothing to do with emotion, yeah ok...:roll:
What you quoted didn't call anyone a name. I'll do the work this time,
"No, but they serve the people of Ferguson, and they don't pay them to wear bracelets saying, "I AM [the person whose actions you are protesting]" while in uniform, on the job."
That statement seems self evident to me, and one need only exercise the barest amount of common sense to arrive at it, IMO.
I saw that, and posted it anyway to show that you did include the qualifier. I guess my point with that part was that Obama wears these rubber bracelets all the time for different causes in his political career to align himself with what ever group he is addressing at the moment. So, do you consider that unprofessional as well?
Perhaps - I've always thought wearing rubber bracelets of any kind was silly - a meaningless gesture. Obviously lots of people disagree with me. But what the bracelets say, and the circumstances, do matter in any case. Wearing "WWJD" is different than wearing the bracelet "I Am Darrel Wilson" on the job, in uniform, while working protests against in part what Darrell Wilson did.
Do the LEO's fulfill their obligation to the community by siding with the mob, or by standing by the law? Showing solidarity with their accused brother is not a commentary on their oath to uphold the law.
Again, you've just shouted your own biases, which is fine for you. I don't think it's appropriate for police officers in Ferguson. And a reasonable person could conclude that saying "I am Darrel Wilson" in Ferguson at this time is an unfortunate commentary on their oath to uphold the law, regardless of who that might implicate.
If Michael Brown was a friend or family member, I know how I'd feel about it, and I think if you're honest you'd agree with me if someone close to you was the person shot and killed by police, who now broadcast their support of the person who killed that friend or family member.
If you had some evidence that if charged that these officers do not plan to take their fellow officer into custody then you'd have a point, but wearing a stupid rubber band showing solidarity is not proof of that. What I see from the Fed's is that, Holder comes out and makes a statement all but promising that they will conduct an investigation to ensure the officer is named, tried, and convicted for murder. Not exactly telling the people that they will get to the facts now is it. And now you have them interfering with local uniform policy, why? Because it furthers the investigation? No. But because they are playing to the mob. Because they agree with the mob.
First of all, you can't quote him implying anything of the sort. Second, the bracelets appear to many people including me as the exact same kind of statement - that they'll do all they can to make sure Darrel Wilson is NOT charged, tried or convicted.
We've run out of points to debate - if you can't see that, then there is no real point is continuing the discussion.
No, they don't have to do that to display their intent through actions, and requests.
Investigating something means they've been politicized.... Got it. And it makes sense because it's somehow obvious to you nothing needs investigating, Wilson did nothing wrong, etc.
You might wait till you see what if any charges are filed, and based on what evidence. Or you could go with your gut and then expect everyone else to agree with you.