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Boston cop shot in the face

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Officer Moynihan is a former U.S. Army Ranger who was honored at the White House for his heroism in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing attacks. The "Top Cop" helped save a transit officer wounded in a gunbattle with the bombers. Last month, he became a gunshot victim when he and other officers in unmarked cars, but with blue lights flashing, stopped the car West was driving.

Decorated Boston police officer shot in the face - CNN.com

This time it is hard to blame officers for being brutal. Maybe it is time to accept there is a reason behind police brutality except for deprived and immoral nature of American policemen (according to liberals). How many cases could have ended like this if officer didn't follow the instruction and shoot the suspect? I bet potential criminals' lives are less valuable than lives of law-abiding cops. Not all of them are good but attacking American police in general is a sign of anti-governmental propaganda.
 
This is another case that is on 0bama's head.
 
This is another case that is on 0bama's head.

HOW is this "another case that is on Obama's head"? Irrational hatred of others does not lead to rational solutions.

Just doing a bit of the Google and I found the following website: Officer Down Memorial Page
According to the ODMP, more LEOs have died from heart attacks so far this year than from gunfire - and two of the dead were the result of accidents and not assaults.
 
Decorated Boston police officer shot in the face - CNN.com

This time it is hard to blame officers for being brutal. Maybe it is time to accept there is a reason behind police brutality except for deprived and immoral nature of American policemen (according to liberals). How many cases could have ended like this if officer didn't follow the instruction and shoot the suspect? I bet potential criminals' lives are less valuable than lives of law-abiding cops. Not all of them are good but attacking American police in general is a sign of anti-governmental propaganda.

You made several logical fallacies, the most obvious one being the flaming strawman that liberals think police are immoral or deprived. No one has ever said that. And a police offer being shot doesn't give them a license to abuse their power, if and when they do. The police are paid to take risks. That's their job. That's why they are often considered heroes. And what's this about 'potential criminals'? Is that code for black people? Please explain how the lives of 'potential criminals' are worth any less than the lives of any police officer.
 
Don't ya know? Everything is Obama's fault. These people wake up with a boil on their butt and it's Obama's fault. :roll:
 
I want to comment on the headline.

My question is, was that really necessary of CNN?

"Shot in the face" in massive bold letters...

Might as well have put "BOOM! HEADSHOT!"
 
CNN gets the important detaiis first::roll:

(CNN)To allay possible concerns, Boston prosecutors released video Friday of the shooting of a police officer last month that resulted in the killing of the gunman.

The officer wounded, John Moynihan is white. Angelo West, the gunman shot to death by officers, was black.
 
Decorated Boston police officer shot in the face - CNN.com

This time it is hard to blame officers for being brutal. Maybe it is time to accept there is a reason behind police brutality except for deprived and immoral nature of American policemen (according to liberals). How many cases could have ended like this if officer didn't follow the instruction and shoot the suspect? I bet potential criminals' lives are less valuable than lives of law-abiding cops. Not all of them are good but attacking American police in general is a sign of anti-governmental propaganda.

This is another case that is on 0bama's head.

Jesus Christ this country sometimes, I tell you.
 
Decorated Boston police officer shot in the face - CNN.com

This time it is hard to blame officers for being brutal. Maybe it is time to accept there is a reason behind police brutality except for deprived and immoral nature of American policemen (according to liberals). How many cases could have ended like this if officer didn't follow the instruction and shoot the suspect? I bet potential criminals' lives are less valuable than lives of law-abiding cops. Not all of them are good but attacking American police in general is a sign of anti-governmental propaganda.

I guess this officer should have shot his assailant first.
Oh wait. The assailant is black.
I guess this outcome should please the liberals and race baiters then as having the proper amount of social justice to avenge the 'White Privilege'.
 
Decorated Boston police officer shot in the face - CNN.com

This time it is hard to blame officers for being brutal. Maybe it is time to accept there is a reason behind police brutality except for deprived and immoral nature of American policemen (according to liberals). How many cases could have ended like this if officer didn't follow the instruction and shoot the suspect? I bet potential criminals' lives are less valuable than lives of law-abiding cops. Not all of them are good but attacking American police in general is a sign of anti-governmental propaganda.

There is a freaking difference in an armed confrontation where bullets are flying and a horse thief getting beaten while in handcuffs after being tasered.. by 10 police officers.

Like it or not the Police in the US has a serious problem when it comes to judgement of situations and they are poorly trained in many areas (or so it seems), if you can even try justify fatally shooting ANY unarmed individual.
 
If a tree falls in the woods, and there's no one there to hear it, is it Obama's fault?
 
Don't ya know? Everything is Obama's fault. These people wake up with a boil on their butt and it's Obama's fault. :roll:

It is. I can attest to that based upon my staying at a Holiday Inn, once was all that was needed.
We so need a sarcasm font.
 
You made several logical fallacies, the most obvious one being the flaming strawman that liberals think police are immoral or deprived. No one has ever said that. And a police offer being shot doesn't give them a license to abuse their power, if and when they do. The police are paid to take risks. That's their job. That's why they are often considered heroes. And what's this about 'potential criminals'? Is that code for black people? Please explain how the lives of 'potential criminals' are worth any less than the lives of any police officer.

Officers are paid for keeping our society safe, first of all. If there is a chance they can be damaged, especially on duty, it is their right to use force against criminals.
I am not saying 'black people = criminals', yet for some reason crime rates among Afro-Americans are substantially higher.
Criminal damages the society while officer is protecting it. Based on this you can say their lives are valued differently.
 
CNN gets the important detaiis first::roll:

(CNN)To allay possible concerns, Boston prosecutors released video Friday of the shooting of a police officer last month that resulted in the killing of the gunman.

The officer wounded, John Moynihan is white. Angelo West, the gunman shot to death by officers, was black.

In 2007 3 out of 4 cops were whites. At the same time 39.4% of prison population is black. So why do you think these facts are mentioned in the very beginning of the article? Maybe to show this situation is pretty normal in the present day United States?
 
Decorated Boston police officer shot in the face - CNN.com

This time it is hard to blame officers for being brutal. Maybe it is time to accept there is a reason behind police brutality except for deprived and immoral nature of American policemen (according to liberals). How many cases could have ended like this if officer didn't follow the instruction and shoot the suspect? I bet potential criminals' lives are less valuable than lives of law-abiding cops. Not all of them are good but attacking American police in general is a sign of anti-governmental propaganda.

Have you ever heard of a straw man? That is what your post is. I do not know of a single liberal who thinks police are "deprived and immoral". In fact I think you will find most if not all liberals think the police do a difficult job mostly to the best of their abilities and make our neighborhoods safer. This does leave room for improvement, and I and others have actually had rather interesting and constructive discussions on just that topic recently. But go ahead and stay classy using this sad event and your dishonest spin to attack others...
 
In 2007 3 out of 4 cops were whites. At the same time 39.4% of prison population is black. So why do you think these facts are mentioned in the very beginning of the article? Maybe to show this situation is pretty normal in the present day United States?

Cops are not national, in fact most of them aren't even state. They're local. So, what locality are you talking about?
 
Have you ever heard of a straw man? That is what your post is. I do not know of a single liberal who thinks police are "deprived and immoral". In fact I think you will find most if not all liberals think the police do a difficult job mostly to the best of their abilities and make our neighborhoods safer. This does leave room for improvement, and I and others have actually had rather interesting and constructive discussions on just that topic recently. But go ahead and stay classy using this sad event and your dishonest spin to attack others...

I'd like to think that too, but there are a few posters here who do indeed argue that the police are bad through and through.
 
Officers are paid for keeping our society safe, first of all. If there is a chance they can be damaged, especially on duty, it is their right to use force against criminals.
I am not saying 'black people = criminals', yet for some reason crime rates among Afro-Americans are substantially higher.
Criminal damages the society while officer is protecting it. Based on this you can say their lives are valued differently.

It is not "for some reason", it is for alot of reasons that crime rate among blacks is much higher. And the solution is not assuming every black is a criminal.
 
I'd like to think that too, but there are a few posters here who do indeed argue that the police are bad through and through.

Care to show some examples?
 
Care to show some examples?

No thanks, I'm not into doing your homework just because you haven't been paying attention. There are plenty of anti-cop threads and posters here. But you might start with Ikari or Rev Hellhound.

Nothing will come of it. Cops can kill who ever they want it seems. Old cops shooting folk, these cops mauling people to death with dogs, those CA awhile back beating a homeless man to death. Whatever.
 
No thanks, I'm not into doing your homework just because you haven't been paying attention. There are plenty of anti-cop threads and posters here. But you might start with Ikari or Rev Hellhound.

First off, neither one of those is a liberal, so that kinda kills the OP presentation. Also, and I doubt either would disagree with me on this, but you are misrepresenting, badly, what they think. Notice in your quoted statement Ikari did not say cops are bad, only that if you are a cop, you can get away with something. Just being able to get away with something does not mean you actually are doing that.
 
No thanks, I'm not into doing your homework just because you haven't been paying attention. There are plenty of anti-cop threads and posters here. But you might start with Ikari or Rev Hellhound.

I read your quote and it doesn't reflect what you said. It is a harsh critique of police accountability, but it's not the equivalent of saying that all cops are bad. Maybe you have another quote, but that was a bad example.
 
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