Jon Stewart: You can support cops and grieve cops and still question bad cops.

[kpete]

[Gothmog]

1. Jon is correct on this

[Blanks]

2. It's true of any profession...

Without adequate oversight there's going to be problems.

I'm sure there are decent bankers too, that doesn't mean they shouldn't have to answer to anybody.

[Logical]

10. Most professions cannot legally kill you and receive no punishment. nt

[Blanks]

21. I disagree.

Dams have broken and the engineers, contractors and inspectors weren't punished

Granted, it's more commonplace among cops (what with them carrying guns and all) that fatalities occur as a result of their action or inaction, but I'm sure there are examples in other professions where negligence has led to a death and the guilty party was not punished.

Keeping in mind that I'm arguing for MORE oversight on cops because they must be accountable.

[Bobcat]

24. Teachers

They have no problem pointing out "bad" teachers and teacher unions. But they just can't bring themselves to admit that there just might be "bad" cops.

[knightmaar]

26. The difference is ...

... that when I hear about a teacher getting caught dealing drugs or molesting a student, I don't have a bazillion other teachers derailing with, "Hey! Not all teachers are like that!" or "Let's wait until all the evidence is in!" or telling us how hard a job it is and sometimes you might just molest a student by accident because you're so stressed.

[gblady]

3. so true

a voice of reason....

[Spitfire of ATJ]

4. Only the Right Wing in this country would claim you either love em or hate em....

That's how they think.

In total absolutes.

When we said we shouldn't invade Iraq they would spout out like teasing children, "Oh, so you love Saddam? You want to have sex with Saddam?"

People who do that crap shouldn't even be in charge of a car wash.

[Mr.Bill]

5. We are too quick in this country

to think someone qualifies for sainthood because of a uniform they wear. Sometimes even an athletic uniform.

[Logical]

12. So true! nt

[winterwar]

6. BOOM!

He nailed this one.

[uponit7771]

7. +1

[napkinz]

8. K&R!!!!!!!!

nt

[napkinz]

9. kick

nt

[uppityperson]

11. exactly, k&r

[Yavin4]

13. Jon, you could do all that OR...

Be a Fox News viewer.

[Johonny]

14. Jon says what really shouldn't need to be said

Why he has to say it goes a long way to explaining our current problems

[treestar]

15. thats true and needed to be said on DU too

Where some will call you an authoritarian unless you think the cop is always wrong.

[kentuck]

16. I think that is the compromise we have to make as responsible citizens.

Establish justice and secure domestic tranquility is mentioned in our Constitution before "provide the common defence".

[johnnyreb]

17. Thank you, Jon Stewart!

[napkinz]

18. kick

[Ryan Fitzomething]

19. TRUTH!

[Skittles]

20. THANK YOU

I am sickened by the number of people who cannot understand that

[MissDeeds]

22. Important message

K&R

[kentuck]

23. At last!

A rational thinker.

[Taitertots]

25. Protesting police criminality honors their memory

The people who object do so because they associate the deceased officers with the criminal behavior of their co-workers.

[MatthewStLouis]

27. Wrong! Conservatives can barely lie and chew gum at the same time,

much less be bothered to hold two ideas in their head at once.

[still_one]

28. such an obvious statement, and yet the media and the others with their hair on fire try to exploit

the situation