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Let's show our support for this NYC cop shot by alleged asshole... [View all]
Human101948
May 2015
OP
My are we mature. I suspect you were thinking DU members wouldn't show sympathy for the officer.
still_one
May 2015
#29
Yeah i think this one is not going to become a long-term poster with his/her attitude.
hrmjustin
May 2015
#53
He is a human being, his being a cop has nothing to do with it, we do not know his story...
AuntPatsy
May 2015
#30
I don't think Riverside is suggesting the guy isn't deserving of compassion . . .
markpkessinger
May 2015
#43
Re: "he makes it pretty damn clear that he has no sympathy for the officer."
951-Riverside
May 2015
#51
Nobody here has said that a police officers life is worth more than an average citizens life,
GGJohn
May 2015
#54
An untold number of human beings are gravely injured every day. What is it about this
Luminous Animal
May 2015
#66
People also love fire when it warms them, but not so much when it destroys their house.
Half-Century Man
May 2015
#24
"gets shot in the head for doing his job" You sure you want to go with that idiocy?
cherokeeprogressive
May 2015
#26
Yup. Anyone who'd say "he was doing his job and so deserved to get shot in the head."
cherokeeprogressive
May 2015
#39
Why should I? Likely, he has family, friends, and good health insurance.
Luminous Animal
May 2015
#59
I've as much sympathy for him as I do for so many untold others who were gravely injured on the
Luminous Animal
May 2015
#61
There is nobody here who would want to see an officer, or anybody else, shot
markpkessinger
May 2015
#31
Why this individual in particular? It appears to deny sympathy for the average 289 other Americans
LanternWaste
May 2015
#72
They also didn't talk about animals killed in shelters or even in meat industry either
uppityperson
May 2015
#75