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Right. The 800,000 cops in this country are all the same. randome May 2012 #1
pretty much, I think they are.... mike_c May 2012 #4
You 'rarely see'? Are you watching them all? randome May 2012 #9
its less dangerous driving a cab RedRocco May 2012 #11
what a load SwampG8r May 2012 #57
It's true. Chicago is one of those odd cities raouldukelives May 2012 #60
+99 rug May 2012 #32
To a point YES bakpakr May 2012 #5
I wish it worked that way. randome May 2012 #10
Any good cop who steps up will be treated the way the Officer in NYC, Schoolhouse, was treated. He sabrina 1 May 2012 #29
No 800,000 cops have decide if they want to be on the right side..... DeSwiss May 2012 #22
FYI, the National Guard were on standby in Chicago according to reports. I hope they were there to sabrina 1 May 2012 #28
+1 treestar May 2012 #38
K&R DJ13 May 2012 #2
regardless, cops thug for the 1% and they are NOT our friends.... mike_c May 2012 #3
not until they reign in their own whack jobs fascisthunter May 2012 #7
I have plenty of cops that are my friends & are honorable people - what's this "our" crap AnotherMother4Peace May 2012 #14
just like those wonderful folks in the OP, huh? mike_c May 2012 #15
Logical Fallacy - "Mike is begging the question, therefore all Mikes do the same" AnotherMother4Peace May 2012 #18
if mike turns a blind eye to the injustices that the other mikes are meting out.. frylock May 2012 #24
How can we tell whether all the posters are cops? virgogal May 2012 #23
It is their FB page. And they have since removed it, according to the OP. sabrina 1 May 2012 #53
My father was a cop. And I agree with Mike. Cops are not our friends. 1monster May 2012 #27
I'm sure plenty of Nazis were "nice people", too. Odin2005 May 2012 #42
True. Nice enough to provide summer camps for children and treat their Gr Shepards very well. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #59
"Honorable people" until they're ordered not to be just1voice May 2012 #66
K&R. n/t DLevine May 2012 #6
Disgusting. Arugula Latte May 2012 #8
There are posters here that would roust their own parents EFerrari May 2012 #12
More to it... mcdedrick May 2012 #13
You're her mother? My heart-felt wishes to you both :( Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #17
update mcdedrick May 2012 #67
Big hugs to both of you! Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #69
you read my mind! mcdedrick May 2012 #71
Welcome to DU! hootinholler May 2012 #76
First off, thank you for supporting your daughter... Earth_First May 2012 #21
Thanks! mcdedrick May 2012 #72
I wish I could recommend your post. JDPriestly May 2012 #26
Thx! mcdedrick May 2012 #73
You should wait until you have enough posts to be qualified to start a thread and then start one. JDPriestly May 2012 #77
Are you the mother of the girl? I thought Bologna at least got a slap on the wrist due to the sabrina 1 May 2012 #30
I hope your daughter sues the City of New York and Bloomburg into coalition_unwilling May 2012 #52
Stay tuned.... mcdedrick May 2012 #74
REC! SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #16
Lol Son of Gob May 2012 #19
That, and the paper that didn't take down those horrific KKKomments. Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #25
That Sun Times part added nothing to your subject matter Son of Gob May 2012 #35
I =do= have an in-built need to point out problems Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #36
You're right so I edited it out. It's just so damn awful... Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #48
Thanks Fire Walk With Me Son of Gob May 2012 #51
What do you think of the outright, disgusting Racism displayed in those comments? And the anti sabrina 1 May 2012 #31
I think it's a disgrace Son of Gob May 2012 #37
I'm talking about the cops, who erased their racist remarks when they were discovered. sabrina 1 May 2012 #40
I agree with you on the cops part Son of Gob May 2012 #41
Well, we agree. I have family in Chicago, I know those comments do not represent them. sabrina 1 May 2012 #46
K&R n/t DeSwiss May 2012 #20
Good for you for capturing those vile comments before the idiots took them down. sabrina 1 May 2012 #33
Most cops are freepers. backscatter712 May 2012 #34
Then pick different cops treestar May 2012 #39
I personally am wary quakerboy May 2012 #45
Cops do not always "walk away free as a bird" for things like this treestar May 2012 #58
In the vast majority of cases, they do. quakerboy May 2012 #63
Not a complete nonsequitur, since the powers afforded are necessary treestar May 2012 #65
small progress has been made, with even greater degredation quakerboy May 2012 #68
Other professions are also far less likely to lead to you getting killed treestar May 2012 #70
No quakerboy May 2012 #79
Wow, you can always be found defending the cops. Zalatix May 2012 #54
Thats only a few cops, that is not a good sample to find their feelings quakerboy May 2012 #43
When I see something like that, I hold responsible all other cops who can see it Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #50
So what happens when a protester does something wrong? randome May 2012 #56
Cops = legalized extortion racket Odin2005 May 2012 #44
The Editor In Chief of the website "Officer.com" is Frank Borelli. Dawson Leery May 2012 #47
Dang, thanks for that.. Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #49
K&R May Day started here. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #55
Never Forget! bvar22 May 2012 #61
If you're baffled, then maybe you're not seeing the problem correctly. randome May 2012 #62
Your willingness "to see things from a different perspective"... bvar22 May 2012 #64
Get the CutePDF writer for your computer krispos42 May 2012 #75
Very interesting, thank you! Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #78
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