why is his life worth more than mine? (723 hits)
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Submitted by alfakyle (View user info) at 2005-04-24 11:50:14 EDT
After reading Rad's CSP commentary (see http://www.ubersite.com/m/58180) I wondered why anything bad that's related to a child is such an outrage. I mean, I agree that it is, but I also believe its horrible if the same thing happens to an adult. Then I was struck by an odd thought. Why is killing a police officer worse than killing my McJob neighbour?
At first I thought that "hey, these guys put their lives on the line for us, so when they are killed, that's a travesty." Well, construction workers put their lives on the line, and when they die, its "well that sucks, but when will the new mall be finished?"
Then I figured that when a cop is killed, the rest of the cops take it as a personal offense. Isn't their rapid investigation and prosecution fueled at least in part by revenge? If my wife was murdered, I'd be pissed that the cops were focusing more on their best friend than MY best friend.
It hit me: its because a police officer is there to enforce the laws created by the government. When someone kills a police officer they are attacking a part of the system. Its the first baby step of damn near every revolution: if you can't cut off the head, kill the enforcers first. This must be it. STOP THE TERRORIST! Go for the Death Penalty... for one murder... um... YEAH!
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Submitted by Spuds002 (user info) at 2005-06-22 16:35:28 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
maddog is a fag
Submitted by alfakyle (user info) at 2005-04-24 19:43:51 EDT (#)
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hmmm... i have police officer friends, moved out of my parent's house as soon as i possibly could, never got into drugs, and don't bother with porn... but i wouldn't want to talk about something i know nothing about. ya jackass.
Submitted by Maddog (user info) at 2005-04-24 17:01:14 EDT (#)
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Yet another person offering an opinion on a subject they know NOTHING about. Stick to talking about what you DO know: living off your parents, smoking weed and internet porn.
Submitted by spazzh0le (user info) at 2005-04-24 14:51:35 EDT (#)
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Power. Whether real or percieved, cops have it. Famous people, rich people...the playing field is never going to be level.
Submitted by alfakyle (user info) at 2005-04-24 14:37:38 EDT (#)
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and what the hell is an "alter"? i referred to a specific post and mentioned the author. wtf?
Submitted by alfakyle (user info) at 2005-04-24 14:36:06 EDT (#)
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people who target any specific group are basically the same. if someone targets brunettes, that's no different than targeting cops. if the brother-/sisterhood of brunettes reacted the same way would that be accepted? and because of what cops represent, then the killer is attacking the system itself. taking a life is taking a life. can i get off on a lesser charge for killing a crackhead whore?
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2005-04-24 14:25:05 EDT (#)
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I struggle with this too. Apparently the only thing you can still get the death penalty for (in theory) in the UK is killing the queen- why is it worse killing her than a nurse or a fireman or a builder or something?
Submitted by spazzh0le (user info) at 2005-04-24 14:18:43 EDT (#)
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People who kill cops usually know it's a cop. The difference is often intent. Murder is different than manslaughter (drunk drivers). Killing a cop is percieved differently than killing a neighbor because of what the cop represents. He/she is serving the public, and the brotherhood takes it personally and seriously when a cop is murdered. Sure, the neighbor might be a more honest, caring, upstanding person, but the cop is a cop. That's how it's always gonna be.
Submitted by Mr.Brightside (user info) at 2005-04-24 14:14:15 EDT (#)
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i think that police officers should be respected for what they do, but at the same time, it can go overboard when the whole "revenge" factor comes in. show no mercy to a killer, whether their victim was a cop or a gas station clerk. murder is murder.
Submitted by Hands_Rambone (user info) at 2005-04-24 13:41:44 EDT (#)
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Cop killers should be found and killed.
They are protecting your worthless ass.
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2005-04-24 13:20:25 EDT (#)
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Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-04-24 12:05:23 (#)
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This is the worst rad alter in history.
Submitted by ICO (user info) at 2005-04-24 13:12:36 EDT (#)
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i'm wondering more about the motiviation. hence the "why is his life" instead of "his life isn't"
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motiviation is always an interesting thing, No?
Submitted by Loren1 (user info) at 2005-04-24 13:01:16 EDT (#)
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I know a few cops that I wish would be shot in head.
Submitted by alfakyle (user info) at 2005-04-24 12:27:42 EDT (#)
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i'm wondering more about the motiviation. hence the "why is his life" instead of "his life isn't"
Submitted by alfakyle (user info) at 2005-04-24 12:23:32 EDT (#)
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yeah, but i'm not out kill other people either.
drunk driver's kill a lot of people and they don't set out to kill anyone either.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-04-24 12:05:23 EDT (#)
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This is the worst rad alter in history.
+2 for you for the flattery, even though I fully disagree.
Submitted by spazzh0le (user info) at 2005-04-24 12:03:45 EDT (#)
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The 2x4s, hammers, and nails do not set out to kill the construction worker.
Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2005-04-24 11:55:38 EDT (#)
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"Worth more than yours" isn't what I really meant there, but you get the drift.
Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2005-04-24 11:55:05 EDT (#)
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His life is worth more than yours because his life was devoted towards protecting you and others like you.
Submitted by Santa_Claus_ (user info) at 2005-04-24 11:52:09 EDT (#)
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Those damn terrorists are out to get EVERYBODY!