tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post7585941640284964322..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: The better the equipment, the less safe the PoliceSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-84824815691144287282014-08-26T10:04:44.764-04:002014-08-26T10:04:44.764-04:00It's sad when we've reached the point wher...It's sad when we've reached the point where we fear the cops more than the criminals. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-78341339575867397172014-08-26T00:38:56.188-04:002014-08-26T00:38:56.188-04:00This was an excellent post. Because of an encounte...This was an excellent post. Because of an encounter with a bully cop and his buddies he called for back up, I am now afraid to go out after dark because of the police. I am 67, had a tail light out and he called for back up because I would not roll down my window in a dark area. I just wanted to move my car one block to a well-lighted area. He insulted me several times and threatened to arrest me for wanting to be safe. I am not a rough or tough looking person at all.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-13937577727353048132014-08-25T21:28:51.176-04:002014-08-25T21:28:51.176-04:00The last thing we want is our neighborhoods to tur...The last thing we want is our neighborhoods to turn into war zones, so let's not treat them that way and maybe they won't become one. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-72198003283417413922014-08-25T21:27:33.469-04:002014-08-25T21:27:33.469-04:00Some years back I had an old dog that was lying in...Some years back I had an old dog that was lying in the road. (not much traffic back then) Cruiser came by and stopped. The dog trotted over to the driver's window and the cop rolled it down. The cop knew the dog by name and apologized to it for being out of dog treats. <br /><br />I miss those days. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-78963156696902763382014-08-25T21:24:23.932-04:002014-08-25T21:24:23.932-04:00Nothing beats face to face interaction, no matter ...Nothing beats face to face interaction, no matter how its done. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-63137279065643569402014-08-25T21:22:38.804-04:002014-08-25T21:22:38.804-04:00Sad to see how so many departments have gone from ...Sad to see how so many departments have gone from public servants to thugs. Not everywhere and not all cops, but it's spreading. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-27728516334434280952014-08-25T21:01:21.058-04:002014-08-25T21:01:21.058-04:00Thanks. We respond to human beings, not robocop.Thanks. We respond to human beings, not robocop.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-24534455214902135412014-08-25T21:00:18.081-04:002014-08-25T21:00:18.081-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-69282035130189995472014-08-25T17:10:14.635-04:002014-08-25T17:10:14.635-04:00Yep big differance between a law enforcement offic...Yep big differance between a law enforcement officer and a peace officer. Rambo or Andy both get the job done but I knw which i would rather have in my community.Gary in Bamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095999376990912465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-3492402939025986762014-08-25T09:19:12.212-04:002014-08-25T09:19:12.212-04:00Hear, hear, Sixbears. And I also see Dizzy's p...Hear, hear, Sixbears. And I also see Dizzy's point of view. But if the local cops drove their cars to visit those locals in the country, all might be better off, hummm? Better the frenemy you know than the stranger.texasannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266571576775601735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-31668188373133658432014-08-25T08:37:29.637-04:002014-08-25T08:37:29.637-04:00That would work in the city, but out here in the c...That would work in the city, but out here in the country. Out here, the cops would spend most of the day just walking between homes and farms and ranches. But maybe they could stop, get out, and talk to people once in awhile.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-53474454887926605232014-08-25T07:13:19.165-04:002014-08-25T07:13:19.165-04:00You really hit the nail square on the head. I'...You really hit the nail square on the head. I'm probably the most law abiding person in 20 square miles but lately the sight of a cop causes me to think "what slight infraction of the law am I doing to cause this guy to beat me down?". I don't like that but its a self defense mechanism learned from just a few chance encounters with the local bruisers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-73810946040696130082014-08-25T06:21:25.021-04:002014-08-25T06:21:25.021-04:00Well said. A good beat cop will be protected by d...Well said. A good beat cop will be protected by decent citizens. U have actually stopped to aid a good police officer I have known. Of course, an officer who dresses like robocop who distances himself from those he is to protect and to serve will not receive that level of respect or consideration.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-4421734386592604822014-08-25T04:04:14.914-04:002014-08-25T04:04:14.914-04:00That's why a civil society is the best defence...That's why a civil society is the best defence. If they think authority flows from the barrel of a gun . . . well, there's a lot of guns in the US.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-77516242986342951952014-08-25T04:01:57.396-04:002014-08-25T04:01:57.396-04:00Plenty of those guys dressed up in military gear s...Plenty of those guys dressed up in military gear shouldn't have bullets either. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-10272662254996599242014-08-25T03:32:32.204-04:002014-08-25T03:32:32.204-04:00Yes indeed! Hope this is some sort of a wake up c...Yes indeed! Hope this is some sort of a wake up call.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-57908767937742249472014-08-25T03:29:05.202-04:002014-08-25T03:29:05.202-04:00Even with all the fancy new equipment, every polic...Even with all the fancy new equipment, every police department in this country is so outgunned it is ridiculous.<br /><br />Take for example the town I live in, Vancouver WA.<br />They have lots of cops here and they have lots of toys too. <br />I would bet money that within one square mile of my house you would find enough weaponry to wipe them all out in an hour.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-7764794986734812372014-08-25T03:27:03.275-04:002014-08-25T03:27:03.275-04:00excellent comments. Mayberry RFD is an excellent ...excellent comments. Mayberry RFD is an excellent example of the two types of policing that go on. Unfortunately, Andy's style isn't popular, and Barney really shouldn't have any bullet at all.Sarthurknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-24885245881875545912014-08-25T00:34:48.697-04:002014-08-25T00:34:48.697-04:00Not to mention that a cop on the beat is less like...Not to mention that a cop on the beat is less likely to run around committing felony assault by constantly aiming his weapon at unarmed peaceful people as many did last week and as one individual cop did by aiming his rifle at at camera man, who was taping, and then verbally threatening to "bleeping" kill the cameraman. (Expletive removed).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com