CSK Fan Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Most police officers are extremely nice people who genuinely care for our safety. However' date=' I think it is likely that an officer who pushes seniors for fun might be racist.[/quote'] Yeah, you have no clue about police in America and the kind of power they weild and the groupism they follow. in no other country in the world is the police allowed to act executioners even when other policemen are targeted. However, in America, police target killing someone who killed another officer is seen the norm
Brainfade Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 MLK would have been shocked at this as well: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/11/us/chapel-hill-shooting/index.html Think this was your stereotypical right-wing Southern Baptist redneck killing 3 Muslims, right? Think again. As an atheist myself, I was stunned and ashamed to read that this punk is an atheist. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/craig-stephen-hicks-guns-anti-theism Hours after it was reported that a man killed three Muslim students Tuesday near the University of North Carolina, Twitter users pointed to the suspect's social media posts as evidence that the crime may have been religiously motivated. Chapel Hill police suggested that Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, may have been involved in a long-running dispute over parking with the victims but did not offer a clear motive for the shooting. A Facebook page that appeared to belong to Hicks, however, revealed a strong anti-religion bias and a love of guns. Here are some other insights into Hicks' politics gleaned from his social media profile. He's a self-professed "anti-theist" The lead photo on Hick's Facebook page professed his belief in "anti-theism" and stated that he wants "religion to go away." "I don't deny you your right to believe whatever you'd like; but I have the right to point out it's ignorant and dangerous for as long as your baseless superstitions keep killing people," the text in the photo read. Religious scholar Reza Aslan explored a new wave of "anti-theism" among atheists in a piece for Salon published in November. He argued that anti-theists like Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris respond "to religion with the same venomous ire with which religious fundamentalists respond to atheism." Aslan also cited a poll showing that about 85 percent of atheists do not subscribe to anti-theism. Hicks quoted Dawkins at length on losing respect for "Abrahamic religions" after the 9/11 terror attacks in a 2012 post. “My respect for the Abrahamic religions went up in the smoke and choking dust of September 11th," the post read. "The last vestige of respect for the taboo disappeared as I watched the 'Day of Prayer' in Washington Cathedral, where people of mutually incompatible faiths united in homage to the very force that caused the problem in the first place: religion. It is time for people of intellect, as opposed to people of faith, to stand up and say 'Enough!' Let our tribute to the dead be a new resolve: to respect people for what they individually think, rather than respect groups for what they were collectively brought up to believe.†It's possible that Hicks recently gravitated to anti-theism. A 2011 post showing what Hicks said was an award he received at work which described him as an "ordained deistic minister." He loved guns and railed against gun control Last month, Hicks posted a photo to Facebook of a revolver he said he owned: His Facebook profile also listed several gun-themed pages among his "likes," including a page called "hypocrisy and stupidity of gun control advocates." Back in 2011, Hicks posted his reaction to the Tucson, Arizona shooting in which 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner killed six people and wounded 11 others, including former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ). "I guess after the horrible tragedy early this week in Arizona, all Glock pistols will officially be labeled 'assault weapons,'" he wrote. "While I never cared for Glocks personally, it stinks that anyone would blame a firearm rather than the operator of such firearm for such a terrible act. I think I'll start blaming McDonalds for my weight problem, Christianity for the Ku Klux Klan, and Islam for terrorism." He's a gay rights advocate Hicks declared his support for marriage equality and the LGBT community in general in several posts on his Facebook page over the years. "I am not gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, intersex, or asexual," one recent post read. "I just support this crazy thought that everyone should have equal rights." He's a loud critic of the religious right Many of Hicks' posts focus on the separation of church and state and mock the religious right for "defying our Constitution." "Seems an overwhelming majority of Christians in this country feel that the Muslims are using the Ground Zero Mosque plans to'mark their conquest,'" he wrote in 2010. "Bunch of hypocrites, everywhere I've been in this country there are churches marking the Christian conquest of this country from the Native Americans. Funny thing is the Christians did that while defying our Constitution, and got away with it!!" Hicks often quoted former Presidents James A. Garfield and Ulysses S. Grant on the need to protect the separation of church and state, especially when it came to taxpayer dollars. He also drew attention to adoption of "In God We Trust" as the national motto in the 1950s along with the addition of "under God" to the pledge of allegiance that same decade, calling it "propaganda." He's no Mitt Romney fan Hicks' Facebook posts suggested that his views lay mostly on the liberal side of the political spectrum. His "likes" include a page called "Mitt Romney sucks," "dogs against Romney" and "liberals against conservative propaganda." He also waded into the debate over Obamacare in a post just days before the 2012 presidential election. Hicks related how his wife's friend, an employee at a local bank, was told that if President Obama won the bank would drop its employees' health insurance. "They will opt out and pay the penalty instead of insuring their employees," he wrote. "I'm really getting tired of this crap, and either way will never deal with this company again, not that I did before."
Texan Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Alabama police have released a video captured from the police car: http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/madison_police_fire_and_arrest.html
randomGuy Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Alabama police have released a video captured from the police car: http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/madison_police_fire_and_arrest.html highly insensitive from the policeman to act in this way. should be jailed.
sandeep Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 That is a tragic video. Poor old man did nothing wrong except go for a walk. Body-slammed intot the ground for no reason. That was a thuggish horrific criminal act. Hope the guy recovers from his spine injuries.
suraj Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 While they have fired the cop and charged him with assault it seems like a band-aid treatment only and that too because all this got caught by the video. He wasn't looking into any garages and that was typical police ploy to throw in some story to make it sound like a reasonable suspicion leading to the police actions The harsh truth is that these cops were bunch of ignorant uneducated and poorly trained bastards who should rot in jail but more than that they are not the only ones. Unless recruiting and training improves this can keep happening.
PBN Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Alabama police have released a video captured from the police car: http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/madison_police_fire_and_arrest.html Saw the videos. That's horrible the way the officer approached the whole situation. And they kept on saying that the man was trying to run away in order to build their own case. Body slammed an old guy who didn't know any English. Could also have been someone with Alzheimer's or hard of hearing as well. Quite horrible and sad. Imagine if there was no video record of this, they would have cooked up any random story to save themselves.
vvvslaxman Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 The cop is arrested. And released on parole for 1000$ phew. They are trying to save their ass. This guy can sue them for millions of dollars. Probably 30, 40 million. They will go bankrupt.. So they are trying to make the situation easier. :cantstop:
yoda Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Surprised Alabama PD didn't erase the video evidence.
AmreekanDesi Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 an off topic post - So typical of desi couple to have a kid and then invite your parents to the US to act as a babysitter while you enjoy your life ON Topic - Big case of culture difference. We are nosey ppl and for someone not at all used to US culture adn importance of privacy this is a mistake to make. I blame the son as much as the cop
Detonator Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 And released on parole for 1000$ phew. They are trying to save their ass. This guy can sue them for millions of dollars. Probably 30' date=' 40 million. They will go bankrupt.. So they are trying to make the situation easier. :cantstop:[/quote'] Yeah.. Seems like the cop will be fired from the job.. If they file a lawsuit, could they sue the police dept or just the cop?
coffee_rules Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 an off topic post - So typical of desi couple to have a kid and then invite your parents to the US to act as a babysitter while you enjoy your life ON Topic - Big case of culture difference. We are nosey ppl and for someone not at all used to US culture adn importance of privacy this is a mistake to make. I blame the son as much as the cop So typical of desi dudes to judge other desi dudes having no clue about raising a child. Even with any babysitter, nobody can enjoy life having a baby. Raath ko koi babysitter nahin utha hain, doodh pilane ke liye! Did you see the video? He was just walking by and not nosing around. This is also typical desi attitude to find something wrong about desis and the white dudes have a reason for any crime.
Detonator Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 So typical of desi dudes to judge other desi dudes having no clue about raising a child. Even with any babysitter, nobody can enjoy life having a baby. Raath ko koi babysitter nahin utha hain, doodh pilane ke liye! Did you see the video? He was just walking by and not nosing around. This is also typical desi attitude to find something wrong about desis and the white dudes have a reason for any crime. awesome reply dood :nice:
NareshK Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 The man was just standing still when there were two police officers standing around him and he was unarmed and old. What was the need for the police officer to slam him down to the ground with so much force and restrain him as though he is a suicide bomber ? Stupidity and complete recklessness on the part of the cops. Hope that man sues them and gets millions of dollars for damage.
vvvslaxman Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Yeah.. Seems like the cop will be fired from the job.. If they file a lawsuit, could they sue the police dept or just the cop? Both.
rahulrulezz Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 an off topic post - So typical of desi couple to have a kid and then invite your parents to the US to act as a babysitter while you enjoy your life ON Topic - Big case of culture difference. We are nosey ppl and for someone not at all used to US culture adn importance of privacy this is a mistake to make. I blame the son as much as the cop Are you a dumb ****...
vvvslaxman Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 So typical of desi dudes to judge other desi dudes having no clue about raising a child. Even with any babysitter, nobody can enjoy life having a baby. Raath ko koi babysitter nahin utha hain, doodh pilane ke liye! Did you see the video? He was just walking by and not nosing around. This is also typical desi attitude to find something wrong about desis and the white dudes have a reason for any crime. He is a reflection of lot of desis i come across on the FB. They find a reason to give benefit of doubt to the cop. They come up with their theory to justify the utter brutality combined with stupidity. If these fat thugs treat that 120 lbs , 57 year old man as a threat then they are 100 times more threat to society.
Gaban Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 an off topic post - So typical of desi couple to have a kid and then invite your parents to the US to act as a babysitter while you enjoy your life ON Topic - Big case of culture difference. We are nosey ppl and for someone not at all used to US culture adn importance of privacy this is a mistake to make. I blame the son as much as the cop Surely you are a troll who's tolerated here?
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