tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post943729255959539484..comments2023-10-31T05:07:19.353-04:00Comments on Delenda est Carthago: Rules of the RoadDr. Φhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-85257639826938949512012-08-22T10:30:37.758-04:002012-08-22T10:30:37.758-04:00Sure, policemen get training. But he just crashed...Sure, policemen get training. But he just crashed his motorcycle and was being assaulted by two grown men. Sorry, but in the same circumstances I'd shoot too (and I'm not a policeman). The correct response to a MV accident is NOT to attack the other person involved. <br /><br />This one is on the father and cousin in my opinion (given the facts presented).heresolonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00461382067580153600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-84168076232692950882012-08-17T17:05:30.126-04:002012-08-17T17:05:30.126-04:00But I also have to wonder about the father.
Well,...<i>But I also have to wonder about the father.</i><br /><br />Well, yes. He seems more intent on avenging the "dis" than tending to his hurt child.<br /><br />Still.<br /><br />Don't policemen get training in how to wrestle people to the ground without shooting them?<br /><br />It occurred to me after I posted it that this happened in Chicago, a town where a white person would <i>not</i> be armed, unless he's a cop. I'll bet the improbability of it all crossed Dad's mind as he died . . .Dr. Φhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-18507023721221208782012-08-17T09:25:27.446-04:002012-08-17T09:25:27.446-04:00I would be particularly interested in knowing if t...I would be particularly interested in knowing if the bike had flipped or if it struck the girl while the officer was still on it. <br /><br />There are also questions about how fast the bike was going that it could not avoid a 4 year old "darting". <br /><br />A tragedy all the way around. Saying "shit happens" doesn't seem to cover it.<br /><br />But I also have to wonder about the father. How close to the edge must he be all the time if his primary instinct is violence as a response to what was clearly an accident and when his daughter and her cousin might still be savable if they get medical attention? My first instinct would be to save the kids. The downed policeman is not being threatening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com