It has been obviously a long time since I last posted... Not that many people read my thing all the time.
However, this rant is partly one of many things I find rather disturbing of late.
Of course, I am going to bring the wrath of many upon me when I post this, but at this point, I don't care because of the stupidity that this has obviously has begun to spun out of control.
First, Ferguson - The stupidity there... Amounts to people who are raging over a white cop versus the black man and the black man getting killed and the white cop getting away with it.
Let's be clear... I am one of those guys who cheered about V for Vendetta... Where people should not fear the government, but the government should fear the people. However, the stupidity that followed over the verdict of clearing the cop of wrong doing does nothing more than give the cops the reason to do the very thing that started all this crap.
Case in point... A while ago, a friend of mine a guy who bartended a place I frequented a lot for lunch because it was near where I worked... He told me a story where he was taken down by the cops, telling him not to resist. However, let me point out something to you. My friend was white. White as any white person can be... He was taken down by the cops and they kept telling him not to resist, even he didn't believe he was resisting, but they took him down hard.
My point here? You don't have to be 'black' to make the cops react this way. Color is not the issue here, what the issue is the people who make it the issue. Inciting people to rage against the police is not exactly showing the 'need' for change, but to encourage the need for the police to respond in kind.
American Cops are currently surrounded by crazed fools. Every person who can arm themselves with a gun can, and will, shoot a cop just cause they can feel like it. Many of you foolishly believe that a cop is with power. Even a white cop. Thing is, a white cop, black cop, Asian cop... Any kind of cop will be just as powerless as the next one getting shot in the face, in the chest or even getting run over by some crazed individual out there.
Next... The choking case of Eric Garner... Do I feel that the cops should have been acquitted? Hard to say... But what the mayor did with his kid... Congrats in making things worse... And better yet, congrats on encouraging people in killing cops who have to try and keep the peace in one of the more difficult to keep sane places in the US.
The message should never be about "be nice to the cops, cause I am afraid to get killed by them..." The message should always be about the fact that the cops will fear to be killed by ANYONE. Not just black people, but anyone.
Think about it... Cops are going to be on edge, because they hear about how one of them got shot by some random person somewhere. Put yourself in the shoes of the people you fear... Would you not be on edge trying to deal with someone who ignores your orders?
Here's the thing... People who are willing to kill, can come off as 'innocent' at times. As much as we watch Hollywood shows where the unbelievable happens, the simple fact is... Anyone can do something if they put their mind to it. Another classic example is Tom Cruise. In preparation for his role in the movie 'Collateral Damage'... He posed as a UPS carrier, delivering packages to people, with very little makeup job. A famous actor, method acting and barely anyone recognize him, even when he was right in their face.
A lot of you will go, "What does this have to do with the cops and their flagrant abuse of power?" Again...Tell me why do you feel secure at home? Because the cops are out there dealing with people who are not nearly as 'sane' as you are. At the same time, cops are also the 'elephant in the room' anywhere because most of them wear uniforms.
Look at all the shooters out there who have robbed a place or the numerous shooters who attacked civilians who were NOT cops. Virginia Tech... A student who was mentally unstable murdered many. The Isla Vista murders by one kid or the Deltopia Riot in Isla Vista which started with a kid assaulting an officer. Tell me... How are the cops suppose to identify a threat until they are attacked?
Coming from a gamer who plays First Person Shooter games, the anxiety that cops get is much like what some of us gamers get when we play big fight games... Paranoia, concern to keep a live. Unlike in games, however, cops don't get a 'second' chance most of the time. Often times, they will be DEAD. Soldiers know this kind of anxiety once they actually get into this... And this is the very thing the people in the US fail to grasp.
The fear for cops is more real than the 'righteous' anger the citizens have. What more... Consider the fact that many of the 'non-lethal' items out there are still lethal in one form or another to someone. A submission hold, like what was used on Garner... Proved to be fatal... A stun gun or tazer, can be lethal to people with a heart condition. Bean bag guns, can still be lethal at very short ranges or people who can't take a hard hit.
Protesting an injustice is fine... But when people protest in a violent way or a disruptive way... How are you NOT encouraging a change when you can't stop the moronic idiots inciting a reaction from the cops to protect themselves?
In the end, change is needed, that part is not in contention... But at the same time, the killing of NY Cops as retribution for Eric Garner... Only morons think this will make a change for the better.
Yoda (Yes, I know, quoting a puppet/companimation character from a sci fi movie is silly) makes a point that hate leads to hate... This stupidity won't end until we all wake up and realize more beyond the red lens of hate.
