Bill from NYC

I'm the red ball express of lovin' Diesel powered straight to you, I'm truckin' In old Temptation's rain, I'm duckin' For your love through sleet and snow, I'm truckin'. Ain't nothin' holding me back, nothin' I keep right on right on, truckin'

I heard about the case but never believed it. To be honest I didn't believe the Volpe "plunger" case either. That wasn't police brutality, it was a sex crime. I didn't think that any cop, however vicious, would ever do this and it turned out that he was guilty. I don't present myself as an all knowing entity. Could the Baltimore case be true? Maybe, but as I said; I am unable to visualize something that candy ass and flimsy. As for Minnesota, I am utterly sickened, and I mean every bit as much as you if not more. That ex-cop had his knee on the throat of every American citizen, especially police officers, and I really don't care about the record of the deceased. I watched that video with a knot in my stomach and my heart racing. I knew that things would be very bad, but not THIS bad. Just horrible beyond words.

Seriously, no. I am not a starry eyed kid. I have been in battles and had to use necessary force, and I am not ashamed of this. They key word is necessary. But to put someone in a van and drive around like some douchebag? Bro, that is weak s%$t and no, I never heard of it and never would have ever considered it for any reason, even if the prisoner attacked me, or molested a kid. I am unable to even visualize driving down the streets of NYC in that manner, (especially Manhattan) and placing my own health and the heath of others in peril, let alone in a police vehicle. If you don't believe me, of course that's perfectly OK too.

No, I never heard of it and yes, I thought it ridiculous then and still do. Some indictments are for political gain, wouldn't you agree? And yes, they "coulda" stole the money as it what generally happens in Baltimore. http://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-pugh-20191120-kzmc2v7cafetjladglhgnyusdy-story.html I do hope and pray that the prosecutors in the Minnesota case are competent.

I don't know about every single case HBF. Unlike some others, I don't think that my opinions necessarily reign supreme over opinions that differ but, since you brought it up; the Freddie Gray Case was utterly ridiculous imo. The premise of the wild ambulance ride was something I never saw or even heard about. Also, weren't there police officers in the ambulance? And iirc, 3 of the officers were black. They all got off, and this was in Baltimore mind you. I mean really.

My life has taught me that police brutality has nothing to do with race. It has to do with individuals. I have been posting here for approx. 2 1/2 decades. I have friends that I have met at RWS, close friends, but; few know much about my background. I was a NYC Police Officer/Detective. I worked for 2 black squad sgts., 2 black borough commanders, and 2 black police commissioners. I started in Crown Heights/East Flatbush Brooklyn. My precinct had 71 homicides that year. I was just a rookie, and we took up a collection to help purchase baseball equipment for poor (and I do mean poor kids). From there, I was transferred to Midtown South Precinct and assigned to a foot post on what the FBI called the worst block in America, W. 42nd Street between Broadway and 8th Ave. The Port Authority was across the street and there were 5 welfare hotels within 2 blocks, Two of them were in the top 10 in the city. I will not talk about the things I saw in these places but I will say that we saved the lives of and rescued children. It was just horrible. None were white. I was lucky enough to get a transfer to my home borough of Queens after 5 years at the same time as a friend. We weren't used to working in a normal place. We were assigned to a sector in which a large black population lived. We checked open doors and waved to the nice people. My partner got promoted and I broke in this young black cop who had no partner. I got him his first arrest, a nice assault/robbery. I took care of him and pushed him out of the way so I could go up first to a 5 minute old homicide. We had to step over a dead Colombian and there were people in the closet. They turned out to be victims, and nobody got shot. This man is my dear friend today, and he went on to be a 1st Grade Detective (higher than me) and set a record for undercover buys in NYC. Ask him if I was a brutal racist. When the Community Policing program started, black community members from a civic association turned out for a meeting and demanded that I be assigned to their neighborhood. I was placed there without being given a choice. My reward? Sundays off so I could watch the Bills games (but I worked Saturdays and had to miss the Crimson Tide). From there, a black Borough Commander promoted me to detective. I primarily did domestics and had a black female partner. We came up with an initiative that became a citywide model. In NYC, police officers have to write up themselves for medals, or be written up by a co-worker or a supervisor. I never wrote myself up for 1 medal. I refused because they meant nothing to me. I was named "Cop of the Month" in the borough of Queens and didn't show up for the ceremony. They sent it to me in Department Mail and my boss wasn't happy. I was cop of the year in a precinct and had 56 commendations and believe me, there were MUCH better cops than me. MUCH better. When my captain (who was promoted to Deputy Inspector) retired, he took a job as a school teacher in a very tough neighborhood in CT (he lived close by and NYS wouldn't let him "double dip"). He was named "Educator of the Year" by the Obama Administration. He inspired his almost entirely black class and their marks skyrocketed. If you think I am full of s%$t, his name is Anthony Mullen. Many of his students went onto college and are success stories. This was my experience in the NYPD. I only found out about my commendations when I applied for another job after I retired. To this day I am haunted by nightmares from the atrocities that I have seen, but it has become normal by now. I'm fine, but what happened in Minnesota really hurts. That scumbag cop hurt our country. He gave anarchists and other losers an audience, and I am NOT talking about peaceful protesters. In the long run, all of us will suffer. My experience doesn't involve racism, and I worked with GREAT cops. Btw there were good times too. Working in Midtown Manhattan wasn't so bad in some ways :). As for the cops, we loved each other. Race meant nothing. I pray that our country comes around and the violence will cease.

Of course. I hope that you did note my restraint.

You should read my initial post. It would be easy enough to do. I pointed out that people are not mandated to agree with every position that you take. You took it from there and got offensive and even vulgar. I really don't remember having any specific discussions with you on this board, and I would probably remember hostile exchanges. You seem to have built up anger at me, all the way up to not liking first round defensive backs lol! One would think a poster with your screen name might agree but so be it. You see how easy that was? I am not trying to force you to see eye to eye on everything I say. I'm not even going to get vulgar because you do not. Here's to a fresh start!

No, but he sure can hate you if you disagree with him.

The difference is that I don't care if you disagree with things that I believe. It is a comforting state of mind, you might try it.

No matter how dismissive, gross, or derisive your comments are, people are not forced to agree with you. People shouldn't be forced to agree with anyone, even robotic simps who are incapable of an original thought.

That was not an intelligent comment. You are not an all knowing being. You are just some guy on a message board with a screen name of Jauronimo. People are not automatically incorrect because they disagree with your comments. What makes it worse is that you probably toe the line on each and every issue. An original thought would suit you well. Have a wonderful day! Thanks for the suggestion. Could you even begin to imagine what I suggest that you could do?

According to you. You do know that not everyone is mandated to agree with you, no?

All that I am asking for, is ten gold dollars And I could pay you back with one good hand You could look around about the wide world over And you'll never find another honest man.

Put your lovin' hand out, baby I'm beggin' (Beggin') beggin', put your lovin' hand out, baby (Beggin') beggin' you, put your lovin' hand out, baby Ridin' high when I was king Played it hard and fast 'cause I had everything Walked away, wonderin' then But easy come and easy go and it would end (Beggin') I'm beggin' you, won't you give your hand out, baby (Beggin') beggin', put your lovin' hand out, baby

Oh that's right.....I forgot that it was up to Shaq who plays on his team.

Only you know and I know All the love we've got to show, So don't refuse to believe it By reading too many meanings. 'Cause you know, that I mean what I say So don't go, and ever take me the wrong way. You know you can't go on getting your own way 'Cause if you do, it's going to get to you some day.

Are you sure? I remember seeing them ranked #14 in one of those magazines.

I don't care if Monday's blue Tuesday's gray and Wednesday too Thursday I don't care about you It's Friday, I'm in love. Monday you can fall apart Tuesday Wednesday break my heart Thursday doesn't even start It's Friday, I'm in love.

Very cool!!!

I want to run but there's nowhere to go 'Cause heartaches will follow me, I know Without your love, the love I need It's the beginning of the end for me 'Cause you're taking away all my reasons for livin' When you pushed aside all the love I been givin' Now wait a minute

Woke up this morning, my head was so bad The worst hangover that I ever had What happened to me last night That girl of mine, she loved me so right (yeah) (oh, oh) She loved me so long and she loved me so hard I finally passed out in her front yard (whoo) It wasn't wine that I had too much of It was a double shot of my baby's love

First of all, I am very sorry about your injury and wish you nothing less than a full and speedy recovery. Next, my post was at least a bit more sarcastic than intended. I am also sorry for this. That out of the way, where do I start? 1) I was the one who pointed out that he could have been arrested for Disorderly Conduct. 2) I do not think that someone who is psychotic or a criminal has no rights and never said that this was/is the case. 3) You seem (perhaps I am misinterpreting) to feel as if the police should automatically enforce every law. Would this include loud music, Jaywalking, and other petty offenses? 4) I saw what you said about not having friends and relatives over for dinner, and I respect that. How do you think the officers felt about being approached and touched by this old creep? I don't get the impression that you would be happy to have him this close to you, and this time I am NOT being snide. 5) Here is the rough part to explain. These officers were ordered to go out into the night and clear the area. They would rather be home and did not know what they were about to face. This begs the question, have you ever had to rely on someone to protect you? Also, did you ever have to physically protect a partner or close friend? If I was one of the police officers accosted and touched by this old schmuck, yes; I could arrest him HBF! But, I would also be leaving my partner and fellow officers to sit with and process this nitwit for hours on end and the charge would eventually be dismissed, guilty or not. That would amount to one less officer to protect the community and other officers from dangerous scum that might show up such as Antifa, looters, or other armed criminals. Maybe I would have decided to just get him away from me and go about doing my job. 6) I am not glad this person was injured because he is a human being. I hope that he recovers. However now, he is a political show piece. [ ] 7) Last but not least, this and countless other sad, horrible incidents were caused by the scumbag in Minnesota. He had his knee on the throat of every police officer and every law abiding citizen in this country. This f^$#&^g piece of s*^t killed a man needlessly, and gave scumbags like Antifa the opportunity to set up pallets of bricks to throw at police, loot stores, etc. The incident in Buffalo was a byproduct. So are the murders of police around the country. The entire situation just sucks.

Let's be clear The term "well spoken," when used to describe a black person, is clearly a racist term. The implication is that other black citizens are not very literate. The ironic part is that when this back handed compliment is heard, it will probably be uttered by a white liberal, trying to "prove" how open minded he or she is. Years ago, they even used the term "well dressed." I cringe when I hear s%#t like that; it really pisses me off. It still happens today folks. I see it all the time, even on this board, and even in political circles. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=joe+biden+obama+is+clean+and+articulate&docid=607989819213087219&mid=E7083581CBC3AD55EABAE7083581CBC3AD55EABA&view=detail&FORM=VIRE Some might want to excuse this. I for one do not.

If you're out on the road Feeling lonely and so cold All you have to do is call my name And I'll be there on the next train Where you lead, I will follow Anywhere that you tell me to If you need, you need me to be with you I will follow where you lead