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None of those other countries have an equivalent to our 2nd amendment to hold near and dear to their hearts. Less guns per capita, better trained cops—>less shootings. No reason to make it any more complicated than that. How boring and non-free they must feel.

How dare Judge Gleeson get in the way of the Trump Administration’s apparent right to abuse power at will.

Just no B1G west schools please.

Maybe this sort of fear also explains the behavior of many GOP politicians regarding Trump. Do the right thing at the risk of your own downfall.

Pretty eye opening. Especially for Adrian and the difference with other sport student athletes. Good for all of them. I admit, I have no clue how those earnings are calculated.

Pretty good article. Well written with some very valid points. I can see how the LE career can just weigh on oneself. I hope you’re not making career changing decisions just based on HB or other social media influence the past couple of weeks. Although I would understand how current events play into it. I work with nurses on a daily basis at my job ,probably more than any other profession, and I’ve always thought that although there are lots of good nurses, the truly great ones are like gold. I could say the same thing about cops. Difficult jobs, but the potential for a positive effect on others is extraordinarily great. Anyway, I’ll stop rambling now. Thanks again for your responses.

I’m a bit perplexed by that too. It’s not like Buffalo just gut unlucky with 57 bad cops. I’d say the needle is pointing to more of a systemic issue that we civilians don’t understand. Leadership? Culture? Unions?

These are isolated cases. Bad? Yes, but it doesn’t make all cops bad. It doesn’t help that this stuff is pretty much on a continuous loop on cable news. In my profession I’ve come across many bad nurses as well. Like the nurse who was playing Kevorkian a few years back. There’s bad in any field.

It’s easy for me to say, but please don’t take some of this venting or frustration people have personally. I know it’s not easy. I believe you’ve earned the respect of many on HB by answering some of our questions and giving very good insight. You certainly have to me. I have no doubt the good cops definitely outnumber the bad. I’m sure most people would agree, despite only the bad getting the spotlight now. Things are just really tense and trying for everyone now. Especially African-Americans and LEO’s, I would imagine. I truly believe things will get better. We all need each other to make it happen though.

Sorry for the confusion. I should have been more specific. I'm definitely not agreeing that there are no good cops out there. Earlier when I believe BlitzFirst was essentially suggesting a "code" or "Brotherhood" exists among police that makes it difficult for good cops to call out bad cops. Well, the situation in Buffalo, NY is a perfect example. The following questions are not directed to you personally, because for all I know you could be a great cop. You need not answer them, but can if you want. But these are some of questions I and probably a lot of us (non-LEO's) have. Why didn't any of those cops help that man or confront the coward who pushed him to the ground. Why didn't those other three officers stop Chauvin from killing George Floyd. Why do other cops witness bad behavior like an officer shooting reporters with rubber bullets and do nothing to stop it. Why when my burglar alarm went off two years ago (false alarm) did it take the Omaha Police 32 min to respond, but when a "help an officer' call goes out, Cops seemingly come out of the woodwork and are all over the place. Why did the first responding OPD officer to the Von Maur Shooting refuse to go in alone, citing a then dept policy of waiting for backup. A couragous Douglas County Deputy then went in on his own, because people needed help--Police depts need more of those guys. I have a very strong opinion that too often police are more concerned with protecting their own than serving the public. I would say this much more rampant in large municipal departments than smaller ones, but that's just a guess. There's clearly a systematic failure here. Bad leadership? Existence of Police Unions? Major changes need to happen. I used to trust Cops, now I'm not so sure.

This is what we are talking about. These selfish a$$h@!e cops in Buffalo are there for each other and that’s it. The entire emergency response department resigning. What a bunch of cowards. So much for protecting the public. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/us/buffalo-police-suspension-shoving-man-trnd/index.html

Well I missed it. I went back and re-read it and yep, there it was. Must have skimmed over it the first time. But, no I don't agree with that statement. I do agree, however, that in some jurisdictions there is an existent, official or not, of a "brotherhood/sisterhood" among LEO's that operates under unwritten rules regarding calling out and/or reporting bad behavior. It's actually as plain as day. All of the video's we've witnessed this week confirm it. That's the part of the post I was referring to.

I wouldn't. But I guess it depends on how you define a "good cop". If it's one who has never done anything immoral or questionable in the slightest or has never taken liberties and cut corners with important aspects of their profession. Then I would say that good (insert any profession) are so rare they are like unicorns. Cops are human and just as imperfect as the rest of us. But I think we'd all agree that its time they start policing their own a lot better than they currently do. I'm hopeful that with all the events of the past week, that will begin to happen.

I guess I didn’t take the comments that way. I agree with you that good cops are the overwhelming majority. It’s the cowardly a$$h@!e cops that are getting all the attention right now. And that leads to a certain perception, which becomes reality. Thus the need for police reform.

Is it? Take it from an outsider who’s normally pro-police but I’m sorry, the police profession is looking pretty pathetic right now. Probably unfairly. But now with cameras everywhere, the ugly side of the badge is rearing it’s head. That’s not changing. PO’s better get used to it. I get we’re just seeing some of the bad stuff that social media loves and there’s a lot of great cops doing good that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. But there’s clearly a lot of cops that have no business wearing a badge. I’d say it’s entirely believable that a “code “ exists regarding reporting bad apple’s. Maybe not so much in smaller communities, but definitely in larger places. It’s unfortunate because it’s unfair to good cops.

How many college sports have been played since the pandemic hit us? I honestly don’t know, but I would imagine that number is close to zero as well.

I made no accusation, but just stated a fact and asked a question. I stand by my post stating that what you posted was not backed by evidence or official recommendations. It was your opinions and/or estimations. That's fine, but it doesn't mean I was wrong with what I said. Trust me, I've done my "homework" on the topic. Now I'm going to paste your OP below, feel free to what part of it is validated by any of the evidence and facts you just posted above. "They will recover quickly, just like 99.99% of all kids their age, and be back on the field in a week. It actually would be a benefit for the majority of a team to have it and heal pre-season. I know, the .01% will get really sick. More college age football players will likely be seriously injured or killed in automobile accidents or from riots than Covid-19." 1. You stated 99.9% will recover quickly and be back in competition in a week? Well, 99.9% certainly looks like an arbitrary number and where exactly is any of this stated by the DHHS or any other expert/official recommendation? I guess I need help there, because I can't find such a thing. Just because they didn't die, doesn't mean there good to go in a week. The recommendations actually are a 14 day quarantine so you don't spread it to others. 2. You suggested that CFB players are more likely to be seriously injured or killed in auto accidents or riots than COVID. Again, where's the data? You may be correct--especially with auto accidents, but are there numbers that I missed regarding CFB players and their morbidity/mortality rates during riots or COVID. Official statements on the matter? I'm not here to argue with anyone. But I may call out opinions on the matter that I disagree with. Some of those opinions are why fewer people seem to be wearing masks and now that things are opening back up, there appears to be a false sense of security about getting and/or spreading the virus. Like when TeacherCD stated that essentially nobody at his gym is wearing masks. That's just dumb and reckless behavior, IMO.

I hate to keep being Mr Contrary on this subject and am not directing any of this to your post per se, but more just general rhetorical questions and other thoughts if you will, but there are some more facts we must consider: 1. The tests aren't 100% reliable. False positives. False negatives. Silent carriers. Several people continue to get "positive" test results weeks after recovering. It's probably picking up inactive virus particles. What do we do in this case? 2. College kids are going to go out to Wal-Mart. There going to class, mingle and socialize with girls, family, etc. We can't sequester them from everyone else. It's not like they march into the locker room after the game and go sit on their charger until next Saturday. So what do we do? Test every day? How long does it take to get the result? The star running back who tested negative yesterday, suddenly now tests positive. Meanwhile, he's been in the film room with coach, hung out with the offensive line last night, went to the store, etc.. You see where I'm going. Next thing you know, half the team has it. Now what? Cancel the next two games? Iron man football? "Starting at safety, number 2, Adrian Martinez". Instead of last seasons worrying about if the linebackers are going to be up for tackling next week, now we're going to be worried about if anybody caught the COVID in the middle of game weeks. I can see the practice pressers now. "How'd it go today coach?" "Saw player X had a mask and wasn't suited up, did they catch the virus?" What we have been observing, is that it appears the virus is less lethal that it was before. Better treatment? Definitely. Better testing and recognition? Definitely. Virus mutating into a less virulent form? Hopefully. That's really what I'm hoping for at this point. I wish it were as simple as College Football being low risk, because 20yr old athletes should recover fine and be good to go in 2 weeks, but unfortunately it's not. All this being said, I am confident we will have a very near-normal 2021 football season.

I wouldn't be going to that gym. Unless you simply can''t wait for a vaccine and want to just go ahead and get it over with. Of course that could mean making this decision for others as well if you know what I mean.

Nothing you just stated is backed by evidence or any official recommendation. Back on the field in a week? Really? And spread it to everyone else? What about the 50-70 year assistant coaches? What percentage are you going to arbitrarily assign for their demise?

So the Okie State player gets COVID likely from being in too close proximity to others. Too bad he wasn’t wearing a football helmet. That plus the fact that football doesn’t require close proximity to others would have protected him from the virus. Just like fans in football stadiums will be magically protected as well. That’s how it’s going to work, right?

I’m still “worried “. A lot can change between now and week 1. Good or bad.

Those posts may come back to bite him (Gardner) if there were ever a civil wrongful death suit, correct?

There were no charges to be dropped. They can still file a charge if newer evidence is presented, but Klein announced that based on the evidence available, he was not charging him.

Wow. How is 4.825 even possible? Good for him. Talent and smarts. I'll take it.