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Originally Posted by Milk 1027
I don't mean to sound like jerk or disrespect but that's nothing compared to what happens just south of the border of you guys.
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Oh, I know it...and no disrespect taken.
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Originally Posted by Milk 1027
(I used to live in El Paso). There are many people getting killed daily just south of my old hometown. I think one weekend there were 20 dead and the count is close to 900 just this year. Many of them are corrupt cops and cartel members but there are some innocent bystanders. I think something should be done in texas and california before more of this violence leaks over.
I have the outmost respect for our officers who keep us safe from this type of crap.
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And in my opinion, THIS (bolded response) is the problem. Corrupt cops getting killed? With all due respect, and I don't want to turn this into that type of thread, but I view corrupt cops as gang members w/ uniforms who carry around guns out in public legally.
They are always supposed to do the right thing, but often do not...and doing the wrong thing has consequences....from cartel bosses. So, corrupt officers dying by the hands of their cartel boss is, IMO, not the same as an honest, hard working, respectable, police officer who is either: according to the links above....
1. Attempting to serve a search/arrest warrant for a criminal (on numerous offenses) so messed up that he's willing to shoot two police officers...OR
2. Another police officer who's attempting to take into custody burglars who broke into someone's house, burglarized it, stole the owners vehicle, and then tried beating/killing the officer as he was trying to take the bad guys into custody.
With all due respect, these two examples would have nothing to do w/ being corrupt. They have everything to do w/ trying to take the bad guys off the streets.
I am in no way trying to be argumentative with you....no way at all. I don't think anyone being killed is okay. I'm not trying to justify anything either. I think those guys down in Mexico have to "fix" a lot of things before they can move ahead. Part of that is getting rid of the corrupt ones...and keep them from coming back. Also, the officers need to get paid well enough so they don't get "turned to the darkside." Obviously, many can be turned to criminals simply by offering some good money. We all know what happens then. So, I see officers (corrupt) that could begin acting as body guards for cartels and what happens? They get into shootings and die.
So, #'s of officer deaths are up IMO due a corrupt %'age of officers...similar to what you said.