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The police deserve praise, not ridicule

Submitted by Kate (not verified) on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 2:02pm.

Your article is ridiculous and I'm glad the news stations don't portray anything like this.

If you were a police officer facing a large crowd, would you run in to arrest a small group (the black bloc), not knowing how many of the others are a part of this group or support them? Would you send in fire services to put out a very localized and not-spreading fire before you knew if they'd be safe? No. You'd clear out all the black bloc, arrest them, and when the area is clear of violent protesters, THEN you'd move in to put out fires etc.

You expect that police officers will put their own lives and those of hundreds of peaceful protesters at risk by running in to grab a few adults having temper tantrums. Think about this: Would you much rather have the cost of a few broken windows and cars or would you much rather have a large number of injured civilians and officers?

I don't know about you, but I'd much rather lose material possessions than human life. Give a kid a toy (or a police car) and they'll entertain themselves with that instead of bugging other people to give them entertainment (or something else to destroy).

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