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Officer’s lives are irrelevant to DeBlaiso, it’s an inconvenience to him when he has to deal with an assault or worse. His daughter is arrested for assaulting law enforcement in a riot, and he feels like that represents her peaceful nature because he knows her heart. I’d think it makes sense for the NYPD and state police to withdraw from his protection detail, leave his home and allow the DeBlasios to reflect on the beauty of her soul as a family. Make a public statement of the withdrawal, include the address and free them from the viscous jackbooted authority figures that surround them. Let’s give it all back to the people. We can call it a Foot Locker to make it more palatable. Fortunately for this #######, there are much better people than I committed to protecting him.

Exactly, and thank you for making my point, though I’m not sure why the author if the piece needed to make it racial. Could be a bigot I suppose, could be implying all white people are bad, could be just outraged that some numbnut burned his/her business down, or assaulted his/her mother with a 2x4 in the name of anarchy.

45 minutes on NBC today and I have to say, they boldly reported that some of the demonstrators have turned violent, and they were stunned that downtown Manhattan near their precious One Rock was looted. I’d have bet no one was injured, civilian or law enforcement, no shots fired, no officers run down with an SUV, and certainly no victimization of any peaceful protestor by these anarchists. It’s surreal watching this. Some lives just don’t matter to them. In that regard, they are no different than the enablers of violence on the other side.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-police-training-shoot-em-in-the-leg Joe says “shoot ‘em in the gams” when they are unarmed...with a knife. ”Instead of standing there and teaching a cop when there’s an unarmed person coming at ‘em with a knife or something, shoot ‘em in the leg instead of in the heart,” Biden said in an address to black community leaders in Wilmington, Del.

Make the cities....schools?? You delightfully crazy b#stard you’re on to something!

The solution is simple. The 95% of the decent folks you mention have to partner with the police to put down the anarchists. Call em out, point em out, and if necessary, punch them out. Unfortunately, most people are not wired that way, and the anarchists know that. They come to neighborhoods, seek out weak targets, destroy the fabric of life that the 95% hold dear...and do it because they can. It’s tragic, but it is what it is.

Just saw your edit. If you worship at the altar of the Drudge Report, all well and good. I do not. Seems to me I'm no better off than going to the local library, spreading newspapers and magazines on a desk, grabbing headlines from various sources and trying to divine a collective truth from it. Or, maybe I can look at a mash-up of twitter feeds from the Kardashian sister and use that as a reference source. If you think he's a wimp, fine. I think you're wrong, and also that he is an American treasure.

That's awesome. You didn't inquire, but I think they are all as tough as everyone else.

I'll let your fib pass on this go round--we're all stressed out and maybe you...comingled....my post about toughness with someone elses. It happens when emotions run hot. I did not say what you said I did, but I have referred t him as a 'national treasure' on occasion. I understand the difference between toughness and job performance. It's silly to argue something as subjective as 'toughness', but he's displayed remarkable toughness in spite of attacks on virtually every allegation and act of viciousness thrown his way. bigothomophobexenophoberacisttaxcheattreasonouspuppetofputinsexualabusertreasontreasontreason...and there he stands. He racked the damn FBI and CIA! Holy crap...now that you mention it, he actually might be the toughest president ever. When you get a chance, let me know who wrote that so I can consider a thumbs up! Jesus this man is dumb as a stump.

Unless I'm mistaken, John Baslione, who's story grew up in Bayonne NJ, but was born in Buffalo. Moved to NJ when he was a child.

I watched the NBC coverage of the riots this morning. It’s hard to figure exactly what they are reporting, seems to focus quite a bit on police action. Got a video of a police officer with his knee on a guy’s neck for about 30 seconds, chaos all around him, watching the crowd while another officer cuffs the guy. He realizes the cop surveilling the crowd has his knee on the guy and hits his leg and the officer moves it. I saw stunning video of two police cars daring to try and push through a line of rioters, presumably the plan should be to stand down and allow themselves to be assaulted or killed. The lead anchor questioned Santa Monica police chief about a news report that police presence was greater with the peaceful protestors than with the rioters. Apparently they were unable to find footage of the physical assaults on citizens, the shop owner beaten nearly to death, the older lady beaten savage by three or four protestors etc etc. Awesome.

Failure to respond to the Wu-Flu...bullsh$t. No need to review the many ways he’s responded, the projections for potential deaths, and his daily and relentless accessibility. Regardless, it certainly does not reflect a lack of toughness. As for the riots, I’m not certain what you mean. I know you felt he displayed a lack of toughness when the secret service apparently moved him to a bunker. That’s silly. As for visiting riot effected areas, sure, good call. Makes perfect sense.

That would be horrible and it should never come to that. Let’s hope they don’t test the limits of common sense.

Come on, you’re a better poster than this. “Big tough guy”? He’s slugged through more $#@& than any President in recent memory, fighting Rs, Ds, the upper echelon of the FBI, the DOJ, the CIA, he’s presided over a nation beset by a friggin virus developed in a lab by an enemy nation, and now it’s a free for all in major cities across the country. He’s still standing, still swinging with his enemies and if there’s one thing you can say about him, he’s as tough as anyone who has ever sat in the Oval Office. I have no idea about bunkers and whatnot, let’s just hope if the lines are breached the secret service cab do their job and end it quickly. .

Good luck.

AR 15 probably solves the problem on behalf of the store owner. Maybe ends badly for the murderous horde but this is a quick reminder for those who say no one is coming for you.

Just by a few years. You have about 8 years on me old timer. ?

Jeez, you give the kid life and he won’t spot you an AR-15? ? My brother was out driving around Roch last night, called me and I told him about the problems I read about here. He said he had just seen several police cars speeding past and thought there was an accident ahead. His next reply was “Frig....I don’t have my gun with me.” Late 50s, tough enough guy, never thought I’d ever hear my brother utter those words in Suburban Rochester. Btw he didn’t say “Frig”....

That first video, thank God he had a friend to confront the cowards who attacked him. The first scumbag hits him from behind and knocks him out, the second tries to kill him with a kick to the head. I pray someday they are treated in kind. The guy who confronts the scumbags, friend or Good Samaritan saved the poor guy a viscous beating.

Ah, you have history. I couldn’t quite square what amounts to “follow an organized process” with you being a bad cop. But if you’re constantly winning, well that could be Patriots territory and I may have to rethink everything.

Bull#@$&. I read your posts and enjoy many. You’re direct, don’t mince words and have a strong belief system. What does “I hope you’re made afraid to go to work” mean to you?

My son was interested in law enforcement and had an opportunity to visit a training facility out near Utica a few years back. They simulated a live shooter situation using a mall setting, with law enforcement officers clearing out the store. They hit them with some curves, pregnant lady was a shooter, that sort of thing. My son was amazed at how stressful the trainees found it just to simulate the danger, and was told how frequently the trainees make mistakes that would be life-threatening in a real life encounter. i was never interested in that sort of profession, and cannot imagine how difficult it can be. To see massive amounts of people turn on the hundreds of thousands of officers like this is heartbreaking.

You misunderstood. I was referring to the idea(s) you shared from Lee Merritt. Even if you are Lee Merritt—and I don’t think you are—-I still didn’t say that, though I definitely implied his idea had a Salem Witch Trial vibe to it. Community Relations panel? Yes. Independent review by another law enforcement agency? Sure. Community review board to determine if, in the calm light of day, 2 school teachers, 1 part-time attorney, a stay at home dad with a man bun and the obligatory psychologist performing the post-mortem on use of force to subdue an armed assailant in a dark alley after a string of sexual assaults, where the assailant “only“ had a 5” blade? I think it’s unfair and unreasonable.

Sure, makes perfect sense. Let’s have the officer wait to be sure the bullet has pierced his skull before he seeks to protect himself. And sure, I can’t think of any reason why a separate tribunal can’t be set up at this time to review whatever they want. They can call it a Title 10 Board, 9 is already taken. One caveat, the members of the board must be immune from criticism or rules that apply to anyone else. You know what would be cool too? A community review board that has the right to kick the nuts in of any scumbag who burns down someone’s house, car or place of employment. In fact any vandalism at all should result in a good nut mashin’.

I say this sincerely. Newsome and Feinstein could not give a &$#@ about a guy murdered if he’s not the right type of victim. While they are quick to paint all police with a broad brush, you get the obligatory “don’t conflate” protests with heinous act. Suddenly, we’re rational. &$#@ing disgraceful.