mikegarmin4 wrote:
Interesting perspective. It reminds me of the latest tv episode of John Stossel which highlighted the recent rise in nazi-like raids in the homes of suspected drug dealers by local law enforcement. In 100% of the raids studied, the suspect's dog was shot by police. People surveyed on the raids almost invariably didn't care about the sudpect being shot, but they all expressed shock at the dog being shot. I would assume you join with these people. The 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted to preclude psychopath government officials from, say, running over a cyclist as punishment for rolling through a stop sign. I hope you're a private sector guy.
An Old Guy wrote:
I am glad no one got hurt. ---
A fine is enough. No need to ruin the guys life more than that..
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On the other hand few people commit such acts without provaction.
I was not there. I do not have knowledge of how the bicyclists were riding or what the traffic conditions were.
But I do know how some bicyclists, even professionals, ride. It is not always legal or safe. (Yes, I too have been guilty of less than perfect bicycle riding.)
It is hard to know what happened. It is impossible for the motorist to defend himself.
That is a silly statement. "An Old Guy" made an idiotic statement. But, why the hell shouldn't someone be shocked about a cop shooting a poor dog because his owner warranted a house raiding? A dog is murdered because some piece of shit is selling a bit of drugs... As long as the guy was not innocent, HELL yes I am more worried about a dog being murdered than a drug dealer who has his house raided and is shot because he threatened the police officer's life... Or in your fantasy is the dealer innocent and was reaching for gum or yawning??