Ending Qualified Immunity for Cops

This is exactly the opinion I have formed over the years, that they are basically the same people, the criminal element. Much worse they are supported and enabled by a cabal of crooked politicians and a soulless and largely corrupted legal system that invariably exonerates them of assault and murder. How many of us have witnessed this firsthand, and know for a certain that a life could get real hard real fast for speaking out. The mafia has more honor.

We are sick and tired of having dirtbags try to take our lives when all we are trying to do is protect this community and protect our families…

Well just know, we all got your number now.

We are going to be keeping track of all of ya’ll, and we’re going to make sure we hold you accountable. Every time you stir the pot on our police officers. We’ve had enough, folks.

We’re out there doing our jobs every day, putting our lives on the line for our families. Enough is enough. Now please, keep these officers in your prayers.



That was the Houston Police Officer’s Union President Joe Gimaldi.

He made the comments after 5 cops were injured while serving a warrant.

He thinks that rhetoric critical of police officers is responsible for, what he claims is an increase in police being targeted.

All the headlines would have you believe these cops were ambushed, attacked just for being cops while minding their own business.

But when you look deeper at the case, you realize these cops didn’t get shot because of anti-police rhetoric.

They got shot because they invaded an innocent couple’s home without announcing themselves.

That means that instead of knocking on the door and announcing themselves, police barge into a home with a battering ram.

These SWAT-style raids have increased exponentially over the years. And they are used for less and less serious accusations.

In this case, a couple in their late 50s, with no criminal history, was accused of selling heroin out of the home they lived in for 20 years.

The cops got a warrant to search the home after they claim someone sold a confidential informant heroin at the couple’s home.

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That means that instead of knocking on the door and announcing themselves, police barge into a home with a battering ram.

Police busted down the door and shot the couple’s dog. The man responded by firing his handgun at the officers.

According to the police chief, narcotics officers “don’t show up in uniform,” when executing search warrants.

So did this guy even know it was police who just invaded his home and shot his dog?

I'm not familiar with the case that you guys are talking about, but tactics where police burst into homes from out of the blue do cause real problems.

Most often when an innocent person is killed it is the homeowner. But there have been a few cases over the years where police officers were killed by a homeowner who thought he was being attacked by criminals. Either way, the tactics cause way too many innocent deaths.

so being plain clothes, they didn't yell anything at all like 'police officers'

... supporting the ideology that supports terrorism.

Weren't you there?

Anyway, anyone can yell "police officers!" — it's commonly done to confuse victims

What ideology is that? The right to bear arms? Stand your ground?

The ideology by the way - is the ideology that chooses to use words to paint matters in a way that turns the law on its head, and paints police acting under lawful search warrant as 'invaders' and the murderers as 'innocent' and 'victims', and that it is the dead police that should be under suspicion until proven otherwise.