A day of sadness in the Bay Area

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited March 2009 in The Clubhouse
Even though the weather is great today, I can't help but sense a depressing feeling since I woke up today. As some of you may have heard, 4 Oakland Police officers were killed in the line of duty last Saturday trying to arrest a suspect. One of them is from the town where I live. Today is the funeral for the 4 OPD officers, being held at the Oakland Oracle Arena. The entire OPD will be at the funeral while 15 other law enforcement agencies will patrol the streets of Oakland. On the way to work in the morning, I saw several caravans of police vehicles from other police departments making their way to the funeral. Here's a link to some photos and the story as carried by the San Francisco Chronicle.....

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2009/03/27/BAQO16O4VT.DTL&o=
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  • Ender
    Ender Posts: 603
    edited March 2009
    DAMN. That's why I stayed out of the Oakland area when I went to Berkeley.And even Berkeley is relatively dangerous.
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited March 2009
    Terrible
    I have to read the entire police report to see how something like this could happen. I'll bet this guy should have been in prison/kept in prison and not out on the streets.
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  • sbpolk
    sbpolk Posts: 644
    edited March 2009
    Rough day... there are multiple LEO's that frequent this forum, and for all of us, hearing about these types of tragedies are very hard. It is hard enough when you hear of one dying in the line of duty, even more so when multiple lives are taken by the same person.

    We lost one of our own in the Bay area last year, and LEOs from multiple agencies joined in a long search for her, lasting weeks. We were very grateful for that support.

    It is heartening to see the citizens of those communities showing support for the slain officers, as I was angered by the reports of taunting of police in the immediate aftermath of the shootings.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited March 2009
    NJPOLKER wrote: »
    I'll bet this guy should have been in prison/kept in prison and not out on the streets.

    He's a wanted parolee but he also has his own supporters :mad:
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited March 2009
    He who lives by the sword.....
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited March 2009
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    He's a wanted parolee but he also has his own supporters :mad:
    Those animals should suffer the same fate.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited March 2009
    Very sad indeed, I had to read the whole story, follow some links as I havent heard this on the news out here. If he was in the sister's apt why didnt she warn them of this guy having a firearm or something? Lock her **** up too. This is very tragic.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited March 2009
    Sherardp wrote: »
    If he was in the sister's apt why didnt she warn them of this guy having a firearm or something? Lock her **** up too. This is very tragic.

    The suspect's sister was arrested a couple of days ago for a 2008 drug charge. The suspect was also just linked to the rape of a 12 year old
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,951
    edited March 2009
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    He's a wanted parolee but he also has his own supporters :mad:


    I read that earlier,and if you get a chance,look up the audio on youtube.Disgusting.....frickin' Oakland should be a test site for nuclear weapons.:mad:

    Can you just imagine for one second,if it was 4 black cops killed by a white guy,and all the white people cheered and called the cop killer a hero????
    Their would be riots across the country.
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited March 2009
    Tony, you got that right but a lot of people don't want to "hear" it. Simply disgusting.
    What could those animals possibly be thinking??
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2009
    So two cops pull him over for a traffic violation, he kills them, then kills two other cops, he gets killed FINALLY and it's genocide? Am I missing something? WTF?

    Anyone want to start colonizing the moon? This place is starting to suck...
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited March 2009
    tonyb wrote: »
    I read that earlier,and if you get a chance,look up the audio on youtube.Disgusting.....frickin' Oakland should be a test site for nuclear weapons.:mad:

    Can you just imagine for one second,if it was 4 black cops killed by a white guy,and all the white people cheered and called the cop killer a hero????
    Their would be riots across the country.

    Unfortunately this will never end. Theres been a double standard in this country for a long time and is only getting worse as far as race go's. Too bad, too many ignorant people out there, that we cant co-exist. Those Oakland cops' are hero's. Hopefully this can be used for future Oakland PD recruits in training to avoid future tragedys, and dispose properly of trash such as this wacko.:mad:
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,951
    edited March 2009
    It's tough these days to want to be a cop,knowing you have one hand tied behind your back.....much the same for our people in the military also.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited March 2009
    They had the guy who organized that protest on 'The Factor' tonight. Couldn't watch it. I was afraid I'd kick the t.v.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,899
    edited March 2009
    What were they supposed to do....wait for him to run out of bullets and then arrest him peacefully, after a few more die? WTF is wrong with these people anyway :confused:
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,951
    edited March 2009
    dragon1952 wrote: »
    What were they supposed to do....wait for him to run out of bullets and then arrest him peacefully, after a few more die? WTF is wrong with these people anyway :confused:

    Die first,ask questions later.......I dunno,but then we give these sicko's air time,and all along I'm waiting for someone,anyone,in the black community to denounce this crap.Sharpton,Jackson....leaders??? They thrive on fanning the flames of hatred.I just want to be president for one day.I would set a worlds record for the amount of executive orders I would hand down.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited March 2009
    Eh,, I'm old school,, as far as the supporters go,, I say,,kill them all,and let God sort them out,, nuff said.:mad:
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  • hifiaudio
    hifiaudio Posts: 37
    edited March 2009
    george daniel wrote: »
    eh,, i'm old school,, as far as the supporters go,, i say,,kill them all,and let god sort them out,, nuff said.:mad:

    well said.
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  • 4406bbl
    4406bbl Posts: 194
    edited March 2009
    Where is Obama, you know these people support him, his silence tells me everything I need to know.
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited March 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Arrest them all and charge them as terrorists for a week, see if they ever protest again!

    Hey Sal where are you going to put them? In jail with the rest of there tribe?
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