The funeral for the four fallen officers

krisamata · #1 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

WOW!!!

i only caught the end of it...but what an amazing tribute to those four men.

they were so young and had all just started their careers, and their lives.

so incredibly sad. but what a beautiful way to say goodbye to them.

lou_belle · #2 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

so where's the funeral going to be held for the poor guy that went crazy and shot them??

krisamata · #3 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

^^ who the fuck cares?!

zarlon · #4 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

^ i dunno. maybe the guys family and friends?

krisamata · #5 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

^^^ya i guess

but seriously, if i had ever done anything like that in my lifetime i wouldnt even want my friends and family to hvae a ceremony for me.

i dont want a funeral unless i die with pride

mux · #6 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

"fallen" officers.

I hate that term. They didn't trip, they were shot. Pointlessly, I might add.

It's a tragedy, to be sure, but I mean - isn't it a basic hazard of the job? Would there be that much of a fuss if four guys were killed when their dumptruck rolled over?

BongMan · #7 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

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Originally Posted by zarlon

^ i dunno. maybe the guys family and friends?

actually his family had dishoned him and he apparently had no friends his dad called him a "wikid devil"

wikid · #8 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

that would explain why he went on and shot a bunch of pigs.

wasnt the shooting about a drug bust gone wrong? well - in the states this is a regular occurence - but seeing as were in canada I guess we should pay our respect to the death of four people - pigs or no pigs.

krisamata · #9 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

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Originally Posted by mux

"fallen" officers.

I hate that term. They didn't trip, they were shot. Pointlessly, I might add.

It's a tragedy, to be sure, but I mean - isn't it a basic hazard of the job? Would there be that much of a fuss if four guys were killed when their dumptruck rolled over?

does a dumptruck driver sign up for a job to protect the people of his country?!

i respect those who would put their lives out there to keep me safe (and yes i know not every cop is good...lets not get into that kinda stuff)

lou_belle · #10 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

I mean..it's unfortunate but really now, just cuz they are a part of this big production memorial doesn't mean their lives are going to effect my day any more than the life of any one of the people that died that same day.
Fuck them and their million dollar funeral..bury their bodies in cheap wooden caskets and give the families the money~

wum · #11 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

^

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lou_belle · #12 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

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Originally Posted by krisamata

does a dumptruck driver sign up for a job to protect the people of his country?!

i respect those who would put their lives out there to keep me safe (and yes i know not every cop is good...lets not get into that kinda stuff)

Does a police officer sign up to protect the people of his country??
No.
He signs up to put food in his childs mouth..
It's a job like any other.
You reep what you sew.

krisamata · #13 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

^^^ most people that are police officers have wanted for many many years...

they dont do it just for a paycheck (some of them yes)

as for the just bury them in the wooden coffins and give the money to their families:

they're families will get money from the government, and from the special ribbons sold to support this, why not let the family have the honour of having everyone affected by this tradegy there?!?!?

do u wanna be just tossed in the ground?

lou_belle · #14 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

what you're saying is that dumptruck driver wouldn't risk his life to protect his country..you don't know that. You don't know what that guy is willing to do to protect you. You really actually have no idea who is heroic and caring and who is not. The doctors are no worse than the cops. The cops are no better than the teachers...it's a profession based on the stability of our society. It's not a job for a hero. A hero would save lives not capture them to put through a system that destroys humanity.

wum · #15 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

^ so who would be a hero in your books?

lou_belle · #16 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

If they can afford to have a huge funeral like this for them then the amazing doctors that actually save lives should be able to have funerals that are equally as large;P

acidic_liquid · #17 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

Did other police officers who died in the line of duty get the same treatment and media attention?

krisamata · #18 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

^^^ all i was trying to say to begin with was that it was a very beautiful ceremony and a nice tribute to four guys just starting their lives and careers

if u dont care about it then fine.

who the fuck cares

dont respond.

lou_belle · #19 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

Not a fucking mark that thinks he can skip the education part of life and go on to be hero of the ghetto streets by beating teenagers into oblivion and throwing people into six by six cells to discourage further attacks on their "perfect society"
Police officers that actually think they are heroic are ghetto..

lou_belle · #20 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

yeah...I think the ceremony was remarkable..
I just don't understand how the country can make such a huge deal over this without anyone questioning why and what for?

wum · #21 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

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Originally Posted by lou_belle

Not a fucking mark that thinks he can skip the education part of life and go on to be hero of the ghetto streets by beating teenagers into oblivion and throwing people into six by six cells to discourage further attacks on their "perfect society"
Police officers that actually think they are heroic are ghetto fucks..

woah woah X 123456, just because they take your schwag doesn't make them all evil. what about when they solve domestic disputes, or shoot bankrobbers or something.

You sound like a real anarchist :D:

lou_belle · #22 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

yeah...when I thing about police officers I think about the disgusting ways they deal with crime that is equally as disturbing to me as the "criminals" themselves..it's all organized crime.

lou_belle · #23 (**permalink**) Mar 10, 05

imagine a domestic disput that actually got dealt with..
That would involve an educated psychologist or counsellor...not a man with a gun and badge that knows a few good wrestling moves~

acidic_liquid · #24 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 05

No, I was seriously asking, did other police officers who died get the same thing?

Why this? Why now?

:p

We talked about it in class, and it's pretty much the media setting an agenda against weed. Apparently some of the victims' family members are actually complaining to new outlets becaue they're turning it into a whole weed story.

I'm not sure how true that is.

lou_belle · #25 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 05

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Originally Posted by acidic_liquid

No, I was seriously asking, did other police officers who died get the same thing?

Why this? Why now?

:p

We talked about it in class, and it's pretty much the media setting an agenda against weed. Apparently some of the victims' family members are actually complaining to new outlets becaue they're turning it into a whole weed story.

I'm not sure how true that is.

I've never seen such dramatic measures be taken place to acknowledge the deaths of our police officers. But, usually when a police officer dies they do have a memorial with the fellow officers in uniform. The fact that they chose to make such a HUGE deal over these four men, to me, is sort of self righteous. The media IS using these four murders to attract attention to the marijuana industry. Have you been reading articles? Newspapers are filled with this boom of interest focused not on the deaths, but on the grow operation. I watched portions of the ceremony and I don't like how they used the bodies and deaths of four random men to be idolized for political reasons.
It's odd to see such an impersonal show of memorial. If you could possibly imagine how it would feel to have a memorial for your husband of wife that was broadcasted across the country as a political pawn..I'm sure it wouldn't feel right. The murderer was extremely scitsophrenic with weapons that are never found in regular grow operations, it's only natural to question where they're going with this. .