Addressing an Asshole - Again

We ask the readers to bear with us but we have to point out a complete asshole and slap them around publicly. This is also one of the times we warned where we would be speaking of a comment that would never see the light of day, but still needed to be addressed. In this case, the commentator makes inappropriate references to a vice presidential candidate after making this statement in the "Outgunned Still" post:

• SCC, Stop being so damned dramatic. I don't believe a CPD copper has ever been gunned down at long range by an assault rifle.

Well asshat, we don't know about killed outright, but...

• this year we posted a picture of a CPD squad car that had been turned into Swiss cheese by a man with a rifle;
  
• this summer alone, we can recall at least two murders with rifles and countless crime scenes with rifle brass;
  
• two years ago, Gang Intel along with a SWAT element confronted three gunmen on the way to a hit who were armed with AK type weapons. A gun battle on Augusta left two of the offenders dead;
• in the 1990's, two officers from the 010 District were wounded by rifle fire. One caught a rifle round through the hand - he was off for a while. The other was a sergeant ambushed at 21st & Rockwell and he lost most of the meat on his left arm and never worked another day on this job;
• a rifle bullet shattered on the chain link fence in a Rockwell Garden breezeway one night - that's the only reason a PO kept his arm instead of losing it.

And that's just off the top of our head. You either aren't the police or are some two-year wonder with no police background.

You don't have to be killed by a rifle to have your life or your career irrevocably changed by it. And to have officers jump through hoops in order to carry the tools for the job at hand is just plain dumb. Adrenaline rushes and heavy breathing are going to be a part of any weapon discharge incident. The "barrel movement factor" spouted by Monique is going to be present whether you have a pistol, rifle or shotgun. At least a long gun can be steadied easier against a wall, car hood or prone shooting position.

To expect officers to confront a rifle-wielding-individual or protect citizens from someone armed with a rifle while only armed with pistols is ridiculous to the point of stupidity - which, come to think of it, seems to be a job requirement for the exempt staff.