My good friend Tom commented on my last post with a warning about not giving cops too much undeserved respect. Tom (whose blog you should really check out) warns that cops are not necessarily the respectable characters I suggested in my last post.
“Without the cops, the rich people and corporations that make money on the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘police’
September 8, 2008
Undeserved respect?
July 16, 2008
And in the end …
A saga ended yesterday. It was a saga that began April 16, when a man named Kelton Trice – wanted by police on an armed robbery charge – fired at a police officer named Tom Peterson, hitting him twice in the kevlar vest. Sgt. Peterson fired back, hitting Mr. Trice four times. Mr. Trice didn’t [...]
July 14, 2008
Nothing to fear but fear itself
I haven’t blogged in a while, but I think it’s time to get back into it.
I don’t often get scared by my job. But I’m going to be tomorrow.
Back in April, East Moline cops were attempting to serve a warrant on a kid. He was named Kelton Trice and he was 21. He was younger [...]
