cincinatti riots (fwd)

[Brad DeLong]

>  > What is obvious -if not sobering- is how little sympathy most people
>>  would have for the circumstances of most of these shootings.
>
>Yeah, I can't believe the number of people who divide this group of 15
>into two groups: those who deserved it and those who didn't.  As though
>if you're a "scumbag" and you're "stupid" enough to point a gun at a
>cop or even draw a gun...

Our police aren't paid enough *not* to fire at people who have drawn guns...

Brad DeLong