Comments on: The Oakland Police Murders http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2009/03/25/the-oakland-police-murders/ Massad Ayoob on Firearms, Self-defense, and the 2nd Amendment Wed, 23 May 2012 21:12:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tom Stone http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2009/03/25/the-oakland-police-murders/comment-page-1/#comment-1099 Tom Stone Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:25:07 +0000 http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=230#comment-1099 I met officer Sakai during the Oscar Grant demonstrations while waiting to meet a friend for dinner in downtown oakland.We spoke for 15-20 minutes and i was impressed by his good sense and humanity,his death is a serious loss.as far as not "snitching" on gangbangers,I managed Real Property in east oakland for more than a decade and anyone who testifies against these thugs is risking their lives and those of their loved ones.I will never forget how amazed and pleased the beat cops were when I said i would press charges and testify "do you know what you are doing?!" "Yes,I have lived here for 15 years" "Are you sure you want to do this?" "yes".I have since become a father and moved to a rural area to raise my child,I do know that if I had a child,lived in oakland and testified against these thugs that I would be wise to leave town immediately,when I was single it was different I met officer Sakai during the Oscar Grant demonstrations while waiting to meet a friend for dinner in downtown oakland.We spoke for 15-20 minutes and i was impressed by his good sense and humanity,his death is a serious loss.as far as not “snitching” on gangbangers,I managed Real Property in east oakland for more than a decade and anyone who testifies against these thugs is risking their lives and those of their loved ones.I will never forget how amazed and pleased the beat cops were when I said i would press charges and testify “do you know what you are doing?!” “Yes,I have lived here for 15 years” “Are you sure you want to do this?” “yes”.I have since become a father and moved to a rural area to raise my child,I do know that if I had a child,lived in oakland and testified against these thugs that I would be wise to leave town immediately,when I was single it was different

]]> By: N.U.G.U.N. Blog http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2009/03/25/the-oakland-police-murders/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 N.U.G.U.N. Blog Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:21:12 +0000 http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=230#comment-1013 1. Prayers for all... 2. This is why I am now against parole programs. Sorry, nearly ever cop I read about being murdered is killed by some **** with several pages of convictions. I have almost come to the conclusion that the only way judges keep killers off the street for good is if they kill a cop. 3. BART shooting. I blogged about that. I believe there is a serious crisis of training and a significantly poor design with regards to police tazers. Many of which look nearly modeled after a Glock. The devices should be design to distinguish themselves from a firearm and NOT replicate them. Model them after a Star Trek phaser or something. Something that can easily be pointed and aimed but doesn't confuse the hand/mind. http://nugun.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/oakland-bart-shooting/ 1. Prayers for all…

2. This is why I am now against parole programs. Sorry, nearly ever cop I read about being murdered is killed by some **** with several pages of convictions. I have almost come to the conclusion that the only way judges keep killers off the street for good is if they kill a cop.

3. BART shooting. I blogged about that. I believe there is a serious crisis of training and a significantly poor design with regards to police tazers. Many of which look nearly modeled after a Glock. The devices should be design to distinguish themselves from a firearm and NOT replicate them. Model them after a Star Trek phaser or something. Something that can easily be pointed and aimed but doesn’t confuse the hand/mind.

http://nugun.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/oakland-bart-shooting/

]]> By: David Carson http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2009/03/25/the-oakland-police-murders/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 David Carson Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:48:00 +0000 http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/?p=230#comment-1006 The sad part to me about this is that Paul Helmke is ALREADY using this incident involving a murdering rapist to call for more gun control (in a state that has the HIGHEST rating on the BC scorecard) instead of calling for the violent felons to be kept in prison where they belong The sad part to me about this is that Paul Helmke is ALREADY using this incident involving a murdering rapist to call for more gun control (in a state that has the HIGHEST rating on the BC scorecard) instead of calling for the violent felons to be kept in prison where they belong

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