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jozieb0925
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
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How about a lamborghini?
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
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Posted by KellyFG
that is a sin, whatever officials said yes to that should be kicked out of their offices today. People that buy hummers should have to pay a $10,000 luxury(greedy, selfish pig tax) that will go toward buying new limbs for our soldiers that are losing theirs in real hummers everyday in Iraq.
The cop in that hummer probably has a penis the size of a gherkin pickle.
I agree that a Hummer isn't a sensible choice for police work. BUT your comment in regards to the police officer—what an idiotic thing to say! That cop is putting his/her life in danger every time he/she starts his/her shift. It's not the cop who decides what vehicles the county will use. I'm truly disgusted by your ignorance and disrespect.
totally agree! I'm not sure why this thread had to resort to name calling about a person who has NO say at all!!
ITA.
Regardless if you agree with the choice or not, it's pretty rude to say especially since you don't know the officer or his family --- and especially since there are so many wives of P.O. on this site. Even P.O. themselves on this site.
Happy 4th of July!!!!!
Agreed!!!
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Its an opinion, take it personally if you wish. I take it personally that my tax dollars go toward gas hog vehicles & ridiculous "unused sick & vacation pay" policies.
Men & women that are supposed to be upholding the law actually BREAKING the law by
1) driving recklessly often
2) running "businesses" on their days off in my husband's trade 99% of the time without a license or insurance, which essentially takes food out of my children's mouths. As "regular" people we aren't putting windows in someone's house on a sunny day off for cash while already earning 120k or more per year.
Flame away, but the pay is worth the risk.
IMO Suffolk & Nassau cops should earn HALF what they do & NYC officers should earn 5 times what they do.
Of course if you have a family member that holds one of those elite LI cop jobs you probably disagree. I'm glad the Nassau County PBA finally pulled their heads out of their azzes & made a deal that is reasonable. Instead of working another 6 years w/o a contract, how friggin greedy can you get.
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Posted by KellyFG
Its an opinion, take it personally if you wish. I take it personally that my tax dollars go toward gas hog vehicles & ridiculous "unused sick & vacation pay" policies.
Men & women that are supposed to be upholding the law actually BREAKING the law by
1) driving recklessly often
2) running "businesses" on their days off in my husband's trade 99% of the time without a license or insurance, which essentially takes food out of my children's mouths. As "regular" people we aren't putting windows in someone's house on a sunny day off for cash while already earning 120k or more per year.
Flame away, but the pay is worth the risk.
IMO Suffolk & Nassau cops should earn HALF what they do & NYC officers should earn 5 times what they do.
Of course if you have a family member that holds one of those elite LI cop jobs you probably disagree. I'm glad the Nassau County PBA finally pulled their heads out of their azzes & made a deal that is reasonable. Instead of working another 6 years w/o a contract, how friggin greedy can you get.
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Boobobunny
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
and i was pizzed yesterday when i got my property tax reciept in the mail...now i'm even more pizzed to realize that me and dh drive hondas so our tax $$ can purchase hummers for scpd...especially since dh is in the nypd and has ancient technology to assist him and his co-workers to perform their jobs
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BabyAvocado
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
A hummer, eh? Ya...way to "blend". 
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evenedan
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Posted by KellyFG
Its an opinion, take it personally if you wish. I take it personally that my tax dollars go toward gas hog vehicles & ridiculous "unused sick & vacation pay" policies.
Men & women that are supposed to be upholding the law actually BREAKING the law by
1) driving recklessly often
2) running "businesses" on their days off in my husband's trade 99% of the time without a license or insurance, which essentially takes food out of my children's mouths. As "regular" people we aren't putting windows in someone's house on a sunny day off for cash while already earning 120k or more per year.
Flame away, but the pay is worth the risk.
IMO Suffolk & Nassau cops should earn HALF what they do & NYC officers should earn 5 times what they do.
Of course if you have a family member that holds one of those elite LI cop jobs you probably disagree. I'm glad the Nassau County PBA finally pulled their heads out of their azzes & made a deal that is reasonable. Instead of working another 6 years w/o a contract, how friggin greedy can you get.
 <------------- I've wanted to use this, so thanks for the opportunity.
I'm not taking it personally at all. But I don't see what your latest words of enlightenment have to do with your original comment. Are you saying cops can't have side jobs because their pickle-sized penises would get in the way? Or are they just not allowed to earn extra money because you feel they already make enough? And have you actually done a study to find out how many cops are breaking all these laws—the reckless drivers, the illegal businesses daring to install windows on a sunny day off etc.—sounds like you are stereotyping an entire profession for the actions of who knows how many. That is very ignorant. And I must add, you sound very bitter.
When you compare a LI cop's salary with the cost of living here, it really isn't that much at all. But of course, you have every right to your opinion.
My opinion is still that stating "The cop in that hummer probably has a penis the size of a gherkin pickle" is a nonsensical, juvenile insult.
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Posted by evenedan
Posted by KellyFG
Its an opinion, take it personally if you wish. I take it personally that my tax dollars go toward gas hog vehicles & ridiculous "unused sick & vacation pay" policies.
Men & women that are supposed to be upholding the law actually BREAKING the law by
1) driving recklessly often
2) running "businesses" on their days off in my husband's trade 99% of the time without a license or insurance, which essentially takes food out of my children's mouths. As "regular" people we aren't putting windows in someone's house on a sunny day off for cash while already earning 120k or more per year.
Flame away, but the pay is worth the risk.
IMO Suffolk & Nassau cops should earn HALF what they do & NYC officers should earn 5 times what they do.
Of course if you have a family member that holds one of those elite LI cop jobs you probably disagree. I'm glad the Nassau County PBA finally pulled their heads out of their azzes & made a deal that is reasonable. Instead of working another 6 years w/o a contract, how friggin greedy can you get.
<------------- I've wanted to use this, so thanks for the opportunity.
I'm not taking it personally at all. But I don't see what your latest words of enlightenment have to do with your original comment. Are you saying cops can't have side jobs because their pickle-sized penises would get in the way? Or are they just not allowed to earn extra money because you feel they already make enough? And have you actually done a study to find out how many cops are breaking all these laws—the reckless drivers, the illegal businesses daring to install windows on a sunny day off etc.—sounds like you are stereotyping an entire profession for the actions of who knows how many. That is very ignorant. And I must add, you sound very bitter.
When you compare a LI cop's salary with the cost of living here, it really isn't that much at all. But of course, you have every right to your opinion.
My opinion is still that stating "The cop in that hummer probably has a penis the size of a gherkin pickle" is a nonsensical, juvenile insult.
You are right, and you I'm sure have NEVER made a juevenile comment here or anywhere else for that matter. Yes it was juevenile & yes I sound bitter because I am outraged by the current situation with LI cops, and I know i'm not alone. Many will choose & probably in good taste unlike myself to keep quiet about how frustrated they are. So just for giggles I will start a poll, so people can answer annonymously about how they feel. And if its ok with you Almighty Riteous One, we'll call that our "study".
And by the way, when I compare the cost of living in NYC or LI or NJ where NYC cops live to their salaries I'm further outraged.
I have a few "hot topics" that rattle my cage these days, one is abuse & misappropriation of tax dollars, the other is our president.
Calling me ignorant based on one post is just as much a generalization as saying cops like donuts.
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leese
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Posted by KellyFG
Its an opinion, take it personally if you wish. I take it personally that my tax dollars go toward gas hog vehicles & ridiculous "unused sick & vacation pay" policies.
Men & women that are supposed to be upholding the law actually BREAKING the law by
1) driving recklessly often
2) running "businesses" on their days off in my husband's trade 99% of the time without a license or insurance, which essentially takes food out of my children's mouths. As "regular" people we aren't putting windows in someone's house on a sunny day off for cash while already earning 120k or more per year.
Flame away, but the pay is worth the risk.
IMO Suffolk & Nassau cops should earn HALF what they do & NYC officers should earn 5 times what they do.
Of course if you have a family member that holds one of those elite LI cop jobs you probably disagree. I'm glad the Nassau County PBA finally pulled their heads out of their azzes & made a deal that is reasonable. Instead of working another 6 years w/o a contract, how friggin greedy can you get.
1st, I don't know you, you don't know me. None of my family members are "elite" Nassau or Suffolk County police. The cop on the highway? He could be a state trooper or part of special operations. We just don't know, do we?
2nd, "the pay is worth the risk" --- Not always. Ask the wives and children who have had their loved ones die over the years from police shootings and other disasters. Yes, even on Long Island.
3rd, That cop you referred to as having a "small member" would be the first person saving your life if it were in danger.
4th, None of my family members have odd jobs so I can't comment.
Oh, and as I previously posted, many state/local/federal agencies require their new fleets to be CNG or Hybrids.
You have a right to your opinion - and hey - you may be right with the hummer idea.
I just don't agree with your opinion that calling someone a name is justified because their boss told them to take the Hummer.
Oh, happy 4th of July again!
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evenedan
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Posted by KellyFG
Calling me ignorant based on one post is just as much a generalization as saying cops like donuts.
For the sake of clarity, I said your comment was ignorant, I didn't say YOU were ignorant, though I have to say the more you go on, the more I'm leaning that way.
My comment: ". . . . sounds like you are stereotyping an entire profession for the actions of who knows how many.That is very ignorant.
signed,
Almighty Righteous One
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Boobobunny
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Posted by KellyFG
Its an opinion, take it personally if you wish. I take it personally that my tax dollars go toward gas hog vehicles & ridiculous "unused sick & vacation pay" policies.
Men & women that are supposed to be upholding the law actually BREAKING the law by
1) driving recklessly often
2) running "businesses" on their days off in my husband's trade 99% of the time without a license or insurance, which essentially takes food out of my children's mouths. As "regular" people we aren't putting windows in someone's house on a sunny day off for cash while already earning 120k or more per year.
Flame away, but the pay is worth the risk.
IMO Suffolk & Nassau cops should earn HALF what they do & NYC officers should earn 5 times what they do.
Of course if you have a family member that holds one of those elite LI cop jobs you probably disagree. I'm glad the Nassau County PBA finally pulled their heads out of their azzes & made a deal that is reasonable. Instead of working another 6 years w/o a contract, how friggin greedy can you get.
my dh is not a li cop, he is an nypd sgt...and I completly disagree with you. I know many NYPD cops joke about the $$ that nassua and suffolk make...but mainly that is just because they feel they deserve the same pay...no one feels that nassua and suffolk should be paid less. I'm glad that I like in a community that can afford to pay its cops a decent salary...because the county can demand more out of their recruits.
1st...you have no idea what financial resposiblities a cop may have, and although Li cops do have nice salaries it doesn't mean that its always enough. They may have children in college who are not eligable for financial aide or a spouse who can't work and they are trying to support the family on one income.
as far as contracts go...cops deserve decent contracts...without having to deal with GIVE BACKS. This is one of the main reason cops go so long without contracts. The give backs could be something along the lines of giving up vacation time, or it could mean lowering the starting salary of new hires...which is why NYPD has a huge decrease in new officers hired because of a GIVE BACK the starting salasry is only 25,000.00....not enough for someone who puts their life on the line for individuals like you who don't appreciate all the good they do.
I know alot of cops...and many do not have the time to run a business on the 1 or 2 days off they may actually get each week, which by the way is usually a rotating schedule, so they don't get the same days off each week....but the few I know that do own businesses are fully licensed and insured.
why would you think that a person in any profession shouldn't be paid for their unused sick and vacation time?...they are intitled to it.
as far as the law breaking comment goes...do you ever drive over 55 miles an hour? because I'm guessing that 99.7% of us do...that means we are all law breakers and many of us are not cops.
It does annoy me that suffolk and nassua cops get such expensive equipment to work with...but mostly because the city had to wait 18 months just to get new bullet proof vests...and that the city cops have to do more with so much less...but that doesn't mean for a second that LI cops don't deserve their salaries...they absolutly do.
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Posted by evenedan
Posted by KellyFG
Calling me ignorant based on one post is just as much a generalization as saying cops like donuts.
For the sake of clarity, I said your comment was ignorant, I didn't say YOU were ignorant, though I have to say the more you go on, the more I'm leaning that way.
My comment: ". . . . sounds like you are stereotyping an entire profession for the actions of who knows how many.That is very ignorant.
signed,
Almighty Righteous One
Wow you're a stickler for spelling too.
I give in you win.
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Posted by Boobobunny
Posted by KellyFG
Its an opinion, take it personally if you wish. I take it personally that my tax dollars go toward gas hog vehicles & ridiculous "unused sick & vacation pay" policies.
Men & women that are supposed to be upholding the law actually BREAKING the law by
1) driving recklessly often
2) running "businesses" on their days off in my husband's trade 99% of the time without a license or insurance, which essentially takes food out of my children's mouths. As "regular" people we aren't putting windows in someone's house on a sunny day off for cash while already earning 120k or more per year.
Flame away, but the pay is worth the risk.
IMO Suffolk & Nassau cops should earn HALF what they do & NYC officers should earn 5 times what they do.
Of course if you have a family member that holds one of those elite LI cop jobs you probably disagree. I'm glad the Nassau County PBA finally pulled their heads out of their azzes & made a deal that is reasonable. Instead of working another 6 years w/o a contract, how friggin greedy can you get.
my dh is not a li cop, he is an nypd sgt...and I completly disagree with you. I know many NYPD cops joke about the $$ that nassua and suffolk make...but mainly that is just because they feel they deserve the same pay...no one feels that nassua and suffolk should be paid less. I'm glad that I like in a community that can afford to pay its cops a decent salary...because the county can demand more out of their recruits.
1st...you have no idea what financial resposiblities a cop may have, and although Li cops do have nice salaries it doesn't mean that its always enough. They may have children in college who are not eligable for financial aide or a spouse who can't work and they are trying to support the family on one income.
as far as contracts go...cops deserve decent contracts...without having to deal with GIVE BACKS. This is one of the main reason cops go so long without contracts. The give backs could be something along the lines of giving up vacation time, or it could mean lowering the starting salary of new hires...which is why NYPD has a huge decrease in new officers hired because of a GIVE BACK the starting salasry is only 25,000.00....not enough for someone who puts their life on the line for individuals like you who don't appreciate all the good they do.
I know alot of cops...and many do not have the time to run a business on the 1 or 2 days off they may actually get each week, which by the way is usually a rotating schedule, so they don't get the same days off each week....but the few I know that do own businesses are fully licensed and insured.
why would you think that a person in any profession shouldn't be paid for their unused sick and vacation time?...they are intitled to it.
as far as the law breaking comment goes...do you ever drive over 55 miles an hour? because I'm guessing that 99.7% of us do...that means we are all law breakers and many of us are not cops.
It does annoy me that suffolk and nassua cops get such expensive equipment to work with...but mostly because the city had to wait 18 months just to get new bullet proof vests...and that the city cops have to do more with so much less...but that doesn't mean for a second that LI cops don't deserve their salaries...they absolutly do.
I agree to extent with some of your points, however I think things have spiraled out of control not only with law enforcement compensation packages but other civil servents as well.
As far as being entitled to getting paid for unused time, uuuummmm I've been working in a professional setting for almost 20 years & I've NEVER had a position where BOTH sick & vacation could be saved up & paid out as an huge check at the end. So I strongly disagree with you there.
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Boobobunny
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
I agree to extent with some of your points, however I think things have spiraled out of control not only with law enforcement compensation packages but other civil servents as well.
As far as being entitled to getting paid for unused time, uuuummmm I've been working in a professional setting for almost 20 years & I've NEVER had a position where BOTH sick & vacation could be saved up & paid out as an huge check at the end. So I strongly disagree with you there.
i know many of us have jobs that don't entitle us to save up our unused vacation/sick time...but we propbaly also have jobs that make scheduling our time off rather easily.
Teachers, fire fighters and Cops on the other hand don't always have that freedom of scheduling a vacation...and I don't think that anyone should lose their time just because the demand of the job prevents you from actually taking time off.
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Posted by KellyFG
2) running "businesses" on their days off in my husband's trade 99% of the time without a license or insurance, which essentially takes food out of my children's mouths. As "regular" people we aren't putting windows in someone's house on a sunny day off for cash while already earning 120k or more per year.
I have to disagree on this point, but my DH is FDNY. Top pay for a FF after 6 years is only in the 60K range and the majority of guys that we know who do own side businesses are licensed and insured and were tradesmen b4 they got on the job
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
although our taxes pay for police salaries, it's not the public's duty or right to criticize their income/perks/right to make more money/etc. i'm sure none of us want them criticizing our jobs (which i DO deal with in my profession)
IMO, if you think cops make too much money, go become one! then you'll make that much money too!
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
When someone posts something that I disagree with I usually let it slide since this is a chat board and everyone has the right to their opinion. But I am so absolutely appalled at your comment KellyFG. I think that was so uncalled for and downright disgusting of you to say. Yes I agree using the taxpayers money to pay for gas for a hummer is not the best choice and that is an opinion I share with you. But to make the comment about the police officer driving the vehicle without knowing anything about them is terrible. Police officers risk their lives every day to protect and serve. Of course there are bad police officers that break the laws but that is true in every industry. Please do not generalize when every day there are hard working LI police officers that risk their life to save mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, etc. Until you have been thrown up on while making an arrest, ****** on, shot at you really do not know what it is like to be a police officer and should not judge the amount of money they make for doing their job. You can disagree and have an opinion but a personal attack is not something I will read and not respond about.
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Posted by Kimberly
When someone posts something that I disagree with I usually let it slide since this is a chat board and everyone has the right to their opinion. But I am so absolutely appalled at your comment KellyFG. I think that was so uncalled for and downright disgusting of you to say. Yes I agree using the taxpayers money to pay for gas for a hummer is not the best choice and that is an opinion I share with you. But to make the comment about the police officer driving the vehicle without knowing anything about them is terrible. Police officers risk their lives every day to protect and serve. Of course there are bad police officers that break the laws but that is true in every industry. Please do not generalize when every day there are hard working LI police officers that risk their life to save mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, etc. Until you have been thrown up on while making an arrest, ****** on, shot at you really do not know what it is like to be a police officer and should not judge the amount of money they make for doing their job. You can disagree and have an opinion but a personal attack is not something I will read and not respond about.
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Posted by Kimberly
When someone posts something that I disagree with I usually let it slide since this is a chat board and everyone has the right to their opinion. But I am so absolutely appalled at your comment KellyFG. I think that was so uncalled for and downright disgusting of you to say. Yes I agree using the taxpayers money to pay for gas for a hummer is not the best choice and that is an opinion I share with you. But to make the comment about the police officer driving the vehicle without knowing anything about them is terrible. Police officers risk their lives every day to protect and serve. Of course there are bad police officers that break the laws but that is true in every industry. Please do not generalize when every day there are hard working LI police officers that risk their life to save mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, etc. Until you have been thrown up on while making an arrest, ****** on, shot at you really do not know what it is like to be a police officer and should not judge the amount of money they make for doing their job. You can disagree and have an opinion but a personal attack is not something I will read and not respond about.
Amen!
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Posted by Kimberly
When someone posts something that I disagree with I usually let it slide since this is a chat board and everyone has the right to their opinion. But I am so absolutely appalled at your comment KellyFG. I think that was so uncalled for and downright disgusting of you to say. Yes I agree using the taxpayers money to pay for gas for a hummer is not the best choice and that is an opinion I share with you. But to make the comment about the police officer driving the vehicle without knowing anything about them is terrible. Police officers risk their lives every day to protect and serve. Of course there are bad police officers that break the laws but that is true in every industry. Please do not generalize when every day there are hard working LI police officers that risk their life to save mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, etc. Until you have been thrown up on while making an arrest, ****** on, shot at you really do not know what it is like to be a police officer and should not judge the amount of money they make for doing their job. You can disagree and have an opinion but a personal attack is not something I will read and not respond about.
All of you are really going off the deep end over a poor attempt at humor in the middle of my very passionate feelings about corruption & greed.
I work in the dental field & we are called masochists , evil people, toturers, people tell me they'd rather get hit by a bus than sit in the dental chair.....people say jackazz things everyday.
Get off your high horses & think for a minute, if you've ever said something about someone you "don't know".
None of you have ever criticized a celebrity or their lifestyle? None of you have ever made a comment about someone's behavior, body or clothes in a store? You never judged anyone without knowing them?
Give me a break. Everyone is human, people say dumb things sometimes but although our President doesn't agree we still do have the right to free speech in this country.
And by the way, LOTS of other people risk their lives everyday while at work too, if its your job than that's what it is.
I'm sorry but I feel ALL people that work hard deserve EQUAL respect....that whole police deserve more respect because their job is dangerous is crap.
The guy who washes dishes in the diner is a probably good guy with a family too, but I'm sure at some point someone may have said something crappy about being a dishwasher.
I am glad we have organized police departments in this country & I'm certainly not saying all police are bad.
I stand by my feeling that the system is corrupt & if you look at my OP that got all of your feathers ruffled, you'll see I also said all of the officials that ALLOWED Hummer on the police fleet should be kicked out of their offices today! I suppose I'll be contacted by their spouses shortly.
And for the record my grandfather was the chief of Fire Police for many years.
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DebG
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Kelly, perhaps just edit the pickle comment out?
Maybe it will deter new debates on the thread?
You are obviously passionate about this and whether I agree or not, I think your conviction is cool.
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
thanks deb, but I'm not deleting it. None of us know who that cop was & neither do I, simple as that.
I will not be nailed to the cross over one insensitive comment after what I've seen go on around here & people let it slide.
I know what I'm about, I know what I believe in & yes I'm human & I occaisionally say(write) something dumb.
I'm ready to move on as soon as the witch hunt is over.
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DebG
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
Roger Dodger!
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<~~~Not part of witch hunting, or at least not trying to be.
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| Posted 7/3/07 8:54 PM |
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sunnyplus3
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
thanks Deb
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| Posted 7/3/07 9:00 PM |
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greenfreak
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Re: When did Cops start driving Hummers?
I thought your pickle comment was damn funny. I honestly laughed out loud, as a matter of fact. 
But then again, I understood immediately that it was meant to be a joke. Parting shot, if you will. 
Posted by KellyFG
thanks deb, but I'm not deleting it. None of us know who that cop was & neither do I, simple as that.
I will not be nailed to the cross over one insensitive comment after what I've seen go on around here & people let it slide.
I know what I'm about, I know what I believe in & yes I'm human & I occaisionally say(write) something dumb.
I'm ready to move on as soon as the witch hunt is over.
I know more about this right here than you realize. So I'm with you Kelly. When I know someone's other posts, they weigh in on my opinion of them. I'm not going to suddenly despise you over one pickle comment, if I didn't think it was funny or I disagreed.
I think things get blown out of proportion occasionally and it's your turn.
The cops here in Long Beach got Dodge Chargers recently. The city actually is starting to investigate environmentally friendly alternatives to diesel buses, etc. But I was surprised when I saw the new cars.
But, as someone said, GM seems to be in the business of supplying police and emergency vehicles. A Hummer is crazy in my book.
So let's see - you're patrolling the lane of the highway that's supposed to be fore carpooling which decreases pollution and congestion... But you're adding to it by driving a gas guzzler?
No matter which way you slice it, in my opinion, a Hummer is really unnecessary, even if it was "free".
Message edited 7/3/2007 9:33:04 PM.
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