Political Logic

Cops Gone Wild

Once again we have an example of Cops doing bad things. Yesterday a couple with a newborn baby attempted to leave the hospital with their baby. Apparently this couple were having some dispute with the hospital staff, got fed up, and decided to take their baby out of the hospital. However, because the infant had a security bracklet on its wrist the elevator would not operate. The couple were then confronted by the police and security guard. What the police were doing there seems to be in question, as its been reported that they did know the couple were the parents of the baby. At some point the police decided to shoot the father with a taser. The man fell to the ground, while still holding the baby. The baby hit his head on the floor, but is being reported as fine. The father disagrees and says his baby is not acting the same.

This is yet another example of how police throughout the country are showing poor judgement. It is common knowledge that police are not allowed to fire thier guns if there is a chance that innocent people could be hit in the cross fire. It does not take a genuis to realize that this same concept applies to tasers as well; especially given that they are not that accurate. If the taser had hit the baby the electric shock would have almost certainly killed the infant. If the taser missed the infant and hit the fahter (as it did) than what would happen is exactly what did happen. The father fell, the baby with him, and struck its head on the floor. I have not been to a police academy recently, but both scenarios are ones that could have been anticipated by the officers. Therefore, there was no reason to take the risk. They acted with reckless disregard for the safety of the baby.

As usual the police chief and other superiors of the officers are saying they did nothing wrong. I wonder...when will police, security guards, and other law enforcement officers be held to the same standard that we as citizens are held.

I hope the infant is really okay, and I hope the parents sues the hell out of the hospital.

The Gay Lobby does it again

Ok this item is just plain stupid. In Oakland a group of gay and lesbian workers for the city of Oakland formed an email group made of up people that consider themselves gay. They emailed each other, shared stories, whatever. Another group at the job decided to start their own email group. This one was made up of Christians, and people who believe in traditional, natural families. They emailed each other, and never once disparaged the gay group. But of course the women that started the gay email group sued the city in order to make them disband the christian group. And of course the whacky court out there decided against the christians.

Ok, what's our motto? Logic and Reason. If you allow one set of employees to form a group of any kind on the company, or government worksite, then another one is allowed to be formed as well. That's basic fairness. Unless the group is infringing on the rights of the other group, there is nothing wrong. There is no discrimmination.

Why is it that if you're gay, you can do what you want. But if you're a Christian, you don't have any rights? It's ridiculous, but typical of the mentailty in country right now.

Bottom line is the supervisor should have had a back bone, and disallowed either group. And the judge in the case, 8th district court of course, should follow common sense. You can't take the rights of one group away in favor of another group. Especially when that group is a fridge one to begin with.