ICE Storm

Our winter hasn't been too bad at all. It has been a little cold, but not entirely intolerable with the proper clothing.

As far as the shooting, totally avoidable.

I hope you're feeling better. From the look of that ice a personal day was a good decision. It's a shame what's happening. I feel that most of these ICE officers have way too little training and to learn the officer who shot the citizen here had just gone through a traumatic incident this past summer begs more questions about PTSD influencing his actions in this case. With more agents being deployed here today we all are praying for peace. They were going door-to-door here yesterday looking for people.

I mostly agree with everything you said, but I would like to point out that the officer in question is actually not one of those new recruits but a veteran ICE employee. Also, what was striking is that the video from his phone shows that the woman says to him "I am not mad at you dude" and less than thirty seconds later he is firing his first shot from what looks like a very side angle following up with a couple more into the open driver side window...

Did I get it right that it was his words after shooting her "F****** B****"?

Thank you for speaking out. Most of us don't want to create a fuss. I like to coast and not irritate people. But, sometimes, you just have to speak out. We really do have to have a little bit of courage.

Thank you again.

In the midst of a storm like that, what many of us would want is to be at home, as that alone provides us with a great deal of protection and peace of mind. On the other hand, it's good that you didn't have any problems with the power, as that's one of the things that also causes the most stress in situations like this.

I saw those ICE footage and it seems those officers don't hesitate to draw their weapons. I get they feel their life could be in danger when there's someone behind the wheel, but surely you'll know if you shot straight in the car you're going to kill someone? I dunno, they could have stopped the vehicle by shooting say the tyres?

Those ice storms really suck. I haven't been in one of those since I interviewed for a position in Kansas City, Missouri many long years ago. They even had a plane slide off the runway... Good thing you have a generator, it can be a life saver when the temperatures are really low!

I agree that social workers need to be used much more. Many of these disputes could be deescalated before they turn deadly, the problem is when you feel your life is in danger you defend yourself. When you have a firearm at the ready the result is often lethal. Can social workers fix all situations? Absolutely not, if someone is drugged up or very violent they will only endanger themselves. But police shouldn't ever be the first ones sent to domestic disputes, they aren't trained for it. Social workers should respond to those, if they feel law enforcement is needed they should make the call. Using that tactic would decrease police related killings by at least fifty percent.

It's sad we live in a world where people just can't talk things out and resort all too often to violence. I guess underneath it all we have the genetics that predispose to violence. It kept our ancestors alive, but it's a curse on our modern world.

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The USA has adopted "Comply or Die" as its motto.

Parere aut morere

Or something like that. I don't know of Google Translate can be trusted with the nuances of classical languages.

Domestic policy, foreign policy, it all boils down to this. And the masses cheer.Trump is doing it now. Biden did it. Obama did it. Bush did it. Clinton did it. Hell, we can go back at least to Nixon kicking off the modern "War on Drugs."

Great Post, thank you very much. After the strikes here I wrote a post about the other side, what brings people in police or military to kill in these situations. There's so much more at play than people on both sides realize, so much to consider in either human. Both the officer and the woman have the fight or flight response. But the officer should be better trained to withstand it.

It's easier for people to think of the woman as either 'innocent angel' or 'domestic terrorist', and the officer as either 'heroic patriot' or 'evil murderer'. Obviously, the truth is neither.

It would be great if socially trained people could ride along. But as long is the money is spent on more and heavier equipment instead of better training, that's a long shot.

I think you probably can guess my opinion of ICE. I look at what is going on with a mixture of disgust and horror.

That was one heck of an ice storm there. Glad you could take a personal day and skip the risk of driving long distance.

That sucks you don't get sick pay and I don't think ye typically get annual leave either, just 2 weeks if you're lucky. Is that true?

We get 27 days annual leave in my job and another 10 bank holidays, which is pretty good.

I'm glad the power didn't go out for ye and good shout not driving to work in that, not worth the risk.

We've had a pretty mild winter here so far. In fact, I expect it to turn just about any time now to something terrible, but yet...today says a high of 51 degrees which is unseasonably warm. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop :D

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Ice in general sucks!!! Ice storms are worse. Be safe

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