Hooray for all the ignorant jerk-offs who generalize blame on all Americans for the actions of her soldiers. The comments on that YouTube video are almost as bad as the video itself.

"I hate Americans, I hope you all die!"

Gee, thanks buddy. I didn't have anything to do with that video, and quite frankly I think it's disgusting. I'm glad you blame me for it. I hope you die, too.

Name a worse thing that has happened to that poor dog. That dog could have been some kid's only companion in a war-torn city, and some fucking coward blew it up, way to fuel the other side.
That is fucking disgusting. Even in ROTC, we were CONSTANTLY reminded that when in uniform, or even recognized as being a member, we're instantly everything that is good and bad about the US Air Force. My first reaction to that video? "The army is such a bunch of fucking rednecks". I would like to give that man the "way to make america look like a bunch of asshole fuckfaces" medal. We have enough problems with world relations these days, we really don't need anything to help it along.

yeah, so some asshole shoots a cop who was well known and liked in the neighborhood leaving a wife and young children behind (i guess getting killed while trying to stop a robbery doesn't count as protecting the public). then, four guys shoot three people on a sidewalk...i'm also kinda curious how it was the cops who got the aff nod? i'm not saying what they did was ok in any way, it just seems a little weird that they make it to the list after three unarmed people get shot.

when i was younger i thought it was cool to hate cops, too. then i moved into a neighborhood bordering on one of the worst in philly. it was amazing how quickly that led me to develop an appreciation for the cops in my town.

Give me a fucking break. Criminals act like criminals. That's what they do. It is expected. What is not expected is to see a large group of cops acting like animals. As a matter of fact, it's the exact OPPOSITE of their job description.

Welcome to the world of holding people to different standards.

I can totally understand that. I just believe the ratio of good to bad has swung a quite a bit to the bad side. No disrespect to your pop. I guess what I'm really trying to say is that we can no longer completely trust someone just because they have a badge.

Examples if you are getting pulled over, make sure you pull over in a place where others can see you, such as on a main road, or well lit parking lot (one that has cameras is obviously best). If at all possible, do not stop on a side road or in a poorly lit area. This protects both you and the officer by increasing visibility, decreasing the chance the officer will make an improper judgment call that could have deadly consequences.

Last summer, I volunteered with the local Jay-Cees to put on the local fireworks for the 4th of July. While we were setting up, a group of SW Florida's "finest" came speeding through where we had a truck load of fireworks, hit one of our vehicles, ran over some of our equipment, then, when he finally stopped, he began harassing us about our permit (which was perfectly in order), and barking "Do you know who you're talking too?" and other incredibly insane bullshit. These were mostly a group of fucking VETS setting up the local city's fucking fireworks, and the cops were hassling us. There were several other officers there, and when they weren't talking about the (illegal) poker games they all seemed to play so often, they were continuing to harass people and vehicles that we needed to get in and out of the area we were setting up in. If these officers felt that they could harass and intimidate people who were A. from a well known civic group B. Mostly over 40 local residents. C. Fucking VETS!!! D. Setting up fucking 4th of July fireworks, how would these thugs treat people they though even less of? I wish I could say that this was atypical of the encounters I've had with the police over the years, but, unfortunately, it's pretty much more of the same.

Cops are people just like anyone else, it just seems these days that the kind of people attracted to becoming officers are not doing it out of a sense of civic duty, or respect for the people they serve, but as a means to dominate those around them, and feed their pathetic, macho, idiotic egos. Most of the officers that I've dealt with over the age of 50 have been wonderful people who are a honor to the badge, and have hearts of gold. The new generation of police in their 20-30's are an entirely different breed.

You have to protect yourself, the officer may be a saint, or a psycho, you can no longer tell.

give you a fucking break for what? because i think shooting people is worse than beating someone? i agree that what those cops did was wrong and should never happen, i'm not pardoning their behavior in any way. at the same time, i don't think the fact that criminals act like criminals means that we should be any less disgusted by what they did.

you're right, police should be held to a higher standard because of the position they hold and the job they CHOOSE to do. i just don't think that if i had to pick someone to call an animal in this story, its the cops that i would go at first.

I think he meant worse things have happened period, not worse things have happened to that dog... And in that case he's not entirely wrong, the video of the soldiers teasing some kids with a bottle of water is even more sickening.

Which doesn't mean that this one's not completely fucked up.

I guess that's why you don't get to choose the Ashole Fuckfaces and I do. I just understand the world better.

hahaha, fair enough...i concede.

Yeah, CAN you kill a dog by blowing it up with some shit you're supposed to get rid of in a safe and responsible manner? Sure! SHOULD you kill said dog? No. Should you laugh at it? Unless you're a complete fucking douchebag whose mother gave birth to a retarded fucking jerkoff with no respect for life or even rudimentary ideas about morality, the answer is NO. Yeah, and the cops may be a paramilitary organization, but respect is earned, and the authority granted them does not also grant any moral ascendancy (obviously) over "us". (The weak, pathetic idiots they're supposed to protect.) They're just men and women, same as you and me. I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot about how much force is necessary, proper procedure, blah, blah, blah. Again, CAN you beat the fuck out of three suspects while you're arresting them? Sure. SHOULD you beat the fuck out of said suspects? No. You are not the judge, jury or the executioner in this case. We pay you (that's right, tax dollars pay your salary, PUBLIC servant) to keep people like that from hurting anybody else and to see that justice can properly seen to by other agencies, not to reduce them to a bloody pulp cuz it's right and proper...

You fucking assholes make me sick...

Is it just me or are the videos of soldiers torturing/killing small animals, a sure sign of burdgeoning serial killers, troubling other people?

just curious, how big was the town you were in? it seems like the professionalism of police and how well they treat people tends to be inversely proportionate to the size of the city/town they work in...excluding the above story.

i honestly don't care about the dog, and i don't care that the kid--if he existed--lost his pet. it sucks for him, and i'd be upset if i were that kid, but i'm not that kid and i, personally, find it somewhat backwards and asinine to worry about the dog (or the kid) when there are so many more terrible things happening everywhere in the world.

likewise, i find it somewhat silly to get mad at the troops for laughing at the dog, when there are so many larger questions in relation to such matters as why the troops are there in the first place. furthermore, i feel that it shows a lack of compassion and perspicacity on the part of those getting mad at the soldiers. they're doing jobs which require a callous mindset; they have to be ready to kill people, which means that the well-being of some random dog really can't be allowed to register.

as far as RudieCantFail's point about torturing animals, there's a huge, huge difference between laughing at the Wile E. Coyote-like demise of some random dog, and deriving enjoyment from purposefully and methodically causing pain to an animal you've captured. for one, they involve completely different types of enjoyment--you laugh at a dog getting blown up because it's funny; you torture animals because it satisfies a desire.

Well, there are a series of small to mid sized cities south of Tampa along Florida's West coast. The place I was doing fireworks at was on one of the barrier islands, population probably around 30,000. Population density here is pretty low, but considering it's a string of communities on barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico, I would not classify the area as po-dunk. Go a few miles east of the interstate, and we have a totally different story.

Hey there, Mr. Metal Man... You got a purdy mouth.