Senate passes Cornyn, Cruz resolution condemning Dallas police shooting

[LSUTiger]

I'm not against cops or the government, (the cops are part of the government so to me they are the same). I am simply against creating a special class of people. The notion that the goverment thinks anyones life, especially theirs, is worth more than someone else's is troubling. I don't like it anymore than when politicians pass laws that apply to me and you but not themselves are when justice is applied unequally (reference Hillary Clinton not prosecuted for felony crimes). It is that kind of mentality that fosters the culture of government abuse.

I don't think the president, politicians or LEO's live are worth more than mine or yours, do you?. Everytime an incident occurs, a law is passed and some little piece of freedom is lost or government power is gained.

Could what is on the surface a feel good measure have other implications down the road???

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics ... 1ba83c9c4c

[Abraham]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't their other instances in which government employees if killed on the job get special consideration and greater punishment for bad guy if caught?

Thus, this latest effort isn't precedent setting or are you thinking such special consideration is on the increase that will somehow negatively affect the average citizen?

[LSUTiger]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't their other instances in which government employees if killed on the job get special consideration and greater punishment for bad guy if caught?

Thus, this latest effort isn't precedent setting or are you thinking such special consideration is on the increase that will somehow negatively affect the average citizen?

I never liked it and felt the same way about it before as I do now, so nothing has change in that regard. While maybe not precedent setting, it seems to me like it's on the increase, pretty soon if your dog bites the city dog catcher you are facing hard time.

I can see overzealous authority trying to apply this beyond what it was meant for. I get into a fender bender in the parking lot at City Hall with some beaurecrat of another race who works there and it's a hate crime? How far will it go?

[Abraham]

I see your point.

The more laws creating special classes of governmental employees is reaching for Orwellian levels.

Another case of: We're all equal, except some are more equal than others...

Eventually, the only ones who aren't classified special is the average citizen and lord help him if he gets crossways with one of the special class of citizen.

[rotor]

I believe this was just a resolution and not a new law. I do agree with you. Look at the 911 incident. Over 3,000 killed by the terrorists. Victim compensation fund set up. I feel sorry for the victims but there are a lot of victims every day and there is no fund set up. So, these lives were valued more that others lives. I don't see a victim fund set up for any other lives lost by terror and I don't think it is the role of the government to do it.