tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32678804.post2177609857017596150..comments2023-10-01T08:05:56.376-04:00Comments on Pour the wine: NYPD BooMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035689971581607077noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32678804.post-79266886222620187652007-05-04T17:01:00.000-04:002007-05-04T17:01:00.000-04:00Was Deveil the cop's name?Was Deveil the cop's name?Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591860756221838739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32678804.post-30060000038191092012007-05-03T15:23:00.001-04:002007-05-03T15:23:00.001-04:00oops, devil'sI hate spelling mistakes!oops, devil's<BR/><BR/>I hate spelling mistakes!Aaron, Kate, Will and Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490024340679381713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32678804.post-18970972955231794152007-05-03T15:23:00.000-04:002007-05-03T15:23:00.000-04:00Let me for one second play the deveil's advocate (...Let me for one second play the deveil's advocate (and cop's wife) and say that it wouldn't have escaladed if the semi-hobo guy would have just gotten off the train?Aaron, Kate, Will and Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490024340679381713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32678804.post-90943033951110896922007-04-30T20:32:00.000-04:002007-04-30T20:32:00.000-04:00Perhaps my writing wasn't clear: the situation was...Perhaps my writing wasn't clear: the situation was ridiculously violent and tense, and the only person responsible for bringing it to that level was the cop - not the semi-hobo, not the other passengers on the train. Contrast this cop's way of dealing with this semi-hobo with the way the firefighters I saw yesterday dealt with a very agitated man watching his trailer burn down. There was a whole lot more at stake in that situation, emotions were running much higher, and yet it didn't come to fisticuffs or mauling dogs or even shouting. The way the firefighters dealt with it was understanding but tough, man-to-man instead of "I'm the authority here and you have to do what I say."Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035689971581607077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32678804.post-24858054128019615932007-04-30T20:23:00.000-04:002007-04-30T20:23:00.000-04:00Well we'd all like to believe that you live blissf...Well we'd all like to believe that you live blissfully in New York, free from danger. And to that end there may be some things that can be recognized about the situation.<BR/>Like, people always have a period, however brief, of resentment and anger after being spooked by something ("You ASSHOLE! You scared the shit out of me!") One woman on the subway car spoke and created a vehicle for everyone within earshot to pile their anger into. Why not take it out on the NYPD? Everyone loves dogs, after all.<BR/>Also, the dog is most useful as an intimidation tactic. It's meant to have the target cower and submit. All the normal humans on the subway car, within the dog's intimidation sphere, reacted as expected, including the target, mission accomplished. It can certainly also bite and subdue - a real physical danger, but how likely is the cop to loose the dog into the throng of people?<BR/>There are also police arrest procedures inconducive to inciting a gun battle against a crowded public backdrop, although that doesn't account for your sketchy, gun-toting semi-hobo.<BR/>Altogether an experience one would rather not go through, I imagine.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591860756221838739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32678804.post-42912906127613717572007-04-26T22:22:00.000-04:002007-04-26T22:22:00.000-04:00At general risk of getting injured in the melee of...At general risk of getting injured in the melee of angry cop, unknown quantity guy and dog in attack mode. At risk of getting caught in the crossfire in case this guy really was loony and had a weapon of some sort. This is New York.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035689971581607077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32678804.post-11375555549603634282007-04-26T11:51:00.000-04:002007-04-26T11:51:00.000-04:00At risk of what?At risk of what?Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591860756221838739noreply@blogger.com