On Wis. soldier says he won’t return to Iraq
Posted on February 22 at 9:37 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Good for this solider. I understand how he is feeling. At least he made it known where he was and offered to work at the local reserve building. He could have just went AWOL. Me personally, I have been to Iraq, I took the solider's over for their tours of duty. It was so sad. Many of them so young, leaving new babies home, repeat tours for the 8th time, etc. The thing that got to me the most, was that in one week, we would take 6 planes loads into Kuwait, holding 210 soliders. We would bring out 1 plane load to take home. There's something wrong with that picture. Not to mention, They just spent 18-24 months of their life there seeing crazy stuff, they weren't aloud to push the call button on the plane or even have a beer. Thanks for your service!!!
On Grade-school foreign language instruction planned
Posted on January 29 at 5:35 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
What about offering sing language? In this area that would be more useful than french.
On Deputy fires shot at man who fled courthouse
Posted on January 13 at 10 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Thanks spark and hockeyjockey! It was really nice of you to take note and come back more respectful.
On Deputy fires shot at man who fled courthouse
Posted on January 13 at 9:56 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
As for the lic. plate info being up to date??? Hello??? The cop just watched him get into that vehicle. It don't matter if it is up to date!! That is what the car is carrying when he got in! He ain't going to stop to change the lic. plate or paint the car! That stuff ain't going to change. If the car is not his, the person who owns it could be questioned as to where they are. Chances are they would know something! It's not rocket science! Besides this criminal doesn't appear to be the sharpest tool in the shed. He probably would have got away from the court house and took the car back to the owner had it not been his.
On Deputy fires shot at man who fled courthouse
Posted on January 13 at 9:44 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
As for sparks, I am trained! I took the classes. Like grandpabill I choose not to be a cop for the political reasons, or for the fact that I could never live with myself if I made the wrong choice in this kind of a situation and someone got hurt or killed. I didn't say I agree or disagree with this cops choice. In fact, I said that he did the best thing he could do in the heat of the moment. He choose a reaction and stuck with it. Had he flipped flopped on his choice the outcome would be different. Thank god no one was hurt! Thats what matters! As for the escalating the situation, that is the first thing they teach you not to do in T.A.C.T. training. Do I think the cop should be punished? Absolutely NOT! Should there be some training for this situation and how to keep it from getting to the point where cars are weapons and guns are pulled. Absolutely! Not for just this cop either, but for all cops.
On Deputy fires shot at man who fled courthouse
Posted on January 12 at 10:27 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I also wanted to add, that everyone has an opinion. An opinion is just what that person thinks. That doesn't make one stupid or one less than another. The fact that we can't be adults and go without name calling and placing puns at others for their opinion is just crazy! No ones opinion is right or wrong. If "we" were in this situation what we all think is right, may not even be what "we" would do in the heat of the moment...... After reading the article we have time to process and decide what we would do after all........ In the heat of the situation, there's no time! You just react! That is exactly what the cop did. He reacted!
On Deputy fires shot at man who fled courthouse
Posted on January 12 at 10:20 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I think what lele was trying to say is: Was the risk worth the reward?
1) The criminal fled, as do most felons. Most high speed chases get called off because of the danger to all involved. The cops, the innocent people that cross the path of the criminal, people walking on the sidewalks, and the idiot behind the wheel, etc.
2) Why would you put yourself in front of a potential weapon for a traffic criminal? Had it been someone wanted for murder, homicide,armed robbery, kidnapping, etc. it would have been more worth the risk.
The problem with this situation is that it became escalated. That is something you don't want it to become. The situation escalating is what made the offender make an irrational choice that turned the car into a weapon and the caused the cop to pull his gun. Now the situation has become potentially fatal to lots of people. Given the heat of the moment, The cop carried the situation out the best he knew how. Had the cop used the techniques taught to use in this kind of a situation, it wouldn't have got to the point it did. When the "criminal traffic offender" ran, the cop should have followed. He should have got the lic. plate number, the vehicle description, the driver's composite, and the direction it was heading and called it in and sent out the bulletin. They would have got him without turning it into a possible fatally of the cop, an innocent person in the wrong place at the wrong time, or the idiot offender.
So you have to ask yourself, is the risk worth the reward?
What if it was your family member killed by being in the wrong place, at the wrong time, all to catch a crimial traffic offender? Was it worth it?
On Majority Leader: Three OWIs shouldn't make you a felon
Posted on January 2 at 12:27 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Anyone who has lost someone due to a drunk and stupid driver wants more strict laws. Anyone who breaks this law and has been arrested or hasn't yet been caught are thinking this law is overboard. Truthfully, We need to crack down on lots of crimes. This is just one of them. The problem with not making it more severe is that the offenders just don't learn. Chances are if they keep repeating it's because they have a "problem." I say, "Lock them up and treat them for there problems. Mandatory detox, counseling and completion of a both programs. Follow up with them after they complete the programs with probation, to include random breath tests, and blood and urine test. If the offender has another offense after this action, lock them up for good!" The repeat offenders after that prove they just don't care about rules and order in society. Why should we all be at risk in that case? We need to protect ourselves the best we can.
On Deported man faces indictment
Posted on December 4 at 1:45 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
He didnt get 15 years. His probation was revoked he is serving 5 years and faces up to 10 more if convicted of his federal charges.
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On Wis. soldier says he won’t return to Iraq
Posted on February 23 at 1:29 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
To Realist:
Goes to show how much TV you watch,you don't know JACK. The standard term for the Army is 18 months in Iraq. When they got extended it was for 3-6 months. I invite you to do the math! Just because your a little slow...18+6=24. Wow you should go work for NASA! Furthermore, We never did a full withdrawal from the Kuwait and Iraq area since Desert Storm, so yes it is possible to have 8 terms over! Yes they may have volunteered, but maybe they shouldn't be allowed to serve that many terms! Did you ever think of that??? Probably not! 6 plane loads in, 1 out was the standard rotation. When we were on troop build up times it was 18 planes in, none out! I was there. I left the airport for your information. I had Iraq people offer to buy me because I am an american blonde haired woman. So you need to keep you mouth zipped and get a clue! What you hear on the news and what you read in the newspaper most often are not what is really going on!