Cop Derangement Syndrome (CDS)

 

One of life’s enigmas is trying to figure out why people, who are generally reasonable, get enraged when a cop shoots a criminal, yet, they don’t have a lot of sympathy when a cop gets shot. Similarly, we see the same lack of objectivity when people wring their hands remorsefully when they hear a death sentence for a savage killer but have no sympathy for a fetus whose life is terminated by a mother who treats it like bodily waste. What is it in the human condition that causes such mental aberration? How many times have we heard about women who write love letters to men on Death Row and visit them in prison? Hollywood celebrities have taken to the streets to protest against the execution of cop killers.   How many have tried to discourage pregnant women from aborting the innocent life growing inside of them?

What we’ve been witnessing on the streets of Minneapolis is another example of this aberration. Here we have the Trump Administration keeping a campaign promise of rounding up the millions of illegal aliens who were foisted upon our country during the disastrous Biden regime. Instead of welcoming the obvious law-enforcement benefits of that righteous action, hordes of protesters have been reacting violently against those who seek to rid their streets of potentially dangerous neighbors. I don’t doubt that many of those carrying signs and obnoxiously screeching at ICE are being paid to do so by forces on the left. Yet, the size of the mobs leads me to believe that many are simply Trump-haters who are always willing to join a mob that tends to validate their derangement.

Cops are well-acquainted with such madness. I’ve written many times about my experiences as a cop in NYC, and the hostility from those who exhibited antipathy toward authority. During arrest situations, especially in high-crime areas, a crowd would suddenly gather and begin attacking us with verbal and physical assaults. When they were arrested on various charges connected to their interference, we’d often discover that they had no connection to the arrestee but simply hated cops. I suppose we could have called in Cop Derangement Syndrome (CDS). After struggling to do our job in that environment, it soon became clear that we’d better have each other’s backs because the neighborhood residents weren’t going to be there for us.

Moreover, when a cop shot someone during an arrest situation, violent demonstrations were likely to occur. Contrarily, when a cop was shot, we’d have to tolerate loud jeers and obscene gestures from a callous group of bystanders. Hence, I can only imagine what ICE agents have been putting up with as they face huge packs of ferocious thugs assailing them with a variety of substances. Enforcement personnel are only human. They’re susceptible to physical exhaustion and morbid fear of what may suddenly occur. They’re doing a job, and they expect to go home to their families at the end of the day. No cop should be expected to take a bullet because fear of political retribution outweighed his survival instinct.       

It’s almost impossible to explain the stress cops deal with in life-threatening circumstances. They may have a few seconds to make a decision involving deadly force, but often have their actions scrutinized by politicians and lawyers for weeks, or months, as they await their fate. We’ve all seen verdicts from politically-influenced juries that sentence cops to prison for doing what they were trained to do (Derek Chauvin is one example Derek Chauvin’s imprisonment is a gross miscarriage of justice - American Thinker ).

Our country is at a pivotal moment in western civilization. If we are to remain civilized, we must choose to either obey the law or give in to the nihilistic hedonism growing in our orbit. Cops go through several months of academic and physical training before being dispatched to the streets to enforce laws. Once the cop starts an action against someone, the die is cast. He cannot just walk away because the person is defiant. Such defiance can be addressed after police action has been taken, not on the street during the action. There are numerous ways for the citizen to address grievances against what he/she sees as improper conduct. Complaints can be filed, lawsuits can be filed, and defense attorneys can deal with allegations of improper police action during trials. However, there is nothing in the law that says the citizen has a right to resist lawful authority! If everyone did that, no one would be safe on the streets because those with evil intent would take full advantage of the obvious weakness in the police and in the laws, they are sworn to enforce.

For example, no one enjoys being given a traffic ticket, yet, if traffic laws were not enforced, no one would be safe on the roadway because speeders, drunk drivers, etc. would have no reason to moderate their driving or parking habits. Would you want to go for a drive if there were no rules of the road? Before there were laws and cops to enforce them, we lived in a savage wilderness. It became so perilous that people were not safe on the streets, or in their homes. What we're experiencing in our country today is a very vocal and violent segment of society that wants to return to those primitive times. Therefore, it's up to civilized folks to have enough courage to stop the madness before it reaches everyone's doorstep.

 

Athens, Istanbul, Crete

What is religion all about? by Annette Weir

 

For several months I have been scrolling through TV programs because most of them are boring.  The themes are always the same, thereby making you feel like you’ve seen this show before.  If people aren’t killing each other, then they are engaging in sexual exploits all over the place, not to mention the constant profanity that seems to be part of every script.  So as a change of pace I decided to check out some of the ministry channels.  Many of them, in my opinion, are just fronts to make money for the person standing up doing the talking (preaching) on stage. 

For example, Joel Olsteen seems to have gained quite a bit of popularity among the wealthy with his fanciful sermons about how we will all gain wealth beyond our wildest dreams because that’s what’s been promised to us.  Then there is Joyce Meyer, who is okay, but her style is kind of bland to me.  I could go on and on about the many so-called preachers that are out there that are very obviously in it for the money.  Copeland, for example, makes no apologies for having a couple of Gulfstream jets, fancy cars and homes while he accepts donations from poor people. He claims to have worked for it.  Interesting. I don’t recall hearing about anything in the bible that said this was okay. Haggerty is another preacher that has an angry face that makes you feel like running away when he speaks.  His speeches are all Bible-based, accompanied by fire and brimstone.

Recently I came across a minister named Allen Jackson.  An unassuming type of guy that has a very kind face; the kind you look at and feel at ease. But that’s not what attracted me to listening to him.  He does what I call plain speak and talks about things going on in our country, either in politics, or other religions.  He has a quality that I like, to wit, he sits and listens to a person he may be interviewing on his podcast without interrupting. When he does speak it is usually to add to the conversation or bring up another topic to discuss. He dresses modestly and although I’ve seen him in suits, there is no flash about how he is put together. And the church that he is head of in Tennessee is not a palace but large enough to hold the large congregation that he ministers to. 

My gripe about the hundreds of churches that sprout up each year is that there are so many that believe in larger, over the top design buildings to serve their congregations. We don’t need people in fancy outfits with chants to get the message out. However, I can understand why some of them do things this way. And to have churches that have what I call rock bands starting off the service is a bit off putting. I don’t mean we have to act like the Presbyterians that sit quietly, sing a few hymns, then listen to a minister go on and on about theology.  But I believe that in the interest of getting more of the youth into churches we have gone way too far to please one segment of the population and have totally forgotten about the rest. 

I recall visiting several churches when I was in Texas to see how each one worshiped.  It was very interesting to see how some churches were so active with music, even when the minister was speaking to make a point, and people were dancing in the aisles, while others were solemn. I couldn’t help thinking that there had to be a better way to get everyone interested without all this added stuff.  For example, I have no problem with music, however, it’s gone way beyond what should be used to start the services because it’s turned into rock music. And the person speaking should direct their sermons to things that are relevant to the present day without getting into the weeds of theology that can be confusing.    

During this holiday season the way we worshiped and spoke about Jesus Christ seems to have changed.  We had the LBTQ community that decided they would put up a manger scene that was totally inappropriate. Although, to them, it was acceptable.  Most of their display was a political position on what is going on with the ICE patrols in their cities. Our culture seems to be looking for ways to cut out the church and what it stands for, in order to allow some folks to inject nihilism into society.

I admit that my quest for comfort in a higher place is still in the embryonic stages.  I may not read the Bible every day, as many others do. And I may not visit churches every Sunday like others do. But it’s my feeling that God and his presence can be felt, even by a few people seated around a kitchen table, discussing the scriptures. A huge church, with hundreds in attendance, can make one feel lost. I’ve been to services and noticed people with worn Bibles, stacks of paper inserted throughout, in which passages were highlighted, indicating that they read their Bible often. Those are the people I admire because they don’t think going to church once a week is all that’s required to be a Christian.

In my opinion, reading the Bible regularly is only part of one’s commitment to God. Saying Grace before dinner, silent prayers for those in need, and being honorable in our interaction with others, are all essential traits to complete the image of one’s devotion to Christ. Sadly, many of today’s religious practices have been taken over by those with different versions of what religion represents, often causing it to be vague in its messages. Until we all sit down quietly without our phones, TVs, computers, the news and other distractions, and take a moment to consider what we really need, and where we’re going, I’m afraid this will only get worse.

 

 

What are you prepared to do to save our country?

I think we Americans are a very tolerant lot. We do our best to uphold the freedoms written in the Constitution, even though it often makes us bite into our knuckles to do so. When we see our flag being stomped on or burned by degenerate thugs, we grin and bear it because of the First Amendment. When we see riots on our streets, posing as legal protests, we clench our fists and hope the hoodlums end up in prison. Yet, we have that sinking feeling that there’s little, if anything, that will be done about it. If we were raised properly, we will always try diplomacy before hostility. Nonetheless, at what point does tolerance become surrender?

I’m reminded of a scene from the 1987 fact-based film, “The Untouchables.” When Chicago cop, Jim Malone, played by Sean Connery, is lying on the floor of his apartment, riddled with bullets from one of Al Capone’s gang, he looks up at Elliott Ness, played by Kevin Costner, and says some dying words, through bloody lips, “what are you prepared to do?” What are you prepared to do  He was reminding Ness that he needed unorthodox methods to fight the Capone gang because the rules weren’t working. In addition, since Capone had most of the judges and cops on the payroll, Ness needed to replace them.

What organized criminals did to Chicago, New York, and a few other large cities a hundred years ago seems to have metastasized into a much larger crime syndicate with a notorious network that includes some of the highest levels of our government. It appears obvious that our country is on the verge of being taken over by violent leftists who, when their venal schemes are exposed, are prepared to take down the entire country rather than moderate their policies. When radical left governors like Tim Walz refer to federal agents as thugs and Gestapo agents, they are recklessly playing with a fire that could pit states against the federal government, resulting in civil war.

Moreover, when massive corruption is discovered in Minesota’s Somali diaspora, Walz and his cohorts in the Somali community, including the hate-filled leftist Congresswoman, Ilhan Oman, use the tired old “racism” canard to defend their indefensible fraud. What we’re witnessing is a cabal of organized crooks embedded so deeply into the fabric of our system that we’ve become accustomed to seeing it exposed on national television. Still, we almost never see any of them go to jail. For many folks it’s viewed as standard operating procedure. We, the law-abiding people of this great nation, want to know if we’re making a mistake by observing basic rules of decency and civility. 

If the refrain “no one is above the law” is to mean anything we should have seen some high-ranking politicians being perp-walked from their government offices and placed in police cars. It seems they are much too important to submit to such an ignominious process. That treatment can only be used when the little guy gets caught breaking the social contract. Are you as tired as I am of hearing the voices of outraged elected officials, as they point out the crimes committed by their colleagues on the other side of the aisle, even though you know none of them will be arrested? How can we believe in justice when we’ve been frustrated so often by the political chicanery that reigns supreme in those, once considered, hallowed halls?

All sensible people recognize that government is necessary to maintain order and provide security for those who reside within a given territory. Most of the governed also know that there will undoubtedly be some who use their power to enrich themselves. But what can we do when they get caught cheating on a massive scale, only to arrogantly claim, ad nauseum, to be the poor unfortunate victims of a racist/misogynist/xenophobic, culture? You know their claims are absurd when lifelong liberals take aim at their duplicity. Bill Maher EXPOSES the dangers of mass immigration!

When President Trump ordered the raid on Venezuela’s narco-terrorist President, he did so without informing the Senate or the House because “Congress has the tendency to leak.” Trump Asked Point Blank: 'Did You Notify Any Members Of Congress In Advance' Of Maduro Capture? In other words, our country has enemies within who are not to be trusted when the security of our nation is at stake. What it also means is that we have a president who takes action to save American lives, and he’s not afraid to tell us the truth about the traitors in high places who are either hellbent on destroying the US, on the take from drug cartels, or both. Our President has already taken the slings and arrows to save this great nation. What are you prepared to do?