Comments on: Police Officer Patrick McDonald (1978-2008)

By: Surfing The Turd « Liberal Parole Board Kills Officer!

Surfing The Turd « Liberal Parole Board Kills Officer! — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:35:17 +0000

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Surfing The Turd « Liberal Criminal Justice System Killed Officer! — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:41:54 +0000

[...] Patrick McDonald A Philadelphia Police Officer was murdered in cold blood on Sept. 23, 2008 by a thug named Daniel Giddings who was killed by another officer. Giddings is the subject of this article or more the reason for this article. Here is a little background on Giddings, at the age of 10 when most kids are watching cartoons and playing games young Giddings was beating and robbed a mentally challenged man starting his history with the criminal justice system this was soon followed by other juvenile crimes. [...]

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By: ronaldholt131

ronaldholt131 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:18:00 +0000

Hi dukes. I live in Chicago and a chicago police officer for almost 18 years. We just lost a fellow police officer, Nathan Taylor over the weekend whn he and his gang intelligence team were set to execute a search warrant on the home of yet again, another convicted felon. This convicted felon shot at a police officer in 1990 and incarcerated, then he was arrested and imprisoned for burglary. He even fooled hs neighbors into thinking he was an upstanding citizen and stakeholder in the community. As a convicted felon in Illinois, he should have never been in possession of a firearm! I agree with your comment about addressing poverty and illegal drug use, as well as invoking stricter gun laws as an overacrhing affect and safety net. Not only does Chicago have a poverty, illegal drugs and gang problem, but Chicago has a problem with some of its citizenry in how law enforcement deals with violent criminals. I too lost my son, 16-year-old blair Holt to a senseless act of gun violence on May 10, 2007, as he was the unintended victim along with four other young people(they survived) who did not deserve their fate of experiencing gun violence.

By: ddukesdc111

ddukesdc111 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:33:41 +0000

i lived in philly all my life….2 months ago i moved to new jersey because the city has gone down. if no one respects our police officers, then they have no respect for anyone…my son is incarcerated for a hot urine…a hot urine…this thug attacked our officers in the past, why was he even out on the philly streets is beyond me..i guess i just don't understand the system and never will…my prayers go out to officer mcdonald's parents, family, girlfriend, fellow officers, friends and neighbors…this is a tragedy that never should have happened, but again, it's the system that failed officer patrick mcdonald….may he rest in peace..peace is what we need….and also, my heart goes out to officer bowes…he lost a great partner in the line of duty…

By: jabbo

jabbo — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:04:51 +0000

On one hand, I'm sympathetic to the point that Philly should be able to sensibly regulate firearms to a greater degree than the state (sensibly being an inportant word). One the other hand, I'm not at all sympathetic to an argument concerning the causes of gun violence that simplistically promote gun control as the solution. I'd like to know how the author would address the poverty and illegal drug use in the city. Efforts in those areas would most likely have a larger impact on reducing crime than stricter gun laws would.

By: Killadelphia

Killadelphia — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:54:30 +0000

Shaun: You're full of it.

There was no reason for this thug to be on the street, and all that's going to happen now is a lot more police shooting down black men in Philly.

By: jwest

jwest — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:51:36 +0000

Shaun,

Words can’t describe the revulsion I feel for someone who would twist the tragic death of a police officer into a promotion of his own warped views on gun control.

Since you lived in Pennsylvania for 21 years, no doubt you had a hand in the election or appointment of the people who let this felon back onto the street. Go to McDonald’s family, confess the criminal stupidity of your actions over the years and beg their forgivness.

Try to realize what you and the others of your ilk have done over your misspent lives. If you don’t have the capacity to understand how to help, please do society a favor and do nothing.

By: shaun

shaun — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:37:51 +0000

DLS:

While you do not share jwest's abominable traits and occasionally can even move a discussion along, I also am sure that Officer McDonald's family would appreciate your own brand of sympathy.

By: DLS

DLS — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:25:23 +0000

Shaun, you started out okay and then descended once more. Stop the anti-gun nonsense. The real problem here is that the other person was a criminal. If you don't like handgun proliferation (note that second word — yes, the same principle applies to nuclear weapons, and requires you to take the character or nature of each individual possessor into consideration, not just the nature of the weapon itself), get the Second Amendment repealed and then have it with state and local gun controls (and federal controls over interstate transport of guns), or get another amendment to the Constitution granting power to Washington to regulate guns (nation-wide) if that's what you want. But just realize guns aren't to blame here, US culture is not to blame here, a criminal is to blame here, first and foremost.

“sheer animosity, mean-spiritedness and hate”

You are the #1 perpetrator of the foregoing and have been for weeks, months, particularly toward McCain and Palin (and earlier, Bush), and are in no position to bestow wrongfully any award for the same on anybody else. Look in the mirror!

By: shaun

shaun — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:18:55 +0000

jwest:

I have dealt with a lot of cranks in my time and more recently with a fair share of trolls whom as another commenter noted elsewhere today foam at the mouth like a Pavlovian dog at the mere sight of someone's name.

But for sheer animosity, mean-spiritedness and hate you, my friend, take the cake.

I am sure that Patrick McDonald's family would agree.

By: jwest

jwest — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:02:54 +0000

Patrick McDonald didn’t have to die, but he did because in Pennsylvania mind numbed liberals paroled a violent felon who should still be in prison.