They act like the president was shot.

It was only a pig shot, talk about and overstated sense of self importance. 

Pardon me, MORALE

I like to think of this as "Show Of Force"  A great moral builder and fantastic team building rush.  A small price to pay for a cohesive group of police that each day have to contend with much more than the average person could stomach.

 No one cares. You don't get it, you are not more important than anyone else. You have the same problem as the fat cat CEOs.

I feel sorry for the person who called 9/11 during the 40 minutes or so every cop car in Brooklyn was busy speeding a single ambulance to the hospital. Surely five or six cars would have done equally as effective a job.

was Obama in town?

Bono

It reminds me of all those times I see 4+ cop cruisers for one stopped car.

It takes at least 6 to 8 officers to sufficiently intimidate 1 person guilty of speeding on the highway.

A bit disproportionate, don't you think?

I agree with the general sense of rancor here.  There should have been 42,000 cop cars instead.

If any of you were shot, would you get anywhere near this level of special treatment?  Why is COP KILLER considered worse than KILLER?  It's so frustrating to think that the police, the people who actively accept the possibilities brought on by a dangerous job, get insanely preferential treatment when they're shot, over CIVILLIANS, who are just usually in the wrong place at the wrong time.  

People all the time assume the nobility of the victims.  Substitute soldier, firemen, etc.  And the outpouring would be strongest right after the event.  Why, is that new?  It's just the way people are.  Get used to it.

A) I don't think nobility factors into it, it's a human life and things are more complicated than black and white judgments of morality.

B) I didn't assume the nobility of anyone, I'm saying that a civilian who gets shot and an officer who gets shot should receive the same concerned treatment, with neither getting left behind or special, preferential care and concern.

 I think you misread.

Compassion people, compassion.

I have a friend who was accidentally shot in the face when he was 18 years old and lost an eye as a result.  He was shot by one of his drunk/stoner friends who was showing off his gun.  Hospitals are required by law to notify the police when they treat gunshot victims. While my friend was lying on the gurney in the ER, he was questioned by a couple of cops who proceeded to insult him and make jokes at his expense.

Fuck the police.

Coming from the guy whose "drunk/stoner" friends play with guns. F%&* you and him. This was no accident. It was an intentional act against another human being. Best wishes to the Cop and his family... btw I've seen plenty of police escorts for ambulances carrying civilians. And for the dopey Brooklyn transplants from Indiana asking "why Bellevue?"; because it was the best, closest, trauma center for gun shot victims.I figured riding your bike over the Williamsburg Bridge every day you would realize how close Manhattan can be to your beloved Bushwick (or East Williamsburg, or whatever you a$$holes call it).
And to the REST of you crying about taxes. Please STOP! I would imagine most of you complaining don't pay them. I'm sure being employed as the interpretive kazoo player at the local Taco stand doesn't involve reporting your income.
The Police are the only reason why you "Discoverers" of Brooklyn can live in the broken down neighborhoods you choose to settle in. They protect you at home, and babysit you and your friends in Zuccotti Park, or wherever the fad of the week anarchy is. Talk about a waste of tax dollars. Sadly you will never pay NYC taxes, because when reality gives you a swift kick in the a$$ in 3 years, you will move back to suburbia to be a teacher.
My first and last Gothamist post... this place sucks.

Hey crazy conservative person: you guys are the one who fucking whine about taxes, remember?

Let me guess, you're either a cop, or worse, a holster sniffer. 

First off, we were kids, 18, 19 years old.  There is a reason you can't be President before your 35th birthday.

Second, these were HIS friends, not mine.  I warned him against hanging around with that particular crowd, but he didn't listen. 

Third, the reason the cops went off on him was because he refused to answer their questions in the ER, which is his right.  Fact is that you are not required to answer questions when being interrogated by the police.....Constitution says so....what's left of it anyway.

Yup, big brave cops screaming obscenities at an 18 year old kid lying on a ER table with a hole in his head because he "dissed" them.  Real professional.

Fuck the police.

So you're gonna leave us and let these "a$$holes" represent New York?

There are some very good ones and some very bad ones.  Sorry you had a bad experience.  Can't judge you cause I didn't walk in your shoes.