Bout Time "Tank Johnson" Gets 120 Days in Jail

[stealth]

ok, I'm done w/ this topic

Foley shouldn't have kept walking is all I got to say, his dumbarse got plugged for being a dumbarse

lol there is no emotion involved but surely you see the cop was a ****** right?

 

[stealth]

So Foley was driving drunk, endangering other civilian's lives....

And his career of playing football is endangered.

Some might call that poetic justice.

lifetime, not once have you been behind the wheel when you shouldn't have been?

 

[stealth]

That police officer saw a guy he felt was driving under the influence so he did his job and followed him to make sure that Foley did'nt hit anyone. That is what WE are trained to do.

off duty is off duty when you clock out you aren't a cop anymore period
and especially you don't shoot some dude when you are in a friggin rodeo

 

[DCBoysfan]

off duty police officers are taught to keep it in their pants.
that cop was a complete tool and I hope he got his badge taken from him. As well as attempted murder charges filed.
someone not in a cop car pulls the crap he pulled I am gonna do exactly what foley did.

Foley got shot...is that what you mean???

 

[DCBoysfan]

off duty is off duty when you clock out you aren't a cop anymore period
and especially you don't shoot some dude when you are in a friggin rodeo

Police Officers are NEVER off duty..PERIOD!!!

 

[superpunk]

So Foley was driving drunk, endangering other civilian's lives....

And his career of playing football is endangered.

Some might call that poetic justice.

It could be rationalized that way.

Poetic justice? Probably, although I think, even poetically, the penalty Foley had to pay was extremely severe, and endangerment is not equivalent to being actually shot, which leads to...

actual justice...not so much.

 

[AbeBeta]

that's just stupid man.

That sir, is a fantastic comeback. I would have gone the "I'm rubber you are glue" direction but well played nonetheless.

 

[stealth]

Police Officers are NEVER off duty..PERIOD!!!

yes they are and people that think they aren't are willing to void all rights as an american. Policeman is a job no different than any other job. Cops that think they are some kinda super hero that the laws of the nation don't apply too shouldn't be cops. They are just people, any idea beyond that is ridiculous, a cop off duty is just like any other person walking the street. yippee you got some training but the fact of the matter is you have no authority in the nation lest that badge and uniform are on, there is nothing beyond that. A cop is a cop only when on the clock, if they think they are more than that, thats a direct violation of the trust put upon then by the the people that pay thier salary. Clock in clock out and live with it other wise find another way to pay your bills.

 

[big dog cowboy]

SKOKIE, Ill. -- Chicago Bears defensive lineman Tank Johnson was sentenced Thursday to four months in jail for violating probation in a 2005 gun case.

Four months? That's weak.

 

[WoodysGirl]

yes they are and people that think they aren't are willing to void all rights as an american. Policeman is a job no different than any other job. Cops that think they are some kinda super hero that the laws of the nation don't apply too shouldn't be cops. They are just people, any idea beyond that is ridiculous, a cop off duty is just like any other person walking the street. yippee you got some training but the fact of the matter is you have no authority in the nation lest that badge and uniform are on, there is nothing beyond that. A cop is a cop only when on the clock, if they think they are more than that, thats a direct violation of the trust put upon then by the the people that pay thier salary. Clock in clock out and live with it other wise find another way to pay your bills.

That may well be your opinion, but if I'm at the bank and a guy sticks up the bank and shooting breaks out. I'll be pretty pissed if there was an off-duty officer on site and his response after everything was over was "I wasn't on the clock."

Officers live a different type of life and I applaud any officer who believes his job doesn't end, just because his shift did.

 

[Rampage]

That sir, is a fantastic comeback. I would have gone the "I'm rubber you are glue" direction but well played nonetheless.

comeback? whats with you internet tough guys on this site and your word wars

 

[stealth]

That may well be your opinion, but if I'm at the bank and a guy sticks up the bank and shooting breaks out. I'll be pretty pissed if there was an off-duty officer on site and his response after everything was over was "I wasn't on the clock."

Officers live a different type of life and I applaud any officer who believes his job doesn't end, just because his shift did.

in that stutuation that cop would be justified to pull his gun, but the facts in this case arent the same. He was unmarked and decided some guy was drunk and shot him, even if foley was wasted there was no need to bust a cap in his butt three times. A cop saving people is one thing, a cop abusing his power is another. the two situations were complete different, I know for a fact every driver in america had done something stupid once in their driving career, foley might have been drunk but if he had just screwed up nothing would be different. The dude still got shot three times cause some guy that had a badge though he was god. Screw that.

 

[Vintage]

lifetime, not once have you been behind the wheel when you shouldn't have been?

Never said that.

But anything that would happen to me would be well deserved on my part.

 

[stealth]

Never said that.

But anything that would happen to me would be well deserved on my part.

you honestly can say you shoud be shot three times and potentially have died?

I cant nothing on earth short of taking anothers life is worth being killed over

 

[Vintage]

you honestly can say you shoud be shot three times and potentially have died?

I cant nothing on earth short of taking anothers life is worth being killed over

If I drive drunk (and I have)....anything that could or would potentially have happened to me, I would have coming.

I knew the risks when I did it.

So did Foley.

 

[WoodysGirl]

in that stutuation that cop would be justified to pull his gun, but the facts in this case arent the same. He was unmarked and decided some guy was drunk and shot him, even if foley was wasted there was no need to bust a cap in his butt three times. A cop saving people is one thing, a cop abusing his power is another. the two situations were complete different, I know for a fact every driver in america had done something stupid once in their driving career, foley might have been drunk but if he had just screwed up nothing would be different. The dude still got shot three times cause some guy that had a badge though he was god. Screw that.

But that's not really what you said. You said if he wasn't on the clock and in uniform, then he has no authority to be a cop let alone carry a gun.

the cop wasn't a cop though he was some dude with a gun in an izuzu.
a cop is a cop when he is on the clock and in uniform, this tool was off duty and on a power trip. That's ******** and the guy shouldnt have had the authority to be a cop let alone carry a gun.

every job I have had even when I was pizza guy once I was off the clock I wasn't a pizza guy anymore, that ****** doesn't understand that. I hope he goes to jail for a while

I've been following this story for a while and I know that the officer made several mistakes in following protocol, but him being concerned about a drunk driver on the streets isn't one of them.

When he saw Foley weaving thru traffic, he called for back up. When he went out his jurisdiction, apparently he tried to reach some of the locals. His first mistake was trying to pull them over when he had no police markings on his vehicle. And his biggest mistake was trying to arrest Foley AFTER they had pulled into the driveway of his residence. He didn't have authority and IMO, he should've just moved on, waited until some locals arrived or at least had some video evidence to show that he was indeed driving drunk and reported that.

That said, this was not a guy out there playing hero. He was trying to do his civic duty and he messed up.

 

[AbeBeta]

comeback? whats with you internet tough guys on this site and your word wars

Internet tough guy? Who is the one with "big bad" in his username now? Learn to take a joke sister.

 

[DCBoysfan]

yes they are and people that think they aren't are willing to void all rights as an american. Policeman is a job no different than any other job. Cops that think they are some kinda super hero that the laws of the nation don't apply too shouldn't be cops. They are just people, any idea beyond that is ridiculous, a cop off duty is just like any other person walking the street. yippee you got some training but the fact of the matter is you have no authority in the nation lest that badge and uniform are on, there is nothing beyond that. A cop is a cop only when on the clock, if they think they are more than that, thats a direct violation of the trust put upon then by the the people that pay thier salary. Clock in clock out and live with it other wise find another way to pay your bills.

The fact is a Police Officer is never off duty, I have made arrest at work and off of work and I have made arrest on my way to work. I 'm not going to go back and forth here in the cowboyszone about law enforcement pratices. If this upsets you so much contact the U.S. Attorney's office since they were the ones who prosecuted all my cases.

 

[Doomsday101]

The fact is a Police Officer is never off duty, I have made arrest at work and off of work and I have made arrest on my way to work. I 'm not going to go back and forth here in the cowboyszone about law enforcement pratices. If this upsets you so much contact the U.S. Attorney's office since they were the ones who prosecuted all my cases.

That is correct, a police officer is always on duty regardless if he is in uniform or not.

 

[stealth]

The fact is a Police Officer is never off duty, I have made arrest at work and off of work and I have made arrest on my way to work. I 'm not going to go back and forth here in the cowboyszone about law enforcement pratices. If this upsets you so much contact the U.S. Attorney's office since they were the ones who prosecuted all my cases.

that's all well and good but how many people have you shot three times off duty?

and to be honest, I don't agree that a cop is always on duty, unless someone's life is in danger I don't think you guys should be treated differently than anyone else.

The problem I have with the whole foley thing is he shot a guy three times when he got out of his non marked car, in front of foley's house. That's all shades of messed up.