Cambridge Police Union President Stephen Killion "Disgraced" that Obama "Is Our Commander-In-Chief"

[TeamJordan23]

President of the Cambridge Police Patrol Officer's Association "Disgraced" That Obama "Is Our Commander-In-Chief"

The president of the Cambridge Police Patrol Officer's Association says that President Obama's statement that officers "acted stupidly" when they arrested black scholar Henry Louis Gates was "disgraceful."

Stephen Killion told the Huffington Post that he was shocked when he heard the president make the remarks during Wednesday night's press conference.

"That was totally inappropriate. I am disgraced that he is our commander-in-chief. He smeared the good reputation of the hard-working men and women of the Cambridge Police Department. It was wrong to do. It was disgraceful."

Killion, whose union does not represent officer Sgt. James Crowley, says that Crowley is "a good sergeant." He added that Obama's comments today, in which the president said that cooler heads should have prevailed, were "back-pedaling, not a clarification."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/23/cambridge-police-union-pr_n_244048.html

[Hepburn]

1. Hey, Killion...

...Fuck you.

[marmar]

2. The Blue Wall of Idiocy

nt

[Cha]

3. Fucking Loser.

Why were the charges dropped, asshole and an apology given ..just not by the asshole who arrested Gates in his own house after his valid ID was shown?

[Xipe Totec]

4. Now who owes an apology?

I think Stephen Killion should apologize and step down as president of the Cambridge Police Patrol Officer's Association.

He is an embarrassment to Law Enforcement.

[Naturyl]

31. Yes, he is, because he doesn't realize Obama is not his "commander in chief."

Shouldn't a cop know that police departments are not military agencies?

[Thrill]

5. I'm guessing this fool will issue an apology before Obama does

[alsame]

6. You know what's disgraceful?

Stolen elections, torture, Gitmo, illegal wars, outing CIA agents, domestic spying, secret assassination rings......

[Raineyb]

7. He should be disgraced that he has asshats for members in his union

Guess it's too much to ask for officers to behave like professionals instead of thugs with badges.

[RaleighNCDUer]

8. Hey, Asswipe!

He is your President, not your Commander in Chief. Cops are NOT part of the US Military.

At least not yet.

[Historic NY]

17. it all depends the Re-pukes having been militarizing the police since 911..

one academy class near me had the motto "if you want peace prepare for war" :shrug:

[ecstatic]

9. Keep talking assholes, pretty soon, all your

racist shit is going to be exposed. I hope some journalist is running the stats.

[Uzybone]

10. We already have the perception that white cops have a racial bias

they need to be careful and not add partisan bias to the list.

Disgraced that he is our commander in chief??? Fuck you officer.

[PopSixSquish]

11. Once Again, Most Folks Stop Digging When They Reach Limestone

but this guy's on his way to Australia. Give the koalas a belly rub while you're there dingus...

[depakid]

12. Waaa

Frankly, the Cambridge police and the union's response has been a disgrace. And possibly an expensive one for their taxpayers.

[These Eyes]

13. Wow… does he think he's helping Crowley?

The best thing they can do is keep talking. They're exposing themselves. If they had any sense at all, they would all just shut up. But noooo,they have to milk the attention for all it's worth. A couple more days of this and Gates won't have to sue -- they'll be begging to give him a settlement.

[kestrel91316]

14. Both my grandfather and my favorite uncle were "men of the law",

and IMHO they would be greatly shamed by Killion and Crowley sharing their profession.

[Boomerang Diddle]

15. Sensitive little fellow he is!

Something tells me he has a Palin 2012 sticker on his car!

[SeattleGirl]

16. Get over it, Killion.

When someone does something "stupidly", they just might get called out on it. Even by the President.

[firedupdem]

18. Fuck him...n/t

[zulchzulu]

19. They dropped the case due to being STUPID, fuckface

A real man would admit he made a mistake and WAS stupid and move on... looks like the Cambridge fuzz are cake eaters.

[lexanman]

20. Where are all the freere....oops DU posters

who 100 percent support the cop now. I don;t see any of them. That's strange. I would think they would jump in and defend this fine officer.:sarcasm:

[City Lights]

21. Opinions are like assholes, Killion, everyone has one.

What's disgraceful is arresting a man in his own home after he showed you his identification. That was totally inappropriate.

Go cheney yourself, Killion.

[Aramchek]

22. Killion is the name of the douchebag from the Running Man

[Canuckistanian]

23. The police are part of the military now?

I did not know that.

[Divine Discontent]

29. apparently he thinks so. apparently they're in cahoots with blackwater police corp. & are planning

their attack on our democracy, much like Hannity, Gov. Perry, and all the others.... they use the n word more than we say Obama around here, I'm sure...

rednecks, shameful and unrepentant...

[CakeGrrl]

24. That's pretty telling. Methinks this guy overreacted to

criticism from a black man.

I seriously doubt he would have been as "disgraced" if that statement had come from Bush. He might even have been humbled or a bit chastised.

[krabigirl]

25. Well, I am disgraced by the state of the police force in this country!

This is NOT a police state. They have been abusing their power in the past few years. The tasering is out of control, and now this.

[marshall]

26. Getting between a union boss and one of his members

It's like stepping between a mother lion and one of her cubs. Regardless of what they cub has done, the mother is going to protect him.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

27. Except this guy's union doesn't represent Crowley per the article.

[CakeGrrl]

28. Correct. This was just a very anti-Obama guy whose button got pushed

and he tipped his hand and reacted disproportionately to an opinion rendered by the President.

[Naturyl]

30. He's not our commander-in-chief, nor Killion's.

Unless you are military, the president is not your "commander in chief." Police departments are not military agencies. Shouldn't a cop know this?

[PretzelWarrior]

32. we know. you cover for each other you piece of shit slimes.

I'm disgraced you're still alive, Killon. Go fuck yourself in Iraq or Afghanistan. Be a real man, you fucktard.