Ok, call me a right wing asshole if you want....

But seriously, what the holy blue f**k is the point of this? Safer flashlights?  For who, the criminals?  Kiss MY ass.

The idea for the 7060 LED flashlight was conceived just days after news cameras broadcast images of LAPD officers beating car-theft suspect Stanley Miller with a two-pound, two-foot long standard issue police flashlight.

Police Chief William Bratton banned the large flashlights after Miller's 2004 beating and called for manufacturers to create a smaller, brighter flashlight.

The new 10-inch, $100 flashlight was developed and manufactured by the Torrance-based company Pelican to meet LAPD specifications. It will feature both a standard "patrol mode" and an ultra-light "tactical mode" that is bright enough to temporarily blind suspects. (emphasis mine --Ed.)

As far as I'm concerned, in most cases if a cop feels the need to beat down a suspect, he better have a weapon to do it with. THAT'S WHY THE G*D DAMNED THINGS WERE TWO FEET LONG AND WEIGHED TWO POUNDS IN THE FIRST F**KING PLACE.

HELLO????

Dear ACLU b*tches, let me ask you this:  If some crazy f**k comes to your house and tries to break in and harm you, would you rather the cop had a piddly ass weenie light or a big honkin' MO FO light that he could whack the f**ker with rather than shooting him (or possibly you in the process)?

Can't we let the cops be the cops?  Here's a hint: if the cops are chasing someone, it's likely they did something VERY VERY BAD.

PC run amok.  Soon we will all be defenseless, when even the cops lose the ability to subdue the bad guys.

And don't EVEN get me started on the price.....

Posted by: caltechgirl at 12:53 AM | Comments (14) | Add Comment
Post contains 296 words, total size 2 kb.