Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth The New York Times - A New York City police officer in plain clothes was shot in the face and critically wounded on Saturday in Queens after driving up in an unmarked car to question a man on the street, officials said. The officer, Brian Moore, 25, was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was listed in critical but stable condition, the police commissioner, William J. Bratton, said at a news conference at the hospital late Saturday as Officer Moore remained in surgery. On Sunday morning, Demetrius Blackwell, 35, was charged with one count of attempted murder, one of assault and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Mayor Bill de Blasio called the shooting an “unconscionable act of violence” and “a reminder of the dangers that all of our officers face every single day.” Officer Moore was shot around 6:15 p.m. on 212th Street in Queens Village, said the police. He and Erik Jansen, both anti-crime officers, were...
Trade offs in life are inevitable: to go along with the Zeitgeist, or to become an activist. These are the two extremes, and very few of us fit either architecture.
ReplyDeleteWe forfeit input into our direction if we sit idly by, and possibly risk everything by becoming a lightning rod. Ah, trade offs, the stuff of life.
Fred - Indeed. A lightning rod for values and principal. And only trade off a value for a higher value.
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