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| Supercop or loose cannon? |
| 2008-08-04 |
| In other cities, a police officer who's shot 11 suspects and killed five of them might be called a In Cleveland, he's a candidate for canonization. Which upazila is that in? That's because Jim Simone is as close to a household name as any police officer has ever been in any city. Here they call him a hero and a "supercop." |
| Posted by:Spot |
| #5 I'd be willing to bet that the majority of the people he shot were black. I'd also be willing to bet that every one of them he shot deserved that and more. |
| Posted by: Hupiling the Galactic Hero1106 2008-08-04 19:35 |
| #4 Turns out he's a white guy. http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/07/supercop_jim_simone_talks_abou.html |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-08-04 17:09 |
| #3 Hate to ask but is he African-American? And if not has he ever shot an African-American? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-08-04 17:05 |
| #2 The overwhelming majority of police officers nationwide have never shot anyone in the line of duty, much less killed anyone. Simone's statistics put him in stratospheric — possibly unique — territory. The majority of cops nationwide don't work in Cleveland. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2008-08-04 16:08 |
| #1 Only killed 5 of 11 he shot? Needs more range time or a more powerful firearm. |
| Posted by: Menhaden S 2008-08-04 15:38 |