Good point, dear mr. ocjones. I mean, how could Ramsey think that watching a video of cops repeatedly kicking a suspect after he was already subdued sufficient evidence? I mean, maybe they really didn't kick the guy, but actually were only pretending to kick the guy and stopped their foots just short of hitting his body (You know, just for a few laughs. ) - a detail you can't tell from the video.

And of course, there's no way that Ramsey spoke to the cops that were there, listened to radio reports, or anything like that. I'm sure that to be so confident that his decision was based "solely" on the video you must have some kind of proof.

Either that, or you're just criticizing Ramsey simply because he was appointed by a Democrat. And we know you'd never let sycophantic partisanship affect your opinions.

No. Not at all. But I don't doubt that Ramsey had sufficient reason for firing the cops. On the other hand, he had legitimate reasons to act quickly. One of the most important variables affecting successful law enforcement is community/police relations. Acting to help improve those relations is paramount. Any decent cop will tell you that community support is crucial for them to be effective at their jobs.

As for my partisan interests. I am not particularly a supporter of Nutter, and definitely didn't support the appointment of Ramsey. Nice point, however, and I can understand your point. Your logic is sound - but in this particular case it doesn't apply. Of course, it'll be interesting to see when you apply your logical thinking in ways that highlight hypocrisy of Republican sycophants.

I support Obama precisely because I think he represents the potential to change the Democratic Party to be more likely to represent the most disenfranchised people in the country - and not rich fat cats who now have undue influence on our political processes.