Metro police officer charged with attempting to help Islamic State

So here is a stupid, question if you see that your brother is going down the wrong path, why in the hell don't you stop him/intervene instead of facilitating him, because it appears that enough people did nothing other then to give him more directions and opportunities to follow that idiotic path. Had I know the guy, I would have been on his case for the stupid things he was doing, and would have pushed for family or friends to help. Most of these cases can be prevented if we take steps to talk to these guys/gals, as opposed to given them more time.

It always amazes me how there are people who are absolutely convinced that any group of people is beyond reproach. The other day I saw a video on Facebook of a soldier taunting children in a war torn country with a bottle of water... they would run after the truck he was riding in and he would pretend that he was going to toss them some water.

Does that mean all soldiers are bad? NO! I'd be willing to bet that most of the guys in his unit would give him a little "tree to tree counseling" for that stunt... al he was doing was making enemies that might someday kill his brother in arms.

One thing that I feel is a HUGE problem in society is that we have a tendency to look the other way or help cover it up when someone in our group/demographic/circle of friends is f-ing up. We've GOT to start calling each other on that crap. If a police officer sees another being an ass, he needs to take him aside and say "knock it off, you're making the job tougher for the rest of us." Same with soldiers, sailors, football players, hot rodders, bikers, and every other group.

If we can start calling each other out before it becomes a mess everyone wins.

CPT Pedro Meza makes a lot of sense SSG Trust Palmer but the deed has already been done so if this man is guilty, hang em high!