"protecting" And "serving"

Just stop. I know that you consider anything a cop does to be fine, but come on...aren't you getting at least a LITTLE tired of defending the indefensible yet?

You notice how all he can ever do is insult me for pointing it out as opposed to condemning their indefensible actions.

Oh no...those are two separate things. One is me just educating you on realities of law enforcement. And sure...some incidents are flat out wrong and the cop committed a crime. Most are exaggeration or simple ignorance of the law.



Me making fun of you is in a sports context. And you know why. Guys like you are fun to pick on within the context of the contact sports we participate in.
 
Once again: There is no ‘war on cops.’ And those who claim otherwise are playing a dangerous game.

Once again: There is no ‘war on cops.’ And those who claim otherwise are playing a dangerous game.
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So far, 2015 is on pace to see 35 felonious killings of police officers. If that pace holds, this year would end with the second lowest number of murdered cops in decades.

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But assaults on police officers are in decline as well. That is, not only are fewer people killing police officers, fewer people are trying to harm them.

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When there’s a fictional “war on cops” blaring in the background, it becomes much more difficult to have an honest discussion about police cameras, police militarization, use of lethal force policies, police discipline, police transparency, training, police accountability, and a host of other issues. Of course, that’s precisely the point.

But there’s also a much more pernicious effect of exaggerating the threats faced by law enforcement. When cops are constantly told that they’re under constant fire, or that every interaction with a citizen could be their last, or that they’re fortunate each time they come home from the job in one piece, it’s absolute poison for police-community relations. That kind of reminder on a regular basis would put anyone on edge. We’re putting police officers in a perpetually combative mindset that psychologically isolates them from the communities they serve. Incessantly telling cops that they’re under fire can condition them to see the people with whom they interact not as citizens with rights, but as potential threats.
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May as well just start an ongoing thread of all the police abuse around the nation since it's pretty much a daily occurrence now. Here's the latest.

Earlier this week, the San Diego Police Department traumatized an innocent man by pointing dozens of laser sighted machine guns at him as he stepped out onto his balcony Tuesday morning.

The victim, who posted a video of the encounter under the YouTube user name Demetrice Gordon said that a large number of police officers surrounded his building with guns drawn because he “fit the description” of a “black man with a beard.”

They accused me of being armed and came to the wrong home after a woman with a very suspect story claimed to have been beaten and threatened with a gun. While this was happening the person they were supposed to be looking for got away,” said Gordon.

In the first few minutes of the video, as police begin to surround the building, they can actually be seen pointing their guns directly at onlookers who were taking cell phone video recordings. People in the background can be heard scrambling to get their children inside, not to protect them from the alleged criminal, but from the heavily armed police.

Other police reportedly spread out along the street, telling onlookers to get inside and turn their cellphone cameras off.

A Half Dozen Laser Sights on his Chest Still this Guy Asserts His Rights Punk Rock Libertarians

Of course they want the cameras off. They don't want the public to see the way they abuse people's rights.

While some police may go overboard, the majority are doing their jobs to protect the American public.
 
If you treat the police with respect they will treat you with respect. We're only getting one side of the story here with these stories - how about the police and their side of the story? Or doesn't that matter?
 
May as well just start an ongoing thread of all the police abuse around the nation since it's pretty much a daily occurrence now. Here's the latest.

Earlier this week, the San Diego Police Department traumatized an innocent man by pointing dozens of laser sighted machine guns at him as he stepped out onto his balcony Tuesday morning.

The victim, who posted a video of the encounter under the YouTube user name Demetrice Gordon said that a large number of police officers surrounded his building with guns drawn because he “fit the description” of a “black man with a beard.”

They accused me of being armed and came to the wrong home after a woman with a very suspect story claimed to have been beaten and threatened with a gun. While this was happening the person they were supposed to be looking for got away,” said Gordon.

In the first few minutes of the video, as police begin to surround the building, they can actually be seen pointing their guns directly at onlookers who were taking cell phone video recordings. People in the background can be heard scrambling to get their children inside, not to protect them from the alleged criminal, but from the heavily armed police.

Other police reportedly spread out along the street, telling onlookers to get inside and turn their cellphone cameras off.

A Half Dozen Laser Sights on his Chest Still this Guy Asserts His Rights Punk Rock Libertarians

Of course they want the cameras off. They don't want the public to see the way they abuse people's rights.

While some police may go overboard, the majority are doing their jobs to protect the American public.
The type of misconduct described above is not at all uncommon and clearly is the result of poor supervision. These cops, along with a substantial percentage of all American cops, are seriously undisciplined. So it may be said the root cause of most police misconduct is incompetent supervision.

Because of stipulations in employment contracts and the influence of powerful police unions it is difficult if not impossible to reduce a supervisory officer to his/her former rank. That needs to be changed. Start busting supervisors back to an inferior rank and there will be a dramatic improvement in overall performance of their subordinates.

The rules exist. The problem resides in lack of enforcement, which is largely because the bosses want to be thought of as one of the guys. So if that's what they want -- accommodate them.
 
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Look at these heroes beating up a defenseless woman for absolutely no reason at all.

Mother was repeatedly punched in the face by police officers

Ah I see word is already out...

>> According to the complaint, which was filed on Friday, Cindy Hahn and her children were leaving a friend's birthday party on July 31, 2013 when they came across a car with its alarm going off. Hahn reportedly asked the officer why the police weren't doing anything as the car alarm sounded. The officer allegedly yelled at her, telling her to "mind your f**king business." Hahn then called a nonemergency police hotline to report the exchange, the report says.

When Hahn was driving home, she realized that the officer was following her before he pulled her over on an alleged seatbelt violation, according to the complaint. The officer allegedly had Hahn get out of the car, and he started beating her up while her children, ages 7 and 11, watched from the back seat. "While she was being beaten and pummeled, Ms. Hahn was crying out for help," the complaint says.

The video of Hahn's arrest was shot by an "out-of-state bystander who was appalled," said Hahn's attorney, Mark Geragos. Hahn and her attorneys contend that the officer pulled her over and beat her in retaliation for calling the police hotline. << -- HuffPo


The visual:


 
Look at these heroes beating up a defenseless woman for absolutely no reason at all.

Mother was repeatedly punched in the face by police officers

Ah I see word is already out...

>> According to the complaint, which was filed on Friday, Cindy Hahn and her children were leaving a friend's birthday party on July 31, 2013 when they came across a car with its alarm going off. Hahn reportedly asked the officer why the police weren't doing anything as the car alarm sounded. The officer allegedly yelled at her, telling her to "mind your f**king business." Hahn then called a nonemergency police hotline to report the exchange, the report says.

When Hahn was driving home, she realized that the officer was following her before he pulled her over on an alleged seatbelt violation, according to the complaint. The officer allegedly had Hahn get out of the car, and he started beating her up while her children, ages 7 and 11, watched from the back seat. "While she was being beaten and pummeled, Ms. Hahn was crying out for help," the complaint says.

The video of Hahn's arrest was shot by an "out-of-state bystander who was appalled," said Hahn's attorney, Mark Geragos. Hahn and her attorneys contend that the officer pulled her over and beat her in retaliation for calling the police hotline. << -- HuffPo

Geragos is highly experienced in this category of litigation. If everything reported above is true, and if a record of Hahn's complaint to the police is available, she stands to receive a substantial punitive award. It's equally important that a serious and widely publicized example is made of the cops who criminally mistreated her.
 
Well....the ONLY fair thing to do is to view this video...which begins with her resisting arrest....and assume everything she accuses the cops of prior to the video is true, accurate and probably even worse than she described it.

Oh Lord......our society has become a complete shit show. On behalf of all of us....I apologize for what we've done to your creation.
 
Well....the ONLY fair thing to do is to view this video...which begins with her resisting arrest....and assume everything she accuses the cops of prior to the video is true, accurate and probably even worse than she described it.

Oh Lord......our society has become a complete shit show. On behalf of all of us....I apologize for what we've done to your creation.
There are times when resisting arrest, while not technically justifiable, is perfectly understandable and acceptable to the reasoning mind.
 

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