Police Out of Control

[southside grabowski]

Another taser video! There is no satisfactory explanation for this pot-bellied Bubba's actions. More great PR for law enforcement. Nice going, bonehead! When will the people stop blindly defending those with badges and uniforms?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/26/tasered.woman/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

[Jubelum]

:no:

They need a new marketing campaign... "To Hell With Justifiable Force... Taze for FUN and PROFIT!"

[@_@ Artman]

http://www.copswritingcops.com/home.html

I found this charming little website where cops nominate one another for the "Dick of the Month" award. Nominees are cops who dared breach police "professional courtesy," and wrote a ticket to another cop whom he caught breaking the law.

I don't understand why one's profession should matter to a cop when one is breaking the law.

In their "About Us-Contact Us (http://www.copswritingcops.com/aboutus/)" section the stupid piece of shit gives his reasoning:


FAQ's Are we above the law? No.

If we commit a crime, should we be "let go"? No. We need to go to jail. The public has faith in us (supposedly). If we break that faith we need to pay the price. One of our staffers is an IAD Sergeant. He has many stories of how cops try and "get by with one". He is a strong proponent of this site.

Should we be given breaks on tickets that normal people would be given a break?
Yes. Best Buy employees get an employee price (which is awesome), Subway employees get free subs, military people get free hops on planes, airline employees get the jet around the world for free ($50 is free). Every profession gets some kind of 'perk'.

Is it fair?
No, but when is life ever fair.

Is this site sponsored by any departments?
No. Are you kidding??

Is the site free? Toy Box Designs has given us free space and taken care of any registrations. They also set us up with an adsense account that supplies the ads you see. Adsense is cool. Every time that you visit one of the ads, we get a couple pennies. It adds up over time, hopefully. But then again, we didn't do this site for the money.

How many people are involved with creating this site? 5 and growing every day..

Are the authors and creators cops?
Yes (4) and the other one is University CJ Prof

How long have they been cops?
Some over 30 years, the rest 6 to 9.

What type of agencies do they work for? City, pop greater than 1m City, pop between 100K and 250K Federal Village, pop 1K to 5K

Why are their names exempt from this site? Some administrators would not think kindly of this site. Most of the emails that we do get are very positive. The officers want to come out, but have been advised to remain silent partners.

Have the creators ever written a ticket to another officer? Never!

Have the creators ever arrested another officer? Unfortunately, yes.

:???::err: again...


Best Buy employees get an employee price (which is awesome), Subway employees get free subs, military people get free hops on planes, airline employees get the jet around the world for free ($50 is free). Every profession gets some kind of 'perk'.


So being able to casually break the law is basically an employee discount. Brilliant! :smokey:

[JimDreamworx]

So being able to casually break the law is basically an employee discount. Brilliant! :smokey:

When you look at the education requirements needed to become a police officer, it is no surprise that they have this simplified idea of perquisites.

[AsLan^]

The fact that they can be so open about flaunting the law is tragic.

The official excuse, that it's a 'perk' or 'professional courtesy' could almost be tolerated but if you read some of the stories that those cops have posted you can see that they really just share a common feeling, that they are above the law.

One cop casually mentioned:

The thing that bothers me is 1) she showed no respect for me. All the years I have worked, the different units I've been on, the shitheads that I have arrested didn't mean squat to her. I've given breaks before for people doing 19 miles over the limit. I have even let one go for doing 150+ on LSD. She didn't know this and that's the whole idea! She should have given me the break knowing that I go out there everyday and risk my life. I wouldn't have given her a ticket!

So felony speeding and drug use is okay too!

There really is an implied us (cops) versus them (citizens) attitude displayed in the comments posted by these officers. It's truly sickening.

Fuck the police.

[JimDreamworx]

On the bright side, at least a taser isn't as irresponsible as pumping someone full of bullets because:

- that person was the wrong color
- that person was a danger to the safety of the situation
- that person needed to be taught a lesson
- er, I'm sure there are other really good reasons for dangerous force

[@_@ Artman]

It doesn't matter if you tell the cops you're pregnant - they'll taser you anyway (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/201700_taser30.html)

When deputies pulled her over, Valinda Otis told them she was pregnant and needed to use the bathroom.

When they wouldn't let her go to a nearby restroom, she walked toward it, anyway, she said, and was quickly handcuffed and placed in a patrol car. She screamed and kicked the car door.

That's when a deputy with the King County Sheriff's Office pulled out a Taser, pressed it against her thigh and jolted her with 50,000 volts of electricity.

"It was a sharp pain," said Otis, 24, who was three months pregnant at the time of the September incident. "I kept asking, 'Is it gonna mess up my baby?' "

Sure, she is probably a fucked up kid. But do you fucking need to taser a pregnant teenager who is already handcuffed? Are you such a pussy policeman that you can't control her without shocking her?

Meanwhile...Police now staking out home of motorist who taped cop threatening to "make up reasons to put him in jail"

Missouri: Police Stake Out Brett Darrow Home (http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/19/1988.asp)

Saint Louis, Missouri police stake out the home of young motorist whose video of an out-of-control police officer garnered international attention.

Saint Louis Police Car 65A young Saint Louis, Missouri motorist faces trouble with local police upset at the national attention his September 7 video of an out-of-control officer has drawn to ongoing problems within area law enforcement agencies. On Sunday, Brett Darrow filmed a Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department cruiser staking out his home.

"It was the first time I've seen it," Darrow told TheNewspaper. "But my neighbor said he's seen a lot of police down our dead end street since all of this happened."

When Darrow walked outside to his 1997 Nissan Maxima, he noticed two officers sitting in a marked squad car, numbered 65. There is little question as to why the officers were there.

"As I got into the car, he started to pull up the street and he and his partner just stared me down," Darrow explained.

The patrol car drove away as Darrow started his car and followed. Because his camera had been set to capture night-time footage, the first 45 seconds of the video is obscured. It does, however, capture the police car making questionable turning maneuvers in order to get away.

I am sure you have probably heard this before, but I will quote it again because clearly some have not paid attention:

"Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither." --Benjamin Franklin

Ben was talking to us. Some aren't listening.

[southside grabowski]

Unfortunately, I can easily imagine hours of talk radio filled with praise for each of theses officers. How many miles do you think the freedom folks would get out of footage of Iranian authorities tasing an Iranian woman crawling around on the ground cowering in fear?

[vinea]

Woah...is this actually a thread that all participants agree?

[@_@ Artman]

Unfortunately, I can easily imagine hours of talk radio filled with praise for each of theses officers. How many miles do you think the freedom folks would get out of footage of Iranian authorities tasing an Iranian woman crawling around on the ground cowering in fear?

I find it repugnant that the Right-Wing Warriors who crave war with Iran have suddenly developed an extremely profound and sincere concern for gay Iranians and their rights (http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/09/26/various_items/index.html?source=rss). (Number 3 on the list linked).

[vinea]

Hmmm...that was quick...did I jinx something?

[@_@ Artman]

Cold Encounter: Officer Says Man Coughed In His Face (http://www.wxii12.com/news/14217423/detail.html)

Authorities said Thursday they have charged a man with assault on a government official after an officer said the man coughed into his face during a traffic stop.

Morrisville Officer Chris Gill said in his report that Kent Kauffman looked into his eyes before "hacking" in his face three times.

Kauffman said he did cough from the window of his minivan but did so toward Gill's waist.

"He says I coughed in his face," Kauffman told The News & Observer of Raleigh. "But that would only work if he had a 4-foot-long face."

Kauffman told the paper that Gill cuffed him and threw him into the side of the patrol car.

[iPoster]

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