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More COPS gone wild....

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#122
powderfinger said:
There are a few in every crowd who are pleased with the cops, no matter what they do. You could have martial law in your neighborhood with tanks rolling through your front lawn, cops kicking in your front door, and some old tool is going to wave at them, "thank you for your service!" as they shoot innocent dogs.
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Unrepresented said:
"Tolerance" with the system as is. Which I suppose is a no-brainer. Those who perceive benefit from a system, likely will appreciate it, and those who are in highly respected professions and have reached a certain age will likely perceive themselves as having benefited from the status quo.
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You're speaking in the abstract. Who is doing that in this thread? Where is the abuse of authority and the open expressions of agreement with it?
 
#124
DwaynieAD said:
to be fair this post doesn't actually say anything.
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Marlat said:
You're speaking in the abstract. Who is doing that in this thread? Where is the abuse of authority and the open expressions of agreement with it?
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"Abuse of authority" is the subject of this thread. The different views on this thread basically fall within two camps:

a) This was abuse of authority
b) This was not abuse of authority

The goal of this thread would be to find a common definition of what constitutes legitimate treatment and determine whether that's been crossed.
 
#125
powderfinger said:
Where is the abuse of authority?

Start here.. cop shoots kid who was holding a ... get this... Wii controller...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...ps-front-door-family-lawyer-article-1.1619842
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(a) that article isn't the subject of the OP

(b) its not even clear thats about a cop abusing authority as someone responding to what they believed was a threat to their lives (which may or may not be the case). However, if you live in a society where everyone may have a gun then police are naturally going to have to assume that people may have guns.
 
#126
Unrepresented said:
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"Abuse of authority" is the subject of this thread. The different views on this thread basically fall within two camps:

a) This was abuse of authority
b) This was not abuse of authority

The goal of this thread would be to find a common definition of what constitutes legitimate treatment and determine whether that's been crossed.
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What's your view - was this an abuse of authority?

Seems to me if you don't have a view on that, you can't really have a view as to whether people are openly expressing displeasure (or pleasure) at an abuse of authority (because you may not even agree that one occurred).
 
#127
You all are arguing about a meaningless arrest that could have been avoided if the woman would have cooperated with the police.

If you really want to get your panties in a bundle watch this.
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A woman gets pulled over for throwing a cigarette but out the window and both her and the woman with her get warrantless full cavity searches.
The other is pulled over for speeding.
 
#128
Marlat said:
(a) that article isn't the subject of the OP

(b) its not even clear thats about a cop abusing authority as someone responding to what they believed was a threat to their lives (which may or may not be the case). However, if you live in a society where everyone may have a gun then police are naturally going to have to assume that people may have guns.
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That's right... shoot first, ask questions later!
 
#131
Marlat said:
What's your view - was this an abuse of authority?

Seems to me if you don't have a view on that, you can't really have a view as to whether people are openly expressing displeasure (or pleasure) at an abuse of authority (because you may not even agree that one occurred).
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I haven't watched the clip because I am more interested in the bigger picture which is comprised of many number of questionable and unquestionable acts.

Let's imagine this is a "questionable" act, considering the response it's received, and that even without boldly crossing over any laws, it may approach them closely. I greatly prefer that law enforcement not approach their legal limits, and question those who would openly tolerate that, let alone infringements.
 
#133
You "Revenuer fighters" realize that a cop's pay is exactly the same regardless of tickets/arrests, right? I certainly would have handed out less warnings when I was a cop if I got a bonus for each one. And I know it is anectodatal, so irrelevant, but when I was a cop, I gave probably 20 warnings for every 1 violation I wrote. I didnt even stop anyone unless they were 100 percent clear cut guilty. Of course, the administration at my department considered me pretty much the worst cop that ever lived, so take that for what it's worth.
 
#134
There are abuses of authority in police world everyday. However, they are not taken seriously because silly complaints like this thread. Or the "wait and see if the dog bites you before taking action" thread. "Oh, a jogger didn't get to throw her righteous tantrum? How dare those jack-booted thugs!" I also like how anyone who doesn't automatically tear down the police is now a supporter of a police state.
 
#135
blue4 said:
There are abuses of authority in police world everyday. However, they are not taken seriously because silly complaints like this thread. Or the "wait and see if the dog bites you before taking action" thread. "Oh, a jogger didn't get to throw her righteous tantrum? How dare those jack-booted thugs!" I also like how anyone who doesn't automatically tear down the police is now a supporter of a police state.
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Just like those that believe you should know your rights an not bow down to authority are unemployed high school kids living in public housing.
 
#136
cheezewiz said:
You "Revenuer fighters" realize that a cop's pay is exactly the same regardless of tickets/arrests, right? I certainly would have handed out less warnings when I was a cop if I got a bonus for each one. And I know it is anectodatal, so irrelevant, but when I was a cop, I gave probably 20 warnings for every 1 violation I wrote. I didnt even stop anyone unless they were 100 percent clear cut guilty. Of course, the administration at my department considered me pretty much the worst cop that ever lived, so take that for what it's worth.
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Firemen don't have quotas.
 
#137
blue4 said:
There are abuses of authority in police world everyday. However, they are not taken seriously because silly complaints like this thread. Or the "wait and see if the dog bites you before taking action" thread. "Oh, a jogger didn't get to throw her righteous tantrum? How dare those jack-booted thugs!" I also like how anyone who doesn't automatically tear down the police is now a supporter of a police state.
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Wrong. You give these thugs an inch, and they will take the mile. They must be called out each time they act like this. They are PUBLIC SERVANTS.
 
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