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Originally posted by ponyboyats
reply to post by MysterE
haha boy are you naive. i live in a small town 15k ppl and police here are also corrupt. we all hear rumors about that all the time. bribes etc. sh* one of the biggest law firms gone down for bribery last year. i live in oxford ms, home of ole miss university(yea, the town of the first presidential debate for obama)
small percentage? i'd say small percentage are honorable ppl.
Originally posted by Shadowflux
I live in New York City and I'm more afraid of the cops than of any vague terrorist, especially when the cops are walking around with gas masks and m-16s.
No one here is shocked by the quotas, everyone knows about them. People like to think the cops are your friend, that they're there to help, that you can trust them, that they're interested in defending the law. People who think that have not had many dealings with the police.
Wake up people, the police are just the primary enforcement arm of the federal government and serve no one's interests but the government's. In court you're "Guilty until proven innocent" but when you have to submit to random check points, stop and frisks, when you're being shoved to the ground, cuffed and locked in a cage, it sure seems like they assume you're guilty.
I've lived in NYC for 27 years and I've never called the police.
Originally posted by Primordial
I've lived in NYC for my whole life. To anybody raised here none of this is new.
They should come to my local precinct. I've had a number of problems with them. It is probably the most corrupt, full of lazy cops, POS of a precinct in the city.
Originally posted by Silicis n Volvo
theres been several threads about corrupt police or wrongful arrest over the past few months...it just adds to the public hate towards law enforcement.
unfortunately the government have made it impossible now for us to do anything about it.
for example...if a police officer abuses his power and is bothering an innocent person...that person cant even do so much as argue back or speak in any kind of angry manor...if he did the police could arrest him for anti-social behavior (in england)...if you try to resist then they have you for resisting arrest...and if the resistance got more violent they have you for assaulting a police officer
basically if they want to arrest you you cant really stop them weather your innocent or not.
ive seen it happen
Robert A. Heinlein "Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny.
Not force, but secrecy and censorship.
When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to it's subjects, "This you may not read, this you must not know," the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives. Mighty little force is needed to control a man who has been hoodwinked in this fashion; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, whose mind is free. No, not the rack nor the atomic bomb, not anything. You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him." — Robert A. Heinlein
Originally posted by BreachedZone
This is not indicative of all police officers. My husband is a retired officer, and is an honorable man. It is a shame what is going on, but it may just be this precinct
Ayn Rand's ATLAS SHRUGGED contains some dialogue between bureaucrat Dr. Ferris; confronting industrialist Henry Rearden about having broken a federal regulation: . . . . .
"But, after all, I did break one of your laws." (Rearden)
"Well, what do you think they're for?" (Ferris)
Dr. Ferris did not notice the sudden look on Rearden's face, the look of a man hit by the first vision of that which he had sought to see. Dr. Ferris was past the stage of seeing; he was intent upon delivering the last blows to an animal caught in a trap. "Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts 'you're up against - then you'll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. We're after power and we mean it. You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you'd better get wise to it. There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is in the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live, without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there In that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted--and you create a nation of lawbreakers--and then you cash in on the guilt. Now that's the system, 'Mr. Rearden, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."
In the line "...when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them; "Miss Rand unveils a vital point. Government, you see, is in the defense/police/court business, so government's "customers" are military aggressors/criminals/civil litigants. Think about it: if there were no foreign military threat, no crime and no civil lawsuits, the government would have no "customers" and would shrink in size and authority. As Dr. Ferris acidly commented, "Who wants a nation of law abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone?" For anyone in government--nothing.
The first priority of government is to maintain a steady supply of "customers." This is easy enough to do. Remember, in the defense/police/court business, government is a monopoly. Nobody else is allowed to compete. A monopoly doesn't have to fight for a larger piece of the pie—it owns the whole pie! It has 100% market share!
The only way for a monopoly to grow bigger is to increase the size of the pie; to increase the size of the market itself. How? By creating more customers! (A baking soda manufacturer did exactly that when the decline of home baking hurt their sales. They went on a marketing offensive and pushed baking soda for alternate uses, such as cleaning, deodorizing, tooth brushing, bathing, etc.--thus increasing the size of the market itself.)
If criminals are the customers of the police and the courts, then how does government create more criminals? Create new laws which apply to new people! Laws which are all but impossible for the public to understand or obey--thus creating criminals. Or, to again quote Dr. Ferris, "But just pass the kind of laws that, can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted--and you create a nation of law breakers--and then you cash in on the guilt.
Guilt produces passivity, and makes man programmed for defeat. The importance of this for totalitarianism cannot be overemphasized. If a whole society can be made to feel guilty, it will be unable to withstand an enslaving state: it is ripe for conquest. This has long been recognized as the most successful method of rendering men passive and pliable, incapable of resistance to statist domination and control. As guilt produces impotence, it also leads people to call for more and more controls from the state. The passive population is not only malleable, yielding, submissive; it positively welcomes state intervention. The guilty, unable to solve life's problems, will be saved by the state.
-- David Chilton -
Originally posted by Silicis n Volvo
theres been several threads about corrupt police or wrongful arrest over the past few months...it just adds to the public hate towards law enforcement.
unfortunately the government have made it impossible now for us to do anything about it.
for example...if a police officer abuses his power and is bothering an innocent person...that person cant even do so much as argue back or speak in any kind of angry manor...if he did the police could arrest him for anti-social behavior (in england)...if you try to resist then they have you for resisting arrest...and if the resistance got more violent they have you for assaulting a police officer
basically if they want to arrest you you cant really stop them weather your innocent or not.
ive seen it happen
How to speak in Court;
Under our corporate governments, no Sovereign can lawfully be tried or convicted of any statutory crime. I recently discovered how to avoid prosecution, under the Trust, when a Sovereign is taken before a corporate prosecuting attorney or a judge:
First: “the Sovereign must inquire if we are on the record, and if not, insist upon it! Say nothing, sign nothing and answer no questions until you are convinced that the proceedings are being recorded!”
Secondly: all a Sovereign has to say for the record is: “I am a beneficiary of the Trust, and I am appointing you, judge, as my Trustee.” State NO NAME!!!
Thirdly: the Sovereign then directs his Trustee to do his bidding! “As my Trustee, I want you to discharge this matter I am accused of and eliminate the record.”
Fourthly: if the Sovereign suffered any damages as a result of his arrest, he can direct that the Trust compensate him from the proceeds of the Court by saying; “I wish to be compensated for [X] dollars, in redemption.”
This statement is sufficient to remove the authority and jurisdiction from any prosecuting attorney or judge. The accused will immediately be released from custody with a check, license or claim he identifies as a damage. It doesn’t matter what the action involves or how it is classified by the corporate law as a civil or criminal action. It works every time! All of the Codes, Statutes and Regulations throughout the united States of America are a Will from the Masters to their Slaves. A Will is defined as, “An express command used in a dispositive nature.” When individuals in America are charged with a crime and warehoused in a jail, it is because they went against the Will of the Masters and not because they harmed another. Remember that: “The Will” demands from us, all that we are; to keep us in check; and promises us nothing!
NEVER give your name in court; it gives the court authority over you and gives the court jurisdiction. Always explain that you are “representing” the alleged entity. Know that YOU have dominion.
Questions to ask;
1. I would like to see the judges’ oath of office; he does have an oath of office as a judge does he not?
2. Who accuses me? (“The State of Minnesota” does not exist, the Minnesota State exists.)
3. If I give my name does it enter me into a contract?
4. How does the court derive political jurisdiction over me?
Originally posted by MysterE
reply to post by BreachedZone
I want to make it clear that I don't think all police are corrupt. I believe this represents a very small percentage of officers. For the most part I believe our law enforcement are honorable brave men.
-E-
[edit on 11-5-2010 by MysterE]