I love it when the existence of the surveillance state ends up exposing the state. Irony at its finest.

what we need is heavily armed and armored civilian patrols to intervene and protect people FROM the police and other agencies like them. for every police cruiser, just have 3 cars of Concerned Citizen Force officers who tail them just to make sure no one's Rights are violated. seems fair to me.

Nah nothing will happen, they will get a 3 or 4 week paid vacation until people forget and get sent back out again.

When willl they learn that cameras are everywhere?

What do they care?

Plenty of examples of cops caught on camera, suspended WITH pay and then returned to duty with a "Not Guilty" verdict.

Or they are found guilty and get a nasty slap on the wrist.

Or my favorite..."The cameras were not functioning at the time". All eight cameras.

Cameras are only there to get us, not them.

Peace

When they actually get charged with a crime and spend time in jail. In other words, it will not happen.

Well the images aren't pleasant but before we judge the cops and go all ape snip on them, isn't as logical first to learn what did the suspect do? I don't like violence especially when it comes from people who are payed to protect us from it but if the dude hit by the stunt gun was a child molester, or just committed a murder attempt, or violently assaulted a senior citizen robbing him/her the little money they might carry, or ... then I'm all for it and I feel bad that I'm not there to bit the crap out of him too.

If you are so sure that all cops are d ong their jobs wrong, you are free to become a cop your self and show them how to properly do it. i would love to see how poorly the cop bashers would do on the job. i know i couldn't do it. i dont have to patience to put up with so much BS from an ungrateful and uncooperative society.

people act as if cops should all be perfect angels. but you know hat, their human just like you. and like any other human, you treat them like crap long enough and eventually they snap. if you want kinder police, you yourself need to be kinder. as in any other human interaction, its a two way street.

Originally posted by SilentKoala
I love it when the existence of the surveillance state ends up exposing the state. Irony at its finest.

But it doesnt matter......

You know why it "seems" like they havent learned?

Because they dont care...........

If they were held accountable it would be one thing............they might actually have a reason to fear the ever watchful eye of the camera catching them..........

As it stands theres no repercussions..........so what dif does it make?

It has already been posted on ATS....but welcome anyway.

And it will never change, as long as the office prosecuting police malfeasance is also the same one who depends on police to get his job done. There is an inherent conflict of interest involved in the DA prosecuting cops.

The only way to eliminate it would be to institute a legal authority dedicated (and incentivized by) to prosecuting misbehavior by LEOs. If your job depended on CATCHING cops instead of co-operating with them, then you'd see this sort of thing get the attention it deserves.

However, you've got a double conflict of interest - somehow, the police are allowed to investigate themselves, with the expected results, and the non-LEO authority charged with regulating their behavior is also dependent on the ones they're regulating. Therefore, nothing gets done, and never will. You start some sort of "LEO-BI" at the federal level in the DOJ, and you'd see an instant change.

You guys are so pathetic. It is not right, not guilty until proven, we have laws, what cops did is wrong...blah blah blah...Enough already. Stop being a bunch of hypocrites and repeat the same sentences like parrots. Everybody knows what is right and what is wrong. And everybody is a human and prone to human emotions. if I were to witness an act of violence, something brutal that can scar my memory forever, something atrocious and disgusting I wouldn't care less if the person is stunned down or disabled and ready for arrest. I'd beat the crap out of him. And believe me, I'm a very peaceful man and totally against violence. I'm not ok when the power is abused and I know that some of the police actions need to be reviewed and analyzed but enough with this character assassination. The slightest thing and everyone is on the cop's throat. Are we forgetting that they are just persons like us who wear an uniform? The only difference is that they've taken an oath to protect our @sses and serve us. The least we can do is respect that. I don't need to remind any of you in here that while we blabber in bulletin boards and chat rooms maybe with a cup of coffe in your hands or even a drink, cops are out there putting their lives in danger any time of the day.

Originally posted by Bedlam
And it will never change, as long as the office prosecuting police malfeasance is also the same one who depends on police to get his job done. There is an inherent conflict of interest involved in the DA prosecuting cops.

The only way to eliminate it would be to institute a legal authority dedicated (and incentivized by) to prosecuting misbehavior by LEOs. If your job depended on CATCHING cops instead of co-operating with them, then you'd see this sort of thing get the attention it deserves.

However, you've got a double conflict of interest - somehow, the police are allowed to investigate themselves, with the expected results, and the non-LEO authority charged with regulating their behavior is also dependent on the ones they're regulating. Therefore, nothing gets done, and never will. You start some sort of "LEO-BI" at the federal level in the DOJ, and you'd see an instant change.

There has to be CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARDS completely independent of the police department. The police have proven time and again that they cannot police themselves.

Originally posted by Telos
. I don't need to remind any of you in here that while we blabber in bulletin boards and chat rooms maybe with a cup of coffe in your hands or even a drink, cops are out there putting our lives in danger any time of the day.

There! I fixed it for you.