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originally posted by: John_Rodger_Cornman
a reply to: bigfatfurrytexan
Is the media reporting more out of control cowboy cops?
I think the media is hyping this and the rambo-like cops need to be imprisoned for murdering unarmed innocent people without legit just cause.
originally posted by: InverseLookingGlass
a reply to: John_Rodger_Cornman
There seems to be an effort to turn the people against the police.
Oh really. Do you really expect anyone to believe that?
It's the police and their unions that are doing the damage. LEO fatalities are at 50 year lows, LEO murders are 1400+ in 2014 and on track to exceed that in 2015. Hell, they don't even have to report.
A sick joke you have there.
You’re 55 Times More Likely to be Killed by a Police Officer than a Terrorist
“Reliable estimates of the number of justifiable homicides committed by police officers in the United States do not exist.” A study of killings by police from 1999 to 2002 in the Central Florida region found that the national databases included (in Florida) only one-fourth of the number of persons killed by police as reported in the local news media.
www.washingtonsblog.com...
originally posted by: SwissMarked
I have known many people in various law enforcement positions for all of my adult life... I've heard all the "haha" stories being told back and forth over Christmas dinner about abuses of power... I've seen many young men and women go through years of college in criminal justice with the ones graduating at the top of the class never seeming able to find work while the bottom dwellers land spots on forces all over...
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: John_Rodger_Cornman
How many times in your life have you been wronged by an officer?
For me, it isn't even the violence that concerns me. Its the stuff that is never reported. The inappropriate stops, the over reaching searches, general attitude during interactions. I have seen these on my own, without the help of media.
I have had quite a few times in my life where my interaction with the police was highly negative without cause. And my recourse? Nothing. Because no one is really there to hear your complaints.
You are right: holding people accountable is the ONLY answer. If only that could happen even on the smaller scales.
Well, that and reducing the number of laws that officers have to enforce.
originally posted by: Klassified
a reply to: John_Rodger_Cornman
Think more from a technological perspective. Rather than bringing in "super-police", they'll have an excuse to bring in the rest of the technology they want to implement. No place in the country will be without the all seeing eyes and ears of big brother. Cameras, drones, and biometrics, oh my. We might even see a more realistic version of Robocops.
originally posted by: InverseLookingGlass
a reply to: John_Rodger_Cornman
There seems to be an effort to turn the people against the police.
Oh really. Do you really expect anyone to believe that?
It's the police and their unions that are doing the damage. LEO fatalities are at 50 year lows, LEO murders are 1400+ in 2014 and on track to exceed that in 2015. Hell, they don't even have to report.
A sick joke you have there.