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Originally posted by scooterstrats
reply to post by jaydeePNW
"....You still have to comply and go to jail....". Ok, that explains you very well. . Everybody s guilty and should comply and go to jail? What about innocents? Should everyone comply and go to jail? How old are you BTW?
Originally posted by fleabit
i say this to people whos only reply in these threads are that cops do good too
"cops do good things too"
YEA?!
so did hitler
he wouldnt have gained as much control and popularity in his country which allowed him to come to power without doing SOME GOOD
so why dont you people leave these threads, stop kissing cops asses online and go praise hitler with your same logic
So.. cops are now in line with Hitler?
Exaggerate much? Go ahead if you like.. most of the cop haters love to exaggerate to make their points. Out of the thousands of stops and arrests each day across the nation, are you surprised there is a nice handful of "abuse" videos? I'm not. Cops are people, and many people are jerks. It just so happens that police -have- to have some degree of that "don't mess with me" attitude to do their jobs and stay safe. So it's more obvious when the bad ones step out of line.
When I lived in a smaller town in upper PA, there was one police station. I'd say it was a pretty standard station - there was one gung-ho jerk that did abuse his authority (although not to the degree in the videos) - one cocky but very funny cop, and a few just solid, dependable guys. I was good friends with the chief, so knew them all pretty well. All in all, they were good folks, just doing their job, which often times, is quite dangerous. Since a lot of the times they have do deal with the poor hapless citizens you feel so bad for, is when they are drunk, drugged, and belligerent. I've known many to go out of their way to help folks, and help the community besides. This "all cops are evil pigs" mentality is a bit sickening, to be honest.
There are bad cops. And a lot of them are called out and punished. There is no doubt there are some power hungry morons. There has to be, since I meet these sort of people every day. Only difference is they don't have a club, taser or gun.
But a police state? Please... it's not a police state. Tomorrow, on Memorial Day, across the nation, millions of Americans will go to parks, or rooftops in their downtown apartment buildings.. or to baseball games.. and play loud music, and drink, and have fun. You folks don't know what a police state is.
Originally posted by TheDevilOfLies
heres one thing i really want to know
how much do you people get paid to come on these boards and kiss politicians, cops, and military members asses
seriously how much? is it hourly, salary? what is it? and how do you get hired?
theres NO WAY the actual public is THAT stupid
Originally posted by Jinglelord
Bottom line: We give them trust to serve and protect. All violations should be met as one would treat a traitor. I personally would like to see them put to death. Treason against those you swore to protect is far worse than any murderer, rapist, thief, or drug dealer.
Originally posted by gabby2011
Originally posted by TheDevilOfLies
heres one thing i really want to know
how much do you people get paid to come on these boards and kiss politicians, cops, and military members asses
seriously how much? is it hourly, salary? what is it? and how do you get hired?
theres NO WAY the actual public is THAT stupid
I really don't think that's a fair statement for people who are just trying to see things fairly,and be honest about what they feel and have witnessed. I give our police...(smaller Canadian city mind you)..a thumbs up for how I see them doing their jobs. If you want to call me an a** kisser for that..go ahead..but its not you who I have had to reach out to when I needed help,and its not you who helped me either.
Originally posted by scooterstrats
reply to post by jaydeePNW
You are really Naive. And dont live in the real world. Why should an innocent person be submissive to an errant public servant?
"WASHINGTON, June 27 - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the police did not have a constitutional duty to protect a person from harm, even a woman who had obtained a court-issued protective order against a violent husband making an arrest mandatory for a violation."
Originally posted by martinkb
nope.. I think it was always like this. Only now we have cameras in our cellphones and youtube. If someone works for the police doesn't make him a good person by default.