Comments on: “Professionalism” Fails in Boston

By: Tokin42

Tokin42 — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:18:57 +0000

I was thinking the same thing as #2 Dave while reading the article.

By: TC

TC — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:37:07 +0000

To think that this is going on in UT.
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Keeping police misconduct a secret proposed Advocates of open government records are taken aback by the limiting proposal
Article Last Updated: 02/09/2008 02:10:17 AM MST

Proposed amendments to the state’s Government Records Access and Management Act would make information on police misconduct off limits to the public.
SB260, sponsored by Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, would among other things, classify information about charges or disciplinary action taken against police officers as private, unless officers grant written consent to make the data public. The bill was introduced in the Senate Rules Committee meeting on Friday and is already raising eyebrows among those who support liberal open records laws.

http://www.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/ci_8215010

NOTE; Chris Buttars could be a shoe in for pick any dictator you desire. I would not be surprised if he sponsored a bill that would force couples to apply for permission to have sex!

By: tarran

tarran — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:06:56 +0000

As a resident of a Boston suburb I have on occasion had the misfortune to interact with the Boston PD, usually when they are doing traffic control.

Most of the ones that I have interacted with are arrogant bullies. I don’t know if it’s the fact that they operate a monopoly and thus don’t have to worry about customer service, or if it is something peculiar to their organizations culture that’s responsible. However, I consistently have witnessed despotic behavior, including one cop screaming at me for obeying the orders of his friend standing 5 paces away, watching one guy wave pedestrians into oncoming traffic etc. All of it really petty, but adding up to a pattern of intimidation and nasty behavior.

Personally, if I lived in Boston, the Boston PD would be the last organization I would call to my home in an emergency, and things would have to be very bad indeed for me to risk inviting them into my home.

BTW, I am convinced that an episode of Cops which aired about 5 years ago that was focused on the Boston PD and which contained a cop busting a couple of drug dealers, calling their boss on the phone in order to taunt him was actually showing the cop issuing a warning that the guy had better star paying his protection money. Perhaps I misread the situation, but as I watched, I was pretty amazed how easily the cop found the guys, how he already new their organization’s structure, etc. The fact that the cop had the chuzpah to do that on national television made the whole thing comedy gold.

By: Dave Krueger

Dave Krueger — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:53:45 +0000

It’s becoming increasingly clear that if I wish to continue reading this blog, I will need to find some better drugs. Something effective at subduing the outrage. Something that would induce a coma perhaps…

By: Frank

Frank — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:56:23 +0000

And just how many of those “erroneous eyewitness identifications” were the result of a police officer threatening the witness?

It’s long past time that qualified immunity be removed from all government employees. The only way that this will end is if those involved are hurt in the wallet, and in the anus as they are introduced to the joys of being a “prison bitch.”

And if cops/prosecutors don’t want to function under those conditions, there’s always McDonalds.