I’m not saying we can or should do without police. But we should be careful about continually expanding their mission (and hence, their power) by criminaling more and more behaviors that once were legal. And, of course, as free citizens participating in self-government, we should rely on self-defense against crime to the extent we can.

When you try to use the law to re-engineer society, and when you try to make the police a society’s sole source of protection against violent crime, Mayberry’s Andy and Barney just won’t do it anymore. You’ll need Robocop, and that’s not gonna be fun.

It will have to be in a small town, and will have to be in a state where people are permitted their 2nd amendment rights.

Mistake-prone. Mistake?

You contemptible reptile, what about these stories resembles honest “errors” to you?

“woops…sorry sir. We didn’t mean to harass you, strip search you, drug you, restrain you, stick a camera up your ass and then leave you with the bill. Our bad!”

“Gee Ma’am…not sure how my fingers got up there. Simple human error you understand!”

Ugh.

Absolutely. Most cops mistake their attacks on non-threatening people (and kittens) as bravery, but call them to an active-shooter situation like Columbine and they hide behind trees until threat is over.

Don’t get me wrong, I’d welcome good cops. As it is though, we seem to get men and women who want to play soldier without the danger of an actual enemy.

Just thought that deserved to be repeated.

“I respect their bravery and as such, let it slide when they show contemptable behavior towards me.”

Is that sarcasm?

Absolutely. Most cops mistake their attacks on non-threatening people (and kittens) as bravery, but call them to an active-shooter situation like Columbine and they hide behind trees until threat is over.

Don’t get me wrong, I’d welcome good cops. As it is though, we seem to get men and women who want to play soldier without the danger of an actual enemy.

Is that sarcasm?

It must be part of police training that when you fuck up to say that you were just following procedure as if that argument, by itself, is profoundly irrefutable, rendering all further discussion pointless.

Along with the other nonsense:
- “You don’t know what it’s like out there..”
- “We put our lives on the line..”
- “Until you’ve walked in my jackboots…”

Most cops are like a speaking-toy/doll, they only have a handful of sayings they regurgitate regardless of the situation, ignorant of reality.

#18 CitizenNothing

Happy kitten story

“…The Cecil Township police chief said the 25-year veteran officer did not do anything wrong and stands behind his decision….”

It must be part of police training that when you fuck up to say that you were just following procedure as if that argument, by itself, is profoundly irrefutable, rendering all further discussion pointless.

This does not surprise me. Where were the Animal Control Officers?

I’m not familiar with that particular kitten-killing. I just googled cop-on-pet killings and linked one. There were many. It’s like the cops say “It’s War (on pets, children, grandmothers, college students, the disabled, etc, etc, etc) Out There”. I respect their bravery and as such, let it slide when they show contemptable behavior towards me.

This does not surprise me. Where were the Animal Control Officers?

It was F-troop (BATF) and they stomped the kitten to death.

Having to work in the armpit of New York (NYC is where they stick the enema), about the only section of APD I have any respect for are the bike cops and the horse cops. And even some of them are not exactly on the ball. I politely reminded one young mounted cop as he was trotting off to attach the strap of his brain bucket and got a dirty look in return. Which I guess proves that you don’t really need brains to be APD.

And, relentlessly depressing. It’s getting very hard to read. A kick in the stomach on virtually a daily basis.

Plus, throw the endless war in Iraq and a Trillion dollars wasted in the sand, $4.00 gasoline, escalating inflation on everything except my salary, and a housing market meltdown, it’s enough to make ME want to take drugs, to escape REALITY.

Let’s have more happy, kitten stories, please.

This stuff is pretty ridiculous … I may not be ‘legalize it all’ like some of you, but there’s no excuse for this kind of stuff that Radley reports on. We’re basically treating ‘druggies’ like they are rapists and murderers. And these people weren’t even druggies.