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Cop’s Kid May Get Sweet Christmas Gift
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008Apparently in the asset forfeiture world, video game consoles are the new “large amount of unexplained cash.”
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“Had not yet been transferred to the evidence room.”
Well, no, not unless the cop’s kid’s bedroom is now an extension of “the evidence room”.
I suppose I had better locate the receipts for everything I own.
My favorite line dealt with the fact that police had been on the lookout for X-Box consoles because “there had been a lot” of thefts in the area.
Indeed. Including this particular one, carried out by an opportunistic armed thug in a government-issued costume.
Sickening.
MY favorite part was the cop claimed that he smelled pot. No doubt cops are trained that all they have to do is say the magic words “I smell pot” and they can search anyone, and steal their shit
Note that, since the heat is on, they miraculously found the xbox and the owner will get it back next Friday. Seems they’re too busy to get it back to him before then.
Of course, no mention of the deputy being arrested and charged with strong-arm robbery…
Black guy who dresses like that, the prick probably expected him to be grateful he wasn’t arrested and let him keep the Xbox. I, personally, would’ve gone to the ACLU before the press, but I’m glad this guy is at least getting some attention.
If you want to be tough on crime, and you want the community to respect the police, you’ve got to come down hard on cops who break the laws. At least that’s how it should be…
Where I live the cops are the organized crime.
This is why it is so very, very, very important that citizens be able to record their transactions with police. And, that citizens be able to video any and all police actions.
Who do the cops work for again? I have to think that “respect for police” may be at a 100-year low…and for good reason.
I recently discovered the following site: http://www.govdeals.com. Like Ebay, it is an auction site where bidders vie for merchandise. The main exception is that this is government property that is no longer needed or wanted. The category “Confiscated/Personal Property” caught my eye in particular. Suspiciously absent from items within this category was anything of significant value. I surmised this was because valuable items had already been siphoned, and redeployed for personal use. I can only imagine that quite a few children of LEO’s will be getting xbox’s for xmas.
Of course I wouldn’t bid on anything from this site; I wouldn’t want to be guilty of receiving stolen property.
It’s pretty sad that given the relative lack of evidence in this case, I’m inclined to believe this guy’s story over the police’s. I really do believe this officer meant to steal this guy’s gaming system. And yes, I really believe the department is covering for him and nothing will ever come of it. Which of course, means that more police officers will think it’s ok to steal from others because there’s never going to be a day of reckoning for them.
I remember a time when I really thought the police were the good guys, now I don’t even want to talk to them — they’re just looking for an excuse to steal my stuff, or worse, lock me up. And what with everything being a crime these days, I have no idea what laws I’m currently breaking — but I’m sure there’s a few.
More stupid cop crap:
“Passing Gas” Gets Student Arrested:
http://www.wftv.com/news/18039603/detail.html
(My apologies - don’t know how to insert hyperlink)
Duh - forgot it would automatically.
Guess what my score was on the civics test???
Damnnit!!! Reading this blog pisses me off!
Ignorance is bliss as they say.
Re: student passing gas
There was a time when an officer would say this isn’t a police matter. Now that only happens when real work is involved.
Did anybody else misread the station’s call letters as WTFTV?
Hmm. Xbox live accounts are often tied to credit cards to simplify transactions. Makes getting the xbox stolen kind of bad.
To: Chris (#16)
Yes, I did too!
To: Just Another Guy (#11)
Your statement regarding the police couldn’t ring more true for me:
” … now I don’t even want to talk to them — they’re just looking for an excuse to steal my stuff, or worse, lock me up. And what with everything being a crime these days, I have no idea what laws I’m currently breaking — but I’m sure there’s a few.”
In fact, just last week over coffee with a friend, I asked her “Ten years ago, were you afraid of the being pulled over by the police? She responded that no, she wasn’t, beyond the potential for receiving a moving violation and the hassle and expense involved with that.
Then I asked “what about now?” She said that yes, she was afraid, in fact, terrified and even though she should have NOTHING to worry about aside from a moving violation citation - i.e. no drugs, no weapons, no outstanding warrants or unpaid tickets, no previous criminal history or probation issues, no driver’s license, registration or insurance issues, no potential for DUI (she only imbibes alcohol at home) - even with none of those issues hanging over her head, still that was absolutely no guarantee that she wouldn’t be accused, assaulted and arrested for something!
Unfortunately, I completely agree. Call me irrational but I avoid the police like the plague.
Further to my last post:
“… Call me irrational but I avoid the police like the plague.”
Let me tell you something that makes this absolutely impossible for me to do - I live directly across the street from an approximately 80-member police department! Looking out my front windows, I can clearly see the SWAT vehicle in the police yard! (Only now, when I don’t see it, I wonder who’s dog was shot!)
Four years ago when I moved in, living this close to a police station did not bothered me.
I am not a wackjob with COPS SUCK tattooed across my face, nor am I a criminal, I am neither stunningly beautiful or a freakish sea hag, I am an average jane.
But officers have not been particularly friendly when crossing their path on the way to my car or to the local convenience store - no acknowledging smile, nothing, ever. I’ve completely stopped trying to make eye contact, to forge a brief “community” connection, so to speak.
Well over a year ago, I was three feet from accidentally being hit by patrol car without so much as a mouthed “oh shit” or “sorry” from the officer.
Two weeks ago, I was exiting my vehicle at about 11pm and an officer drove past me, slowed down to about 2 mph and just stared at me as he drove by, no half smile, no comment, nothing! We just stared at each other for about 10 seconds like two deer in headlights! Thankfully, he drove on. (Did I breach Civilian to Cop etiquette by not offering up the requisite subservient response “yes officer?”)
I truly feel I am the “them” in the “Us vs. Them” mentality.