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By: j.d.

j.d. — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:43:47 +0000

not as funny as these Twitter Cops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIWjInz8fqA

By: perlhaqr

perlhaqr — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:27:26 +0000

I’m seeing a business opportunity here for off-site internet based backups. :D

By: Hyman Roth

Hyman Roth — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:58:32 +0000

“wyatt earp” at supportyourlocalgunfighter.com is a Philly cop.

Maybe we should ask him to comment.

By: Marty

Marty — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:59:26 +0000

#17 | Bill |
‘Citizens need to know to stay far away from these thugs.’

all you have to do is look for anything labeled ‘police’ and stay away. from the beginning, narcotics and undercover units have been corrupt- there has NEVER been a legitimate reason for this style of policing.

By: Michael Chaney

Michael Chaney — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:14:15 +0000

I agree with nemo – they’re just too lazy to actually go out and get the story. The other issue, as we saw recently here, is that they don’t want to actually say anything bad about law enforcement because, if they do, law enforcement will quit spoon-feeding them stories. And, at that point, they’ll have no choice but to perform actual journalism.

Just a guess, but at this point it’s unlikely that any of them have the staff to actually go out and cover all the stories that they print.

By: JS

JS — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:55:14 +0000

nemo you’re right too. It’s a shame. Unless there’s some really good and clear footage they’re just too lazy and complacent to do actual investigation.

By: nemo

nemo — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:17:49 +0000

JS, you've already answered half of your own questions, but I'd submit that the laziness engendered by the over-reliance - and downright coziness - many so-called journalists have with their primary sources of information has effectively gelded most of them. They don't want to upset that easy ride. True investigation is so tiring, don't you know? it's such a chore, you see? It's soooooo much easier to sweep crumbs off the nice policeman's blotter rather than have to root about in the muck. Especially when that muck leaves a slime trail under the front doors of your 'friends' precinct house.

By: JS

JS — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:51:43 +0000

Mister DNA, I know what you’re saying, especially about idiots like Nancy Grace, but damn, what happened to ABC, CBS or any of those? What about the NYT or Washington Post? The country’s going to hell and those idiots are busy covering everything but this. Maybe I’m just naive. When this country’s history is written one of the stories will be that their free press became a mouthpiece for those in authority and after that nobody dared hold the government and it’s thugs accountable.

By: Mister DNA

Mister DNA — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:45:56 +0000

I’m sorry but why the hell isn’t this all over the evening news? Why won’t the media ever cover this? What a fucking joke American journalism is.

JS,

Personally, I’m grateful that the broadcast news isn’t covering this stuff. Could you imagine what it would be like if Glenn Beck covered these types of stories? There’d be some sort of lizard people/Illuminati angle to his reporting, I’m sure.

The worst offenders are the clowns on CNN’s Headline News. I’ll give Robin Meade a pass because she’s hot and relatively inoffensive, but Mike Galanos, Jane Velez Mitchell and Nancy Grace operate on one speed: self-righteous indignation. Nancy Grace doesn’t give a fuck about due process or civil rights, so why should she care if some immigrant shopkeepers are getting robbed and beaten by cops?

Until cops start shooting Caucasian babies instead of dogs, the media will keep reporting that all cops are heroes who are keeping us safe from the threat of small plastic baggies.

By: JS

JS — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:17:10 +0000

I’m sorry but why the hell isn’t this all over the evening news? Why won’t the media ever cover this? What a fucking joke American journalism is.

By: Jeremy Hull

Jeremy Hull — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:10:58 +0000

I find it highly interesting that when a confidential informant makes statements against police, he is called a “professional liar,” but he is a trusted source when it comes to obtaining warrants. The hypocrisy in this so called “drug war” is rampant, top to bottom.

By: Matt Clark

Matt Clark — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:58:16 +0000

Balko, you’re a hero. Keep exposing these criminals.

By: Mr. K

Mr. K — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:39:13 +0000

Miranda? MIRANDA?!?!?!? Philly cops laugh in your face if you mention it. I don’t think too many of them even know what it is. You have to live in Philly to believe how arrogant and nasty the cops are here.

By: MTB

MTB — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:16:51 +0000

You all are completely overreacting. A recent internal investigation cleared all officers involved of any wrongdoing. You owe them an apology.

By: Nick T

Nick T — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:39:39 +0000

This is a clear violation of Miranda as well. The owner is clearly in custody (cuffs) and is being asked many poentially-incriminting questions (have any illegal drgs here?) yet no rights are read.

This may sounds nit-picky, but actually it’s actually another great piece of evidence that this was in no way a legit police operation; cops know the Miranda thing very well in my experience, and wouldn’t have risked it if they were really investigating. It’s great to sorta feel the cops’s balls tightening as they realize the camera feeds to the guys house.

By: Carl Drega

Carl Drega — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:13:33 +0000

A couple additional details: The cops based their P.C. for the warrant based on an alleged buy of the bags an “informant” made earlier the day of the raid. The tapes show no such purchase was made that day. Also, listen to the cops ask him about his vehicle and then talk about searching it. Do you think the warrant covered the vehicle?

By: SJE

SJE — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:06:28 +0000

Bill +1: great point. Any bank robber has their pictures plastered over the evening news, as does any perp: just look at Ryan Frederick. Why do the police get special attention?

Ktc+1 too: the “rogue”/”few bad apples” sounds like the BS we heard about Abu Ghreib, when it went all the way to the top.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:33:01 +0000

Why do these parasites have their faces blurred out? Can someone get a copy of the original and post their faces? Citizens need to know to stay far away from these thugs.