“Except for one issue that the hipster, bloggers fail to mention in order to remain politically correct. The producer of Cops has gone on record saying that the show ‘equalizes’ clips between whites and minorities breaking the law. In other words, the camera crews that follow the cops get way more footage of cops dealing with minorities than dealing with whites, but they show an equal amount of footage of each to make it look like both commit crimes at the same rate. This simply isn’t true. I don’t think I’ll be seeing an article on this on the politically correct blogosphere :)”

Are you really trying to make the argument that minorities break the law more often than whites do? Srsly? I think you’re looking for either PoliceOne or Domelights, not The Agitator. Just sayin’.

Then again, you might have already profiled her!

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/430/very-tough-love

As for the Chick Cop show, they should re-name it “Totalitarian Tits!”.

Excellent point. People really need to know their history. SWAT didn’t always respond for routine warrant service, after all. Military nomenclature was duly noted and is quite inappropriate. Is that how SWAT would have been described in 1971? I doubt it.

Note the military language–they are a “platoon” on the “front lines.”

“Anything you say CAN and WILL be held against you!”

He had a brilliant two word reply:

“You’re tits”

(read this somewhere on the tubes recently…so don’t take credit, but offer it as a tribute to the author)

Let’s all celebrate -

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/03/25/the-los-angeles-swat-team-turns-40/

Why is that so bad? If $500 will get you to voluntarily show your face, well then it was enough to get you to voluntarily show your face.

basketball pole has been there 70 years on private property. One person complains, they come in with guns, threaten him with arrest, lie to him, tell him he isnt free to speak, steal his property, and are smug about doing it on camera the whole time.

This poor old man with a walking cane just doesnt want to be harassed, and weve got someone using the government as their thugs, yet again.

I think this needs more attention.

I’m guessing what it is is some local killjoy with a buddy in the state government somewhere got annoyed at kids playing basketball in the street, and decided to have an end put to it. So they used a law that was put in a few years ago just for this sort of killjoy maneuver. There’s very little compelling interest in maintaining a 7 foot clear zone in a residential subdivision that’s not even normal state highway jurisdiction.

But I’ll bet little miss state employee felt like she accomplished a job well done after lying to that guy’s face and then ripping down his basketball standard.

Honestly, if it were me, I’d be out there this weekend putting in a brand new basketball pole on the back of sidewalk (the limit of the clear zone) with enough extension to get back to the street, and enough of a footing that it’ll stay there (it would be a bit of a cantilever), which would have the additional effect that their loader would probably have a much tougher time pulling it out.

DelDOT removes people’s basketball poles, threaten arrest, lie to man.

http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=14300415

The Broward County Public Defender’s Office is aware of at least three clients who have been offered or received money to sign release forms since filming for the new season began in January,

Is the latter supposed to be an example of the former? Because I don’t think “been offered or received money” is usually described as “pressure,” especially around these parts. “These parts” being The Agitator, not Broward County.

Except for the victim in the story.