Bad cops? Those are the whisleblowers, the cops who neglect Professional Courtesy (by enforcing the law on other cops), the almost non-existent cops who stand up for basic decency by intervening on behalf of their colleagues’ victims, etc.

But there is such a thing as a private prosecution action. Instead of a government-employed prosecutor, a private citizen or group of citizens pays for the costs of the trial, files charges, etc.

What if, instead of suing a police department for a civil rights violation, you filed a private prosecution against the land the police station rests on for the civil rights violation?

A very amusing though, indeed…

So much for professionalism in law enforcement and amongst the robed-ones.

What judge issues a warrant allowing SWAT to search a persons property for spray paint?

What “professional” supposedly trained in the art of deescalating the potential for violence sends SWAT to search for spray paint?

Why didn’t the “professional” SWAT operators of Prince George County surveill their target and find that the home for the spray paint raid was owned by a law abiding attorney who lived with his wife and son and thus conclude the need for SWAT warrant service was nil in this instance?

“It’s ironic, you know,” Hethmon said.

No, not “ironic”, more like idiotic. Idiotic in the sense all these folks involved in the great spray paint raid had their lives placed in lethal jeopardy by the unprofessional actions of both the police and the judge.

Sanders broke the dude’s back in what amounts to a fit of pique, deliberately moved him and awkwardly restrained him after inflicting a spinal cord injury, and then laughed about how much of an injury he had inflicted. All because the victim wanted to wash pepper spray out of his eyes.

If Rob Sanders is a good cop, what sort of miserable motherfucker do the Columbia Police Officers Association consider a bad cop?

That can’t be right. The banks own tons of homes now.

I assure you, the principal difference between the swine taking bribes in Newark and the swine taking bribes in Mexico City is that the swine in Mexico don’t have Al Sharpton on their speed-dial.

Is that a thing? Citation?

I assure you, the principal difference between the swine taking bribes in Newark and the swine taking bribes in Mexico City is that the swine in Mexico don’t have Al Sharpton on their speed-dial.

Need new reading glasses.

I thought the first letter of the last word was a ‘p’.

Prince George’s County, Maryland deploys a SWAT team for graffiti.

Well of course! It’s a “high Risk” warrant!

How long before EVERYTHING police do is routinely labeled “High Risk” and SWAT teams are used for everything?

Domestic disturbance call? SWAT team!

Stolen car report? SWAT team!

Out of donuts? SWAT team!

At the bottom of the newstand piece, there was an ad for Sheriff Joe’s PAC. Yeah.

“Since no reasonable person …”

That pretty well explains it all.

My logic applies to a lot of these raids, and I’m not sure why defense lawyers don’t use it.

TARP also included a fund which was supposed to go to help the actual homeowners who were in truoble on their mortgages. It was called “Hardest Hit Fun” or something catchy. Of that money, which is about 7 billion, only 3 percent has gone out to help the actual homeowners. Also the commission to investigate fraud is having trouble getting up and running. You guys should look further into this (like click the link) before setting such low expectations (only 60 billion lost forever!!) and being so confused as to how this money would possibly help homeowners (it’s not like it was *set aside for exactly that purpose*!).

Of course TARP is just a very small portion of all bailout money. How did this work out for the banks though, I wonder? Are they ok? turning much of a profit? Quarterly reports looking healthy? Executives getting well-deserved modest bonuses? The bad ones being investigated and prosecuted? /Stewie Griffin Voice

New Jersey is the ass-crack of the USA and Newark is the hemmeroid on that ass-crack.

Obviously, you’ve never been to Camden, NJ.

“It’s ironic, you know,” Hethmon said.

Well, you could say that, Mr. Hethmon. I for one think it looks like Karma. But go ahead, sir, keep feeding the monster that bit you.

#11 Bob, or they could just have those 10 guys do drug enforcement during their regular shifts. How many police do you need on duty at once in a town of 4100?