This is essentially my opinion on the general tone of this thread
This is essentially my opinion on the general tone of this thread
Stockholm, more densely populated than NYC - sturg
I dont have any sympathy for police officers anymore. To me they are a criminal organization at war with the american people. They might not all be doing the crimes themselves but turning a blind eye to what others are doing makes them accessories to the crime. The justice system is clear, they dont give a **** about holding police officers accountable. Police officers are supposed to protect and serve not shoot first and ask questions later. I am tired of being afraid of cops. They are like the school bully going around looking to steal peoples lunch money. Police officers are the real terrorists we should be fighting.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
For a person who will gladly leave them on the street to starve to death by denying them welfare or when their money is cut off , do you want your tax paying money paid to keep people like this alive for life? You know each prisoner is costing us thousands and thousands, we are talking murderers not some pan handler or Madoff types. Which you do not agree that they should not be in jail, or check bouncers, or defrauders and other of the white collar type.
I have never once been afraid of a cop.
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thethe (05-11-2015)
I am black as black as can be and I am not afraid of them. Heck, I go out of the way and get in a conversation with, wish them a good day and what not.
If I haven't done anything wrong and being in a 99% white area of the country, you would think they would mess with me. Yeah DWB happens, but not much if ever anymore. They know me, my car, family, where I work and I do not do drugs of any type and on a rare occasion I might have a beer but the bar is only 2 miles down the road and I only drink one.
I have. I had a cop flash his gun at me because he thought me and my friends were not being respectful because we were being assholes, but not breaking any laws. Someone who is willing to use their gun for intimidation probably wouldn't think twice about pulling the trigger on it.
I know plenty of cops who I like and trust and so on so forth. But there's a general rule. 10% of all employees will be saints, 10% will be devils and 80% will be opportunists. Basically meaning whatever cop you run into, odds are they're the product of their system and what their system allows. If it's basically teaching to presume all minorities as criminals then you're gonna value their lives differently.
I forget who it was who said it. I think it was jpx. But he brought up makign sure cops were involved in the community. Have them work the beat, volunteer, etc. When you have a cop culture who treats many civilians as criminals rather than humans who make mistakes at times, it leads to bad things.
Stockholm, more densely populated than NYC - sturg
Well we can start with the officer that choked Eric Garner to death. How many more do you need because the list is endless. The most egregious offense to me of any cop is lying so they can charge people with crimes/planting evidence. Thats on par with being a slave owner. Thats denying people their basic freedoms and rights, its worse than murder imo.
One reason I am afraid of cops is because I like to smoke weed. I do it in the safety of my own house and dont go anywhere with it other than driving it home. Its my basic god damned right to do whatever the hell I want with my body so long as I dont infringe on anyone elses rights. The chairman of the committee about weed int the 1930's testified that weed should be illegal because it makes white women have sex with black men. I have a right to my body just like any woman does regardless of any laws passed by Congress. That and I drive around for 8 hours a day for work, its hard to drive for that long of period of time through a major city without committing some kind of traffic violation in which a cop can steal my lunch money. I also refuse to pay any ticket because I fear that money will be used to buy tanks and SWAT teams to raid and kill innocent people. By innocent I mean people who have not committed a crime in which there is not a victim. No victim/attempted victim no crime.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
1) That's not an argument, that's an assertion.
2) Yes, I'm fine with police protecting me and making my life safer. That's really the bottom line.
Do I think that indiscriminate police violence is trending upward? No.
Do I think that people who don't understand government are trying to use these isolated incidents as fodder to promote an alternative that nobody actually wants? Yes.
Do I think that we should continue doing whatever it takes to make sure that all LEOs are accountable for their actions? Yes.
Do I think that we should excuse criminality, under any circumstance? No.
BedellBrave (05-11-2015)
The example of the cop pulling the gun, thats part of the **** of why I call them terrorists. I had a friend who had a cop pull a gun on him while arresting him for no reason. The only reason he was being arrested was because the bonds place ****ed up and called him to let him fix it. The cop mocked him the whole way to the police station and the detectives in his case literally told him they arrested him because they dont have enough evidence to convict him so they just wanted to **** with him as much as possible. If I didnt post his bail he would have sat in jail for 3 months for **** that didnt even make it past the grand jury.
I will agree about the 10% thing but the other 90% should be doing their job and helping to convict those 10%. If they arent willing to pursue the criminals in their own ranks then I cant really see them as someone who wants justice or to stop crime.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.