Terrible headline, subby.

To clarify, the cop was the one making unwanted comments to wimmins. The wimmins were with the attackee.

Asshat.
But on the plus side, the cop isn't "on paid administrative leave pending an investigation".

This shiat is never going to stop until we mandate the death penalty for cops convicted of committing assault.

I can remember during the 1980's when it was common to see Baltimore police officers drinking while on duty and in uniform.

Once while in a strip club, I turned to see a Baltimore cop standing there in uniform drinking a big mug of beer shouting obscenities at the stripper while she worked. The stripper was completely nude which was technically against the law at the time.

Once while in a strip club, I turned to see a Baltimore cop standing there in uniform drinking a big mug of beer shouting obscenities at the stripper while she worked. The stripper was completely nude which was technically against the law at the time.


God I love this city.

ScubaDude1960: This shiat is never going to stop until we mandate the death penalty for cops convicted of committing assault.

I don't know that many people would continue to be cops if that law was put into effect.

I am for harsher punishments for police officers when they are on duty (not the death penalty), but this guy was off-duty so he should be treated just like a normal person.

Ryan2065: I am for harsher punishments for police officers when they are on duty (not the death penalty), but this guy was off-duty so he should be treated just like a normal person.

Too bad that never happens. Even in this case, while he is suspended (presumably without pay) as opposed to given a vacation with pay, he does not appear to have been arrested and thrown in jail. Which, of course, is what would happen to a "normal person".

/Granted, he may have been arrested and the article just omitted it.
//But, I doubt it.

evildick: Ryan2065: I am for harsher punishments for police officers when they are on duty (not the death penalty), but this guy was off-duty so he should be treated just like a normal person.

Too bad that never happens. Even in this case, while he is suspended (presumably without pay) as opposed to given a vacation with pay, he does not appear to have been arrested and thrown in jail. Which, of course, is what would happen to a "normal person".

/Granted, he may have been arrested and the article just omitted it.
//But, I doubt it.

First sentence of the article: Anthony M. Stevenson, a Baltimore police officer who lives in Abingdon, has been charged with second-degree assault and reckless endangerment and suspended from the force after a man was struck in a Bel Air bar a week ago.

FTA: Bel Air Police Sgt. J.C. Lockard, who was at the bar doing a routine business check when the incident occurred, found the victim being held in a chokehold and made the arrest, officials said

People really do just see what they want to see.

Ryan2065: First sentence of the article: Anthony M. Stevenson, a Baltimore police officer who lives in Abingdon, has been charged with second-degree assault and reckless endangerment and suspended from the force after a man was struck in a Bel Air bar a week ago.

FTA: Bel Air Police Sgt. J.C. Lockard, who was at the bar doing a routine business check when the incident occurred, found the victim being held in a chokehold and made the arrest, officials said

People really do just see what they want to see.

You can be charged without being arrested, right? However, you are right, I missed the arrested part.

/Nice to see the system work for once.

A tip of the Hatlo hat to Sgt. Lockard.

/is that reference obscure?

not as good as the cop busted for abducting someone in the taco bell drive thru, while he was drunk and driving his state police cruiser.

/baltimoron

Another example of the 99% of cops giving the 1% who are actually decent human being a bad name.

"One part bully, nine parts hypocrite", as the Foreman character put in a House episode that was recently rerun earlier tonight.

I'm not a "fark the police" person usually, but WTF are we to take from this?

If you cut a face lengthwise, urinate on it,
and trample it with straw sandals, it is said
that the skin will come off.
This was heard by priest Gyōjaku when he was
in Kyoto. It is information to be treasured.
-Hagakure(10th Chapter)

Off to drinky-drinky.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Man, I fail english grammor!

Ugh. I even proofread that.

lazymojo: Another example of the 99% of cops giving the 1% who are actually decent human being a bad name.

Exactly. A cop displaying unwarranted aggression? Now how often does that happen...

We need a Charm City cake.

Dude got his face gouged open for trying to protect the honor of two broads he's probably not even screwing. Not worth it, I'd say. Unless they each gave him some nookie afterward... that wouldn't be an unreasonable request.

ScubaDude1960: This shiat is never going to stop until we mandate the death penalty for cops convicted of committing assault.

Ok, then 'anybody' convicted of committing assault gets the death penalty? Or just cops?

Wow... another day, another thug cop acting in a manner consistent with their cherished theory that they are not subject to the same laws others are.

Cops and whores - both walk the street at night, and both bring shame to their families.

someone here will soon become exasberated and say,
"oh great, another cop bashing thread!"
but they just keep giving us reasons to.

I hope they mentioned he was a cop when they put him in the holding cell.

Although this has nothing to do with the piece, I find it interesting that Bel Air is pronounced "Blair".

No back to the regularly scheduled program: You can't have people like this walking around with guns'n'badges. For all the cop apologists to come, how often does this kind of thing get covered up?

Ahhh, Looney's pub. One of the bastions of fine upstanding citizenry in Harford County.

Drunken redneck cop? In my Establishment? It's more likely than you think.

/Soooo glad I left.

BalugaJoe: We need a Charm City cake.

Oh crap! What if it was Chef Duff? Defending the honor of Mary Alice and that one Gothy-type chick? Holy crap holy crap holy crap! Now you got me worried.

/Ace of Cakes = best "reality" show ever

Neo7722

'Lakeview Terrace' pic

He was a lot worse of a bad neighbor than bad cop.

If I knew anything about this "hot-linking" there would be a picture of McNulty right here.


//wanted for questioning

Wow, my hometown finally made FARK. And it was Looney's Pub of all places, where the drudge of Harford County go to copulate and drink themselves into oblivion. The best part is that all the bouncers there are off-duty police officers, which is how the arrest came about so quickly. These weren't Bel Air police just walking into the place.

/Sean Bolans is where I do my oblivion drinking

1. In order to uphold the law, police officers are given special powers that ordinary citizens do not have.
2. With power comes responsibility.
3. Inability to act responsibly means that the officer can not be relied upon to wield that power with responsibility.

Therefore, he can not do his job as an officer of the law, and should be fired. Immediately after a guilty verdict.

If that was too abstract for your liking, consider the following scenarios:
What if the women he was abusing get raped, and he is to take their statements?
What if the guy he bashed wants to contest a speeding ticket?

Kellerman was once accused of being a bad cop

Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I liked to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I sued a cop of a town called Bel Air

Ryan2065:
I am for harsher punishments for police officers when they are on duty (not the death penalty), but this guy was off-duty so he should be treated just like a normal person.

No. First off, a cop is never considered to be off-duty. Secondly, a cop is expected to have a far greater understanding, respect, and dedication to the law than regular citizens.

If a regular guy drives and drinks, you'd think ill of him - but if an anti drunken driving campaigner gets caught doing it, you'd think far worse of him. QED.

ninetywt [TotalFark] 2009-02-14 01:49:18 PM
Terrible headline, subby.

To clarify, the cop was the one making unwanted comments to wimmins. The wimmins were with the attackee.

thats what the headline said dumbass, before you try to grammar nazi you should at least be able to read

dbubb: Although this has nothing to do with the piece, I find it interesting that Bel Air is pronounced "Blair".

No back to the regularly scheduled program: You can't have people like this walking around with guns'n'badges. For all the cop apologists to come, how often does this kind of thing get covered up?

Maybe the victim didn't respect his authoritah.

i feel sorry for cops.

risk your life every day for 30,000 peanuts.

while the root cause of societal breakdown goes unacknowledged and ignored.

ah, don't worry about it, the cops will clean it up.

li'l ze': If I knew anything about this "hot-linking" there would be a picture of McNulty right here.


//wanted for questioning



First thing I thought of as well

I got in one little fight and my mom got scared,
She said "You're moving with your auntie and uncle in Philadelphia!"

Ryan2065: ScubaDude1960: This shiat is never going to stop until we mandate the death penalty for cops convicted of committing assault.

I don't know that many people would continue to be cops if that law was put into effect.

That's OK, most of the people who are cops shouldn't be.

thebuddha: li'l ze': If I knew anything about this "hot-linking" there would be a picture of McNulty right here.


//wanted for questioning

I think Bunk would've put a stop to it before it got that far. Or Lester... No way Mcnutty goes upside someone's head with a bottle though.


First thing I thought of as well

This was just one drunktard hitting another drunktard. Their professions had NOTHING to do with it, unless, of course, the cop was on duty at the time, which, according to the headline, he wasn't. You got clocked...deal with it.

I'll take "adult jobs with high school mentalities" for $500 Alex?

Proud2B_American: This was just one drunktard hitting another drunktard. Their professions had NOTHING to do with it, unless, of course, the cop was on duty at the time, which, according to the headline, he wasn't. You got clocked...deal with it.

Uh... I'm pretty sure that any butcher, baker or candlestick maker would be arrested, convicted, and thrown in jail for at least six months after smashing a beer bottle over a guy's face, giving him lacerations that required hospitalization. Perhaps I am misunderstanding you, but I interpret your post as suggesting that this guy is somehow accruing more outrage because he happens to be a cop. All we want is to preempt the likely event of him getting a lighter sentence than you or I would.

Agree to disagree...before the calming influence of Ms. Beadie Russell ANYTHING was possible.

//thats what made him such a great character

ScubaDude1960: This shiat is never going to stop until we mandate the death penalty for cops convicted of committing assault.

THIS.

Preferably death by stoning in the public square.

lazymojo: Another example of the 99% of cops giving the 1% who are actually decent human being a bad name.

I'd put the on duty that cop that arrested the other guy and actually wrote it all up properly as part of the 99%.

Our local fuzz used their stun guns on a State Trooper who was drinking and started a bar fight. He had used a pool cue to beat somebody up prior to the fuzz showing. He claims he dropped the pool cue and surrender, the fuzz claims he was a threat to them so they had to zap him a few times.

Linux_Yes: i feel sorry for cops.

risk your life every day for 30,000 peanuts.

while the root cause of societal breakdown goes unacknowledged and ignored.

ah, don't worry about it, the cops will clean it up.

The root cause of societal breakdown being?

The occupation of peace is at it again.

ScubaDude1960: This shiat is never going to stop until we mandate the death penalty for cops convicted of committing assault.

Huh? I'm against the abuse of power, but that's nuts.

What I'd like to see, however, is the law applied equally in such situations - there are way too many cases where, simply because of the law enforcement position, such alleged criminals are held to a different standard, especially when it comes to sentencing.

Proud2B_American: This was just one drunktard hitting another drunktard. Their professions had NOTHING to do with it, unless, of course, the cop was on duty at the time, which, according to the headline, he wasn't. You got clocked...deal with it.

This.

Granted, I do get irritated when people try to place police officers on some moral high ground. It's ridiculous. They're just normal people out trying to do a job and occasionally they make some stupid mistakes.

Most of the cops I've dealt with have been very nice and very respectful. However, there is still a negative attitude towards cops by many people. If they want to correct that issue they need to stop covering for those cops who screw up. Once people see that cops also take responsibility for their actions and actually enforce the laws upon themselves as well I think many people's perceptions of them will change.