You don't have to mock me, angryred, I merely pointed that out b/c you used an integration picture. But the resegreggation is no laughing matter. It is underway- I think North Carolina NAACP is doing it.

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GavinTheAlmighty: My point is that 99% of the cops out there are good people and that you don't see 99% of them farking off because they're out there doing their jobs.

again, your life experience comes into play when you post that 99% number. You believe that 99% of all police are great guys doing their jobs, I hope your life experience continues to allow for such a rosy view of the world.

Currently I live in a town with zero police, and somehow some way we manage to function and not kill each other off.

Yeah, my own experiences have been about 60/40. Most seem decent, but I have had my share of experiences with cops who think DWB (driving while black) is an offense that justifies pulling a gun on an innocent motorist.

And before the white guys get huffy: I am talking about black and hispanic cops too.

thesilence: As I said, most of em are people trying to do a job and keep you all safe catch you in their speed trap, regardless of the fact that you seem to have no respect for that fact.

There, fixed it for ya.

Apparently, "holding me up in traffic" counts for two and a half reasons.

gilgigamesh: That's a lot of 'ifs'.

And no, I wouldn't think shooting an unarmed woman in the back was funny under any circumstances.

You are part of the problem.

Now, now. I specifically said that you have to play by my hypothetical.

Sounds like Vanity would be much happier if he moved to China.

filth

I believe I did.

Even by your hypothetical, this woman wasn't throwing bricks; she had her back turned when she was shot.

So, yeah. Har-dee har har.

This being Florida and all, I wonder if those cops realize that by shooting rubber bullets at protestors without justification they are making themselves legal targets for real bullets under Florida's "stand your ground laws". I wonder how long it will take for some pissed off anarchist to take them up on it?

Far too many cops are bullies/sadists who will think nothing of cracking heads when they have body armor and clubs; but will go disability for two months if one of the innocent people they are pounding lands a halfway decent punch.

You want to put a stop to this kind of crap?

Make every Cop wear a helmet cam. And: Any cop whose sworn statement is contradicted by videotape gets fired automatically, no suspension, no paid vacation, no pension. And then prosecute them for perjury.


we'd lose 50% of our cops overnight, but the half that was left would be the honest ones

If anyone wants to know why this doesn't "add up" it's because this was not a peaceful protest. It was a full scale riot and the "peaceful protestors" were throwing rocks and bottles and rocks at the police. FTAA "protests" are notoriously violent.


Nothing about that changes the rules of engagement that the police riot squad are bound by, nor the minimum safe distance of their weapons.

Riot weapons are not meant to be fired at point blank range. If they are fired at too close a range, they can be fatal. I'm sure as a Florida cop you must know that - it certainly appears like that's what you're pretending to be.

And regardless of the level of violence "notoriously" found at their protests, it does not entitle the cops to step up their level of aggression until ordered to do so. If they were ordered to do so, their CO is wrong. If they did it without orders, they're wrong.

The civilian review found nothing wrong, which is hardly surprising and is basically a joke in itself. But these cops... ***these cops*** - not your buddies on "Cops", which you probably TiVo - fukked this situation up.

Basically, dude, STFU.

The big difference is I am clearly kidding Barney. Now go get your little uniform on and track down some jay walkers.

Yes, Ossifer!

You're not really doing very well, are you?

That's okay, you've had too many donuts, I can sympathise.

Yes, yes, you are a douchebag. A douchebag who is very adept at making false analogies.