Posted on 01/19/2014 9:12:26 AM PST by DariusBane
A Metro passenger used his cell phone's video camera to capture a confrontation between a woman and two LA County sheriff's deputies on a bus in Bellflower.
Not in that order, however.
The cops themselves are causing the breakdown in law and order. They are losing the respect of the people with their illegal and immoral behavior.
I just finished reading an article about Georgia (the former Soviet country). They were having trouble with massive corruption among their traffic cops that were leftovers from the Soviet era, and they ended up firing them ALL. All 30,000 cops were shaking down the people for bribes. Crimes immediately fell to almost zero, not simply because there wasn’t anybody to report them to, but because people discovered the cops were the ones responsible for the vast majority of the crimes.
Might not be mentally ill, might simply be what we used to call "retarded".
The same thing that's wrong with Congressmen, executive-branch bureacrats, school teachers, corporate CEOs and CFOs, university presidents and provosts, and pretty much any one else whose job description involves power or money held in trust or managed on behalf of others: they all think their position exists for their benefit, not those whom they are in theory being paid to serve (or in the case of police serve and protect, and the nearly universal police department motto puts it). We live in the Era of Bad Stewards. Virtually everyone in a position of trust is corrupt, if not outright, and directly (whether on the take or contriving to get pay packages with no relation to performance), then by virtue of wanting to expand the reach, power and influence of their offices beyond what the good they theoretically serve would warrant.
In cops it comes out a little differently, as violence, either as in this case violence perpetrated against innocents on some pretext or intimidation of people who want to fix their unsustainable pension fund, swagger, and violation of constitutional right (they in theory are supposed to defend). But it's the same mindset.
You wanted him to hold that opinion so dearly that you gave it to him.
Hopefully you’re not a cop.
what is special needs about the woman who got punched?...She needed another Big Mac.
Oh yes. That's our own experience. In fact, we go to court in the next week because of that very thing. Cops don't care who they punch, maim and then destroy by filing bogus charges to cover for their unlawful thuggery.
Then we discover that the unlawful entry by the cops is immaterial because the bogus charge they levied washes away the fact they had no business to break and enter without any cause, warrant or justification outside of wanting to show two women how big and bad they could be.
And yes, their excuse is that they felt 'threatened' because my kids walked away from a closed and locked door after refusing them entry. We learned that cops have authority to "create a situation to effect an arrest" - meaning that according to the "laws" written mostly after 9-11, that cops are trained to incite, intimidate, threaten and create any situation they deem necessary when they decide they want to arrest someone. Anyone. For any reason.
It was shocking to discover that is the 'law'. But we have learned that legislators decided cops 'need to do their duty unimpeded' - and thus the reason we are seeing cases like this every single day. Cops are trained to see civilians as terrorists. And if you dare cite the Constitution and your rights - the cops will do to you what they did to my kids, and perhaps even worse.
Welcome to the police state.
I disagree we are just noticing it due to cell phone cameras and they are picking on more of the middle class.
Yep, that goes back to the '60's , I'm pretty sure, when it was akll about conservative vs. counter-culture. Prior to that, I don't believe police were particularly seen as conservative good guys. A lot of modern conservative ideology is based around reaction to the baby boomer generation. We sometimes think it has been timless, but it's all rather recent.
Remember Charlton Heston vs. Ice T? Seems like a differen time already.
Don't know what you mean about "Hopefully", I personally think it is an honorable job when preformed w/ reverence to the Almighty as intended. But yes, I am NOT a police officer, not even close in any capacity.
As I previously stated, if spitted upon by someone, I would punch someone no matter my profession (hopefully not midget wrestler). Also as previously stated, no I did not see if the officer involved was spitted upon, just looked like she lunged forward at one point and could of at least spittled some.
Wrong. Again. I have read humblegunner posts for years. That would not be his opinion. Thanks for yours.
First off, I'd ay she needs TWO SEATS.
Good description.
The two in the ‘uniforms’ should be disciplined and fired from their jobs. Disgraceful. Are they still in uniform? We are a nation of law and order. Where was either demonstrated here?
I think the sea-change occurred with the unionization of police forces across the country. Cops no longer responsible to citizens; their allegiance is to the unions; and unions will defend a cops actions no matter how egregious.
It will only get worse until some brave freedom loving citizens start putting lead into these pigs. Yes I said it. The agenda has been set by the power elite. If you resist you will be shot. It's time we started shooting back.
You have the RIGHT to record the police and the police are not allowed to attempt to confiscate your phone/recording device and can be charged with obstruction/destroying evidence should they erase or attempt to erase the recordings.
From the DOJ Civil Rights Division Following Sharp v. Baltimore
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