OK. I did not know that. Cross-thread discussions can get confusing. If he’s alarmed at FR becoming anti-JBT, he’s one of the last. The fact of the matter is, while cops have always placed themselves above the rest of us little people, they’ve been getting progressively more abusive to “civilians,” more insulated from the consequences of their actions.
Literally getting away with murder of those guilty of “Contempt of Cop.”
I sometimes miss the former/present cops that used to post here all the time, gleefully reminiscing at all the Maglite Migraines they’ve dispensed, how many clean citizens they’ve dirtied by filing bogus charges “just to teach the little s***s a lesson.” Disorderly Conduct was one of the favorites. Sure, they’d get charges thrown out in court after the little person spends a few thousand dollars, but fingerprints and now DNA are on record.
They laugh at us.
Yeah I used to tussle with the cops, ex cops a lot. They used to talk about “extra judicial punishment” while making arrests. They were proud of it and expected to be congratulated. I was of course horrified.
Oh, and I forgot to mention. The fact that these cops thought they had found a home here at FreeRepublic says a whole lot about the previously powerful roll that the Law and Order Conservatives played in Republican politics.
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.
In the early 70’s, there was a bookstore near the university I attended that specialized in used textbooks at good prices. They also sold other stuff like decals, bumper stickers, posters etc. One of the most popular posters showed two cops in uniform standing beside their bikes-one was smoking a joint and threatening a passerby with his gun while the other one was holding onto a frightened looking young woman while his other hand was up under her skirt. the caption at the bottom of the poster read “To preserve and protect”...
I did buy one of those posters-I’ve no idea where it is now, but when I see/hear things like this, I’m reminded of it-again...