Posted on 01/20/2009 6:53:12 PM PST by devane617
Is he related to Randi Rhodes? I think I see some family resemblence in that picture on the left.
Attention dumb bastards: Resisting arrest and running away will get your behind kicked every, single, time.
Lots of Freepers think anytime one is disrepectful to officers of the State they should be beaten to the ground and have their face kicked in.
I assume it’ll be just a matter of time ‘til they, in turn, are smashed to the ground and have their faces kicked in.
Of course, THEN it will be the infringement of their rights, just like this is, but it will be happening to them, not an officer of the State.
Ed
The guy in the wheelchair that was dumped was in Tampa/Hillsboro County. They have a very bad rep down there. I lived there for a while, and you see stories like this all the time.
That seems to be a rather tenuous line between public good and abuse of power. While I agree that a police officer should be able to enforce the law while off-duty, I do not agree that private sector entities should be the beneficiary.
Not to belabor the point but we the people lend certain of our rights to government. One of those is the right not be be imprisoned. By allowing government to hold this right we have a better society. That being said, Walmart, Sears, etc are NOT government and as far as I can tell have never been granted a damn thing by the citizens of this country. So why then should their employees have police power, regardless of what that employee does for a living.
They will also let you know that the same officers patrolling your area while on duty are available to provide additional coverage after hours if you are willing to pay for the service.
It is a way of providing police coverage without adding personnel or increasing the budget. If you want more than the standard coverage you have to pay for it.
I'm not saying it's right or wrong, I'm just saying that's the way the system works. So people who pay the extra for real police protection or security expect the officer to have the authority to actually enforce the law.
I know a Sheriff’s Dept. deputy who makes more on his after hours work than he does on his scheduled tours.
Hillsborough County
fixed it for you
as a Tampa native, I think you are wrong about the cops
Brought his face to a pavement fight.
Ouch!
Possible , sounds like he was coming back from nite on the town!
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