Posted on 01/18/2014 8:15:46 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
In many communities calling for an ambulance means the police will be dispatched FIRST.The caller is neither notified nor given a choice.
I have seen the same in Minnestoopid when reporting a major fire. The officer had to arrive on scene first before the fire department was dispatched, yet the firehouse was not even a mile away.
Or if the cops had any reasonable expectation that they, personally, would have to pay for their gross over reach.
As long as it’s only the taxpayers on the hook for paying for their crimes it’s all good.
If the penalties came out of Officer Rabid’s own pocket, he might be a little more circumspect.
If the department’s retirement fund had to pay them, the whole department might be inclined to make sure Officer O’Roidrage worked elsewhere, rather than form a protective blue wall around him at each of his ever increasingly violent interactions with the public.
State police head should be elected by registered state voters. Call him ‘Chief Constable’ like they do in the UK, but that’s the only thing America should do that is similar to the UK.
I like your idea better.
By design.
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. - Ayn Rand
“You are a good liberal Democrat, therefore I will throw this out”
And only if you want them to haul off whats left of the previously mentioned situation.
I’d point outside this world to the instigator of this sort of folly, i.e. Satan.
Yes, Rand was officially atheist and so what. Many ethical atheists are actually not so allergic to God as they are to pitiful, hypocritical religious practices. Maybe she and God made up in the end, I don’t know, I hope it happened.
“They didnt taser him. They didnt even say We dont have time for this and shoot him. They didnt even shoot the dog.”
Of course not, this is the NYPD, New York’s Finest, one of the world’s 2 great police forces (the other being Scotland Yard).
I was truly shocked by this story. I don’t even know why a policeman is sent when you call for an ambulance.
“Officer ORoidrage”
LOL, with his fine Irish temper!
Sue. The. Bastards.
That might have happened in the past when individuals were held responsible. A cop like this should be fired. period. Now cops are part of the SEUI, and the union will defend the cop no matter how egregious his behavior.
Rule two: Call the police if you want someone killed.
;^P
The union can only do so much, however. Consciences still live.
You have the right idea, but the wrong end of it.
Eliminate all but the sheriff’s office.
Sheriffs are elected and therefore the only law enforcement group that is sensitive to the voters.
And about the consciences... they are cumulative. We’d like to lament like nothing happens with a conscience, but it does. God forces it to. Either it gets hardened and that propels the people into their own chastisement, or it yields to God and that results in love and lessons learned.
The Size 44 Uniform, Size 4 Hat Syndrome beings displayed again! Neanderthals with guns in action! Just another disgraceful display of abject stupidity and the unwillingness to listen to anyone who understands the situation. Ready, Fire, Aim!
“Dont call the cops in such a situation. That was a big mistake. Call the medical first responders, if necessary.”
The problem is, when you call 911 you not only get first responders, but also the cops. At least that’s what happens here in California. And if you cancel a 911 call, the cops show up en masse to “investigate.” I have had personal experience with this action.
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