Comments on: “Only guilty people say they do not consent”

By: Ronin

Ronin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:57:39 +0000

In the small, quiet Northwest town where I once lived, two actually nice cops were shot and killed during “routine ” traffic stops. This was in the early 90′s. With the prevalence of drug/gang insanity in the US, it’s no wonder the cops are overly aggressive, not that it’s acceptable. But they also want to go home without getting shot. It sucks. My cousin, who was a nice cop in San Diego, was gunned down by gang-bangers from Compton while he was assisting a stranded motorist. Today’s world sucks in many ways. Don’t draw attention to yourself and you have less trouble. Live long and prosper, my friends.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:35:48 +0000

Stop whining.

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Some More Bad Cops « Caldari Warrior — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:22:32 +0000

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By: Mr.Furious

Mr.Furious — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:42:13 +0000

That’s a bloody disgrace.

By: Mike Gogulski

Mike Gogulski — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:43:37 +0000

@Liv: Ugh! May any future wake-up call you receive be far less threatening!

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By: liv

liv — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:34:00 +0000

Had something similar happen to me and my partner up in Utah. We were driving and got boxed in by 6 patrol units, pulled over, separated and searched. Why? Because we had California plates and they thought we were drug dealers. Of course I didn’t know I could tell them no to the search, but I also had nothing to hide… we were just on our way to Yellowstone for a vacation.

By: Royce Christian

Royce Christian — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:15:03 +0000

Actually, this reminds me of something I heard the other day. I had been talking to a kid from Victoria who had just gotten a phone call. Apparently there was some skatepark where a bunch of kids tried to organise a party. The cops showed up to disperse the gathering and picked on a group that they new to hold regular such gatherings. Apparently the cops had threatened a couple of this kids friends that they’ll ‘kill’ them and arrested them for public disturbance and being drunk in public. I also realise there’s a chance the kid could be exaggerating, but in Australia exaggerations in this context aren’t the norm.

What’s amazing is that usually you do not hear of such stories from Australian police in Australia. Either Journalists believe that if they report such tales, they’ll loose the cooperation of the local police department for other stories. Every time such allegations emerge, such as a story a year ago about an indigenous boy who impaled himself on a fence when he ran from police, the story itself is sympathetic. It will always contain the stock standard quotes from senior officers about how the officers in question acted in accordance with their training.

By: Mike Gogulski

Mike Gogulski — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:38:42 +0000

It’s beyond frightening, really. By adding my “Gangsters in Blue” tag to this story, it’s going up on the gangstersinblue aggregator site, which of late is largely populated by pieces done by Radley Balko.

I love what Balko does. After reading his blog and Reason articles continuously for over a year, though, I simply had to stop. I can only take so much horror. Eyes still open, but…

Thanks for dropping by.

By: Patrick Britton

Patrick Britton — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:35:41 +0000

This is quite frightening. It’s no surprise that these officers treated him this way. It’s frightening to me because we are all becoming targets of this police state. They are looking for people unwilling to submit and will forcefully take away their rights. This is not the America I grew up hearing praises about.