Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come For You? Cops and Ponies
2/6/10 | 12:55 PM
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Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come For You? Cops and Ponies
2/6/10 | 05:51 PM
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From the article:
I approve. Although this is probably a smaller town type of idea that could work, as the maintenance work and parts alone would be stupid in, say, Houston.
But good on ya, Sheriff!
"I don't want to buy another vehicle for my command staff," Federspiel said, and he's already got his eye on another imprisoned drug dealer's car, a 2008 black Cadillac Escalade, for one of his men.
But good on ya, Sheriff!
2/12/10 | 10:00 PM
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I dont like it at all...most cops are up and up, but not all...what if one likes your car and decides he wants to drive it? pull you over, drop 'evidence' and viola- instant car. There are guy out there in every profession that shouldnt be, and there are dishonest people walking on this earth...
I do think there is some constitutional stuff there. also read of a place that if caught 'racing' or officers interpretation of that, the car goes straight to the shredder...I'm sure there has never been a cop that might 'rub someones nose in it' for being his sisters ex or something (I mention that as I knew a guy that bragged about giving his sisters ex hassle whenever possible - police style)
if the thing goes to court/appeals run the course, etc, well at that point, guilty= guilty. a single person having the right to take property as they see fit, no thanks. All it takes is one innocent victim of one crooked cop to make this all wrong...and GUARANTEED there is at least one out there, and given the chance, will abuse his authority.
I had a run-in once many years ago with a police officer with a chip on his shoulder, that was pissed about a kid that got away on a ATV, wound up at my house the next day when I was at work, positively identified me, the bike, the helmet, wrote me enough tickets to take my license/loose my job/change my life...problem was it wasnt me...I asked him "did you look for tracks?' and he loked me square in the eye 'I dont need tire tracks. who are they gonna believe?'.
Well, I went and looked- took casts, pictures of tracks right to the guys house that did it...talked to him, he told me(got it on tape too) that he worked at the dealer where I got my bike, called them to throw them off with a anonymous tip- they were at his house the night before, because he'd ran from them before...shoulda sued that idiot and the cop that didnt do his job because he KNEW he was right...as it was it cost me 2 days work and a lawyer, all I got was a apology from the chief- but the idiot cop just glared at me like I got him in trouble and got away with something...hes still a cop, 25 years later hear hes a good one...but for some reason I still have a hard time believing that. Hope he didnt screw anyone else over due to his ego, but sure got a feeling he has- and thats just pathetic.
crap happens, giving too much incentive for corruption will surely breed it.
there was a case on the news a few months ago about a cop overstepping, and he and his partner got in trouble for 'loosing' the dashcam tape...another problem can be covering for each other...a bad person is a bad person, and if in a position of authority it makes them outright dangerous...one in a million is too many, guaranteed theres a couple more than that.
Hats off to all the other 99% of good cops out there- its a tough job, dealing with the worse parts of society, and that stuff can rub off too easily...dealing with violent idiots that deserve to get their butts kicked, having to show restraint...cant imagine how tough that job can be at times- but most do a great job, and a great service to us all- but most could tell stories too of a couple that overstepped their authority...it does happen- lets not tempt the few that might do the wrong thing.
I do think there is some constitutional stuff there. also read of a place that if caught 'racing' or officers interpretation of that, the car goes straight to the shredder...I'm sure there has never been a cop that might 'rub someones nose in it' for being his sisters ex or something (I mention that as I knew a guy that bragged about giving his sisters ex hassle whenever possible - police style)
if the thing goes to court/appeals run the course, etc, well at that point, guilty= guilty. a single person having the right to take property as they see fit, no thanks. All it takes is one innocent victim of one crooked cop to make this all wrong...and GUARANTEED there is at least one out there, and given the chance, will abuse his authority.
I had a run-in once many years ago with a police officer with a chip on his shoulder, that was pissed about a kid that got away on a ATV, wound up at my house the next day when I was at work, positively identified me, the bike, the helmet, wrote me enough tickets to take my license/loose my job/change my life...problem was it wasnt me...I asked him "did you look for tracks?' and he loked me square in the eye 'I dont need tire tracks. who are they gonna believe?'.
Well, I went and looked- took casts, pictures of tracks right to the guys house that did it...talked to him, he told me(got it on tape too) that he worked at the dealer where I got my bike, called them to throw them off with a anonymous tip- they were at his house the night before, because he'd ran from them before...shoulda sued that idiot and the cop that didnt do his job because he KNEW he was right...as it was it cost me 2 days work and a lawyer, all I got was a apology from the chief- but the idiot cop just glared at me like I got him in trouble and got away with something...hes still a cop, 25 years later hear hes a good one...but for some reason I still have a hard time believing that. Hope he didnt screw anyone else over due to his ego, but sure got a feeling he has- and thats just pathetic.
crap happens, giving too much incentive for corruption will surely breed it.
there was a case on the news a few months ago about a cop overstepping, and he and his partner got in trouble for 'loosing' the dashcam tape...another problem can be covering for each other...a bad person is a bad person, and if in a position of authority it makes them outright dangerous...one in a million is too many, guaranteed theres a couple more than that.
Hats off to all the other 99% of good cops out there- its a tough job, dealing with the worse parts of society, and that stuff can rub off too easily...dealing with violent idiots that deserve to get their butts kicked, having to show restraint...cant imagine how tough that job can be at times- but most do a great job, and a great service to us all- but most could tell stories too of a couple that overstepped their authority...it does happen- lets not tempt the few that might do the wrong thing.
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