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magical thyme

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6. the comments after the article are hysterical...

Sat Aug 3, 2013, 10:19 AM

Aug 2013

worth going to link just for the comments

There are upsides to the culture of surveillance. Yesterday 8:20pm
NotSoRandomUTRONBALL
Yeah, but national and state legislations are working on that

Hmmm, didja ever notice Indiana is kinda shaped like Florida without the panhandle? Just sayin'.

"Absent of any additional information at this point, you have forced me to now request every piece of paper, every document related to this case for immediate review by internal affairs," Hite told the station's reporter.

I feel ya buddy, working is hard. Yesterday 8:24pm

Wait, this happened to an old, rich white guy?
The apocalypse has begun. Yesterday

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'Officer of the Year' Caught on Camera Attacking Man Who Asked for Help [View all] Project Grudge Aug 2013 OP

Officer needs to be fired Duckhunter935 Aug 2013 #1

I don't agree. Mariana Aug 2013 #28

No he needs to be arrested for assault and then work up the additional matthews Aug 2013 #29

this is what cops do.... Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #2

You can just see the little piggies' wheels turning in their heads. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #8

Many cops are assholes, and I guarantee this cop will get.... Logical Aug 2013 #3

Pigs hate cameras. n/t 99Forever Aug 2013 #4

So do people who claim to be libertarians. baldguy Aug 2013 #11

Got any proof of that horseshit response? 99Forever Aug 2013 #12

Here you go abelenkpe Aug 2013 #14

And that has what to do with my original response? 99Forever Aug 2013 #17

I'm a socialist and am opposed to traffic cameras MNBrewer Aug 2013 #18

Is it deliberate myopia? Or just the standard ignorant stupidity? baldguy Aug 2013 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author JoeyT Aug 2013 #24

Bipartisan support seems to indicate it isn't libertarians that don't like them. JoeyT Aug 2013 #22

Traffic cameras issue tickets? Get the difference? n-t Logical Aug 2013 #27

Lerp. reusrename Aug 2013 #47

Lerpness factor of +8, at least. nashville_brook Aug 2013 #54

When only the Police have cameras, that is. MNBrewer Aug 2013 #16

A libertarian under every post!~ morningfog Aug 2013 #57

"Well we have to look into this further" damnedifIknow Aug 2013 #5

the comments after the article are hysterical... magical thyme Aug 2013 #6

Yeah, the comments were pretty funny. Brigid Aug 2013 #34

That's the one that got me, too. reusrename Aug 2013 #48

Can we give KinglyCitrusUNezztan an honorary DUzy? Brigid Aug 2013 #52

lol Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #53

Yay, Cops! Iggo Aug 2013 #7

QUICK MAN! Post the pic of the cops with the milk jugs! n/t backscatter712 Aug 2013 #10

Just for you: marble falls Aug 2013 #33

Surprised he didn't taze the guy PatSeg Aug 2013 #9

I sometimes wonder if we're not just hearing more about it these days. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #19

Absolutely! That's why the behavior seems Ed Suspicious Aug 2013 #25

Oh that definitely occurred to me PatSeg Aug 2013 #63

Bad cop -- hot head and a liar. Fire his ass. Auggie Aug 2013 #13

Bad cop -- hot head and a liar and a criminal. Mariana Aug 2013 #30

Cops have learned that jimlup Aug 2013 #15

The most outrageous indeed. Ed Suspicious Aug 2013 #26

I used to know a cop who would wave his pen and say "I have the power of the pen!" Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #39

Don't spread the lie that videotaping cops is illegal in this country. It is NOT. Th1onein Aug 2013 #61

The color of the shirt..... JimboBillyBubbaBob Aug 2013 #21

Perhaps the chief should be "forced" to take some unpaid leave. A Simple Game Aug 2013 #23

In a word The Wizard Aug 2013 #31

I love this from the comments: Brigid Aug 2013 #32

To avoid arrest and beating, don't call the police for anything(NT) The Wizard Aug 2013 #35

Is this guy strung out on steroids and experiencing 'roid rage? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #36

Two laws would end police abuse and improve the Judicial system Taitertots Aug 2013 #37

Agree. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #40

There's already such a law. tumtum Aug 2013 #44

And just who is going to enforce it? hootinholler Aug 2013 #45

The District Attorney's and Courts enforce it and, yes, it is used often. tumtum Aug 2013 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author VADem1980 Aug 2013 #55

Google Glass for all cops! NickB79 Aug 2013 #66

Cops SamKnause Aug 2013 #38

some parts of the story do not make sense hfojvt Aug 2013 #41

The presumption of innocent until proven guilty has never really worked and cops know it. dballance Aug 2013 #42

Reading the replies here..... Plucketeer Aug 2013 #43

^^K&R^^ Progressive dog Aug 2013 #49

Yep. Like gun threads. Judge the 99% on the less than 1%. Unless we are talking about.... The Straight Story Aug 2013 #51

We have serious problems with cops in this country. Here's ONE DAY'S worth of bad apples: Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #58

No guns, no body armour, period. VADem1980 Aug 2013 #64

As legend has it... Plucketeer Aug 2013 #65

He'll yes, I expect better behavior on the part of cops than this DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #68

LOL! Plucketeer Aug 2013 #69

Thankless? They are public servants. WE PAY THEM. That's their "thanks." Th1onein Aug 2013 #62

We're dealing with human beings. Plucketeer Aug 2013 #67

I don't expect them to be "perfect." I DO expect them to obey the law that they've Th1onein Aug 2013 #70

Nope - not "boys will be boys Plucketeer Aug 2013 #72

Don't quote the bible to me. I'm an atheist. Th1onein Aug 2013 #74

LOL Plucketeer Aug 2013 #75

Yeah, I kinda figured you were a LEO. Th1onein Aug 2013 #76

I'm an Aquarius Plucketeer Aug 2013 #77

It seems to me that the hotel management could have prevented this. Brigid Aug 2013 #50

I can't believe Debra Knox is still doing the news. newcriminal Aug 2013 #56

I'd hate to see the rest of them nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #59

I would like this flim to be used as an example in officer training. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #60

They'll take anybody off the street to be a deputy where I live tabasco Aug 2013 #71

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