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Hulk

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12. Is it really "the police department" that loses?...

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 01:10 PM

Jan 2014

..or is it we, the tax-paying public?

Figure, he gets sued for a few thousand, maybe even hundred thousand. The police department has some insurance to cover for these thugs posing as "protectors of the public", and then the department picks up the tab. OR, the insurance pays it all, and the premiums keep going up; cause we all know insurance companies work "on a profit".

Then, the dept has a tighter budget, which in turns means less protection on the streets, which in turn means more crime. Hence, this is a vicious cycle that just continues to screw the public tax payer and the citizens of these communities. How disgusting.

What am I missing?

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True heros! nt Logical Jan 2014 #1

*facepalm* Dash87 Jan 2014 #2

Oh for crying out loud!!!! tblue Jan 2014 #3

"First strike with the least provocation." TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #9

Thugs with badges. ellie Jan 2014 #43

So sad! peace13 Jan 2014 #4

"under the care of law enforcement?" Really? Brigid Jan 2014 #5

Sadly, this is nothing new KamaAina Jan 2014 #6

Obviously a lawsuit is coming. Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #7

Is it really "the police department" that loses?... Hulk Jan 2014 #12

That's always the case, isn't it? Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #17

you are missing nothing LiberalLovinLug Jan 2014 #25

The taxpayer since Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #30

Jail time for those responsible is often missing. merrily Jan 2014 #67

The "Police Department" loses NOTHING. bvar22 Jan 2014 #13

Maybe it's time to do just that. Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #18

Long past. n/t Mojo Electro Jan 2014 #56

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I think that ANY law broken by anyone involved in the "justice" system obxhead Jan 2014 #58

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Pearl’s own son is a police officer; his son-in-law is a deputy sheriff? rocktivity Jan 2014 #11

Something RobinA Jan 2014 #54

This is something I worry about. lpbk2713 Jan 2014 #14

I would keep a big sign saying "HEARING IMPAIRED" in my car and my home merrily Jan 2014 #69

I can see one reason why he got beat to shit by LEO's. Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #15

That's what I was thinking gaspee Jan 2014 #16

There should be a rule in law enforcement; that they refuse to hire base animals Rex Jan 2014 #19

There is a rule. It is exactly the opposite. Shoedogg Jan 2014 #36

... Arcanetrance Jan 2014 #21

I like this! oldandhappy Jan 2014 #52

Living while black malaise Jan 2014 #22

But the officers responded according to their training. jsr Jan 2014 #23

That will teach him. Savannahmann Jan 2014 #24

The perps need to be tried, fined, fired and jailed DFW Jan 2014 #26

Lord have mercy shenmue Jan 2014 #27

fuck tha police.. frylock Jan 2014 #28

Day after day, week after week, these stories roll in, and the bodies pile up hatrack Jan 2014 #74

I think about stories christx30 Jan 2014 #29

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To many deaf means you just need to yell abelenkpe Jan 2014 #32

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Oh no! gollygee Jan 2014 #34

More On The Circumstances DallasNE Jan 2014 #35

Allegedly... BklnDem75 Jan 2014 #45

Thats just awful. mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #37

Seattle cop kills partially deaf man for not responding, then turning to look. RIP John Williams uppityperson Jan 2014 #38

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He never ID'd himself, just yelled "hey, drop the knife" to someone walking away in the city. uppityperson Jan 2014 #42

Horrible. Rex Jan 2014 #46

I counted five shots. Did he miss once? tclambert Jan 2014 #44

I don't recall how many exactly, sorry. Uncalled for though. If I was walking in big city and heard uppityperson Jan 2014 #47

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:( BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #50

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Thank you for posting that! countryjake Jan 2014 #64

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Brave police officers Dopers_Greed Jan 2014 #39

There is an old joke around these part.... AnneD Jan 2014 #40

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just ..... silent.....I feel sick at this.... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #49

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I have a profound loss azureblue Jan 2014 #79

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