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Savannahmann

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23. Question

Thu Dec 11, 2014, 03:04 PM

Dec 2014

The awesome cop you highlighted who was buying eggs. Has he ever written a report in which he says he saw a fellow officer threaten, intimidate, abuse, brutalize, or perhaps even use excessive force by killing him? This great officer you were highlighting, how many times has he written a report about another officer doing something wrong?

I only ask, because whenever we find one bad cop, there has been a long history of other writing reports to cover the bad one. So how "good" can the others be if they are writing reports to cover the "bad" actions of their fellow officers?

For example, here is a story about five cops, from two different departments, who were caught lying in court about it. Now, did those good cops get together and work out their story? Or did they just go with the routine lies?

Here's a news story.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-04-15/news/ct-police-testimony-lies-met-20140415_1_police-officers-five-officers-chicago-police

So were they the only bad cops on the department? Or did they all agree beforehand, a secret society of bad cops who just know the secret handshake?

I'm glad I'm the problem according to you. I'm glad that I'm educated about what is really going on in the streets. I'm thrilled that I am aware of the routine lies regularly told by police to justify their illegal and immoral behavior. I'm overjoyed that I am the problem because I expect them to follow the rules and get this, tell the truth.

I'm proud that I'm part of the problem according to you. Now, if I'm part of the problem because I expect the cops to obey the law, and tell the truth, what does that make you?

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Another one of those cracker thug police officers [View all] joeglow3 Dec 2014 OP

Sorry. bravenak Dec 2014 #1

+1 nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #6

He's the 1% TlalocW Dec 2014 #2

Pleae do not use the term "Cracker", as ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #3

+1 nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #8

Nice story -- stupid post title nichomachus Dec 2014 #4

You see folks? Eric Garner could actually breathe after all. nt Cali_Democrat Dec 2014 #5

Difference is I did not claim a stereotype of all police officers as good joeglow3 Dec 2014 #12

No, but you used a racist term, so.... JaneyVee Dec 2014 #22

DU has determined it was not a racist term joeglow3 Dec 2014 #50

I disagree with DU often. bravenak Dec 2014 #55

+1 nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #74

Your sheet is hanging out. nt justiceischeap Dec 2014 #7

That's a pretty crappy thing to say... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #20

It was also a pretty accurate thing to say... ieoeja Dec 2014 #33

Actually, I don't. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #35

By a vote of 5:2 the community is okay with you accusing posters of membership in the Klan. nt lumberjack_jeff Dec 2014 #40

Or 5 members of the community saw the OP for what it is justiceischeap Dec 2014 #68

Reporting that a police officer... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #82

It's HOW the OP reported the story justiceischeap Dec 2014 #83

2 points steve2470 Dec 2014 #9

They don't cause needless division. That needless division exists already joeglow3 Dec 2014 #13

I don't think they all are... steve2470 Dec 2014 #15

Far too many are, and... tkmorris Dec 2014 #21

Show me the peer reviewed scientific analysis supporting your claim joeglow3 Dec 2014 #25

I get it Joe, but Ink Man Dec 2014 #41

Chicken little moment? NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #48

Well, perhaps we can help. Savannahmann Dec 2014 #54

I think one has to try to be this obtuse joeglow3 Dec 2014 #69

Hey that's great. Savannahmann Dec 2014 #10

YOU are the problem. It is NOT a dick measuring contest joeglow3 Dec 2014 #14

Question Savannahmann Dec 2014 #23

So, you think the vast vast majority of Muslims murderers joeglow3 Dec 2014 #28

If someone said about any other group... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #36

Interesting. I've never even alluded to such a conclusion. Savannahmann Dec 2014 #37

Oh, I agree there are pieces of shit joeglow3 Dec 2014 #52

Then how do you explain the amazing coincidence of so many concurrent reports Savannahmann Dec 2014 #57

This thread did it for me. LeftOfWest Dec 2014 #45

That was very nice of him. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #11

"all cops are racist pigs" - I see that a lot here B2G Dec 2014 #18

Me too. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #19

Whereas you seem to think 95% of them are wonderful folks. Who's being unrealistic, again? n/t nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #75

Yeah, that's probably about right. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #81

Said the non-African-American guy who's probably never been racially profiled... nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #89

And who knows a lot some really good people... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #90

I believe you. But you have to realize that your experience of the world isn't the only one. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #91

On that point I agree with you. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #92

It's a sad day when acting like a normal decent human being is seen as something special. SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #16

PPR BklnDem75 Dec 2014 #17

Maybe the activism is starting to pay off. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #24

Maybe some cops are good people. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #26

Not nearly often enough. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #31

You could have posted the story without the added insults. Jamastiene Dec 2014 #27

That shit stain was left there from the attitudes of people here over the last month joeglow3 Dec 2014 #30

If you're upset by people believing cops are bad jeff47 Dec 2014 #44

Problem is they are NOT reacting to the bad cops. joeglow3 Dec 2014 #49

Then i suppose cops need to work on the crime in the cop community. bravenak Dec 2014 #51

That's because if you don't stop the "bad" cops, you are a bad cop. jeff47 Dec 2014 #56

Teachers are still fucking students joeglow3 Dec 2014 #67

Of course everyone is going to react badly to bad cops. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #58

If they don't stop the "bad" cops, then they are bad cops. jeff47 Dec 2014 #60

I don't think anyone disagrees that bad cops should get the boot. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #62

If that were true, the bad cops would be getting the boot jeff47 Dec 2014 #64

Okay then... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #65

I've, fortunately, only needed cops once and I didn't like them then justiceischeap Dec 2014 #72

I think there are about half a million cops in the US. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #29

Its not just the killing. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #32

Exactly. Beatings, false arrests, verbal abuse, an all-around shitty attitude. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #76

Doesn't change the reality Feral Child Dec 2014 #34

I get it now, people get off a little bit on posting "cracker" LOL... snooper2 Dec 2014 #38

Another I have to put on ignore. MohRokTah Dec 2014 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #46

i never used the ignore feature before but i may now belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #47

Jury Results Blue_Adept Dec 2014 #42

Only when you mention police officers... NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #43

Why is he a cracker thug? NCTraveler Dec 2014 #53

. Starry Messenger Dec 2014 #59

Who cares? Certainly not Michael Brown/Eric Garner Taitertots Dec 2014 #61

I imagine that the woman with food for her children cares. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #63

One person cares. Let's give this the attention that we should give stuff that affects one person Taitertots Dec 2014 #66

I think you truly believe this is the only case of a police officer doing good joeglow3 Dec 2014 #71

I'm sure lots of police officers do nice things sometimes Taitertots Dec 2014 #73

Who cares if teachers do good things joeglow3 Dec 2014 #78

Let me know when teachers raping students becomes so bad that outrage drives nationwide protests. Taitertots Dec 2014 #85

I don't judge my outrage on the masses joeglow3 Dec 2014 #87

"By that logic" No. There is no logical connection between our statements. Taitertots Dec 2014 #88

No one said they are all bad, all the time treestar Dec 2014 #70

You need to reread a number of threads from the past few weeks joeglow3 Dec 2014 #79

I live a stone's throw from Tarrant mentalsolstice Dec 2014 #77

I am glad. I always liked Birmingham joeglow3 Dec 2014 #80

What's your point? The "Not every (N) does (X)" is not an argument in defense of the (N) who DO (X). WinkyDink Dec 2014 #84

Oh FFS, you have to be kidding me. nt Logical Dec 2014 #86

This will end up just like the 'pussy' thread. Bad wording. Your message will be lost. n/t benz380 Dec 2014 #93