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AverageJoe90

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80. True, but that doesn't mean that there aren't good cops out there.

Fri May 11, 2012, 04:39 PM

May 2012

Frankly, while it can indeed be traced to widespread police corruption in some cases, in others, it's more of a case of just a few bad apples acting together.

I certainly don't deny that there's been some unfortunate changes in policy in many places though. And unfortunately, it's also true that a lot of good cops are too afraid to blow the whistle when some bullshit does occur. We need to let the decent cops know that we're on their side and that they can trust the public and be more open with us. Truth is, if more good cops were able to speak to the public, we might be able to make far more headway into exposing and hopefully eliminating, corruption.

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I hate you fucking cops for what you did to Kelly Thomas! You are heathens! Killers of the [View all] lonestarnot May 2012 OP

I agree. When I was very young I was taught the policeman is snappyturtle May 2012 #1

Sad that. lonestarnot May 2012 #2

We all fear them. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #42

Please don't fear them all. YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #45

Thank you for your kind reply. snappyturtle May 2012 #59

I've never had a bad experience with the police. YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #62

I ask again: where are all the "good cops" when these things happen? DiverDave May 2012 #64

They're just all you hear about. YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #65

All those good cops Pmh123 May 2012 #86

Very sad and outrageous. qb May 2012 #3

I blame that on poor training hfojvt May 2012 #4

No offense but training schmaining...it's common sense. snappyturtle May 2012 #6

Does a normal human being have to be trained to know NOT TO BEAT SOMEBODY TO DEATH? Bake May 2012 #7

Exactly obamanut2012 May 2012 #9

+1 WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #16

+1 redqueen May 2012 #34

+1000 truebrit71 May 2012 #46

+1000000 and correctional officers as well blueamy66 May 2012 #61

+1 freshwest May 2012 #67

Not bad training, it is called police brutality Rex May 2012 #12

These days, police departments deliberately recruit the "bad apples". backscatter712 May 2012 #28

Agree. But it looks like that is fine with our society. That's the type of "hero" that rhett o rick May 2012 #44

You are absolutely correct! Bake May 2012 #73

Correct. This is why I am fully opposed to ANY union representation for law "enforcement". Dawson Leery May 2012 #75

Sadly, that is indeed true in some areas. AverageJoe90 May 2012 #76

It's odd that the "good ones" never seem to show up Mariana May 2012 #79

True, but that doesn't mean that there aren't good cops out there. AverageJoe90 May 2012 #80

You have to be trained not to kill somebody? marmar May 2012 #19

I hope you got Jack back in ok shape magical thyme May 2012 #24

I'm sorry, but cops should not need a training class on how NOT to be a stone-cold murderer. stranger81 May 2012 #27

anyone who needs training to know what they did is not ok needs serious help and should never JI7 May 2012 #69

LOL, REALLY. n-t Logical May 2012 #72

They get away with it. earthside May 2012 #5

Another "bad apple" I guess. Bake May 2012 #8

In a sane world.. 99Forever May 2012 #11

One term to describe this behavior on behalf of the politicians is "lionizing". Dawson Leery May 2012 #36

cue the authoritarian defense keyboard strike force in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 datasuspect May 2012 #10

Don't know how they will do it. Rex May 2012 #13

well, they probably would have the same reaction they have toward rape victims datasuspect May 2012 #14

Yep, the quislings will be out soon enough. n/t backscatter712 May 2012 #26

The article itself is one of the saddest things I've ever read. polly7 May 2012 #15

Local TV news reported... pinboy3niner May 2012 #17

They have it down to a science. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #43

"his floating ribs bruised my big toe!" 0rganism May 2012 #87

That was horrifying. alittlelark May 2012 #18

Would it be helpful if Attorney General Holder would prosecute a few of them? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #20

Oh, Holder is too busy terrorizing medical cannabis clinics Tsiyu May 2012 #54

These scumbags are sadistic monsters, wendylaroux May 2012 #21

On the ground screaming that "he's sorry." Uncle Joe May 2012 #22

can't help wondering IcyPeas May 2012 #23

Rodney King was on videotape, too. KamaAina May 2012 #30

that's what I was thinking as well... Blue_Tires May 2012 #66

A just society would impale those "cops" in the hifiguy May 2012 #25

They used to put down mad dogs. Now they give 'em badges. n/t backscatter712 May 2012 #29

Those are not cops, they are pigs. KamaAina May 2012 #31

same difference BOG PERSON May 2012 #41

Yay, Cops! Iggo May 2012 #32

If you start looking at the video tapes that are pileing up as police brutality evidence... W T F May 2012 #33

I am more than tired of hearing cops complain about how hard their job is. Dawson Leery May 2012 #35

Well, they do get a paycheck, don't they? blueamy66 May 2012 #63

I honestly believe much of that sadistic police brutality is directly attributed Uncle Joe May 2012 #38

"resisting" laundry_queen May 2012 #53

Police departments are government-funded gangs. Odin2005 May 2012 #56

Kelly was homeless and who would miss him. underseasurveyor May 2012 #37

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April 29 1992 me b zola May 2012 #84

Link to youtube vid (incident starts ~ 15 min in) since OP vid didn't load for me.... uppityperson May 2012 #40

This is a horror story. randome May 2012 #47

these cops, listening to another human being pleading for their life, have lost their soul newspeak May 2012 #49

'Psychopaths' is right. randome May 2012 #50

Exactly. Well said. n/t DLevine May 2012 #51

Who else would want to do the job? N/T Rittermeister May 2012 #70

there are many out of work, can't find work and you're asking "who else would want to do the job? newspeak May 2012 #74

And here come the pig sympathizers! Odin2005 May 2012 #57

The article understates what happened in the video. Quantess May 2012 #48

I don't get how this is a huge surprise. Rittermeister May 2012 #52

That is why this autistic person is TERRIFED of cops. Odin2005 May 2012 #55

You can't know how frightened this makes me..I just keep crying.. Tikki May 2012 #58

Far too many cops are out of control. DLevine May 2012 #60

Only two officers being charged while six participated in the murder? Prometheus Bound May 2012 #68

Wish I could get my adult sons EmeraldCityGrl May 2012 #71

"Sooner or later this country is gonna wake up... Serve The Servants May 2012 #77

This is how we care for the mentally ill now. raouldukelives May 2012 #78

We Are Hiring Psycopaths As Cops At An Alarming Rate Laxman May 2012 #81

This is worthy of it's own thread. NT Serve The Servants May 2012 #82

I can do that! Laxman May 2012 #83

Wonder about that knowledge of "68 "Billyclub to the forehead" crap is similar in nature to Georgia. lonestarnot May 2012 #88

Good cops bad cops Pmh123 May 2012 #85

Which cops to hate is the question. gulliver May 2012 #89

The cops do this because America reveres them as gods and won't do anything about them. Zalatix May 2012 #90