Posted on 01/05/2015 5:13:37 AM PST by Dick Bachert
I think that accurately captures exactly the state of affairs here and which was portrayed in your essay.
Strict adherence to the constitution should be a central plank of any conservative's political platform. We do not have to be anti-cop and we shouldn't be at this point but we should be ever pro-constitution and ever-mindful of developing threats, both foreign and domestic, to the constitution and we should be prepared to oppose those threats. That's just my 2 cents anyways.
And this is what people here do not get... How quickly too many have forgotten what Martin Niemoller said 70 years ago:
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
I wonder how far it goes before the people in Washington (state) and Connecticut understand that they are on the same side as the African American community in this nation that have felt targeted for decades. Indeed, how much farther it needs to go before we all understand that we are on the same side...
Dress them like the military
Train them like the military
Equip them like the military
Don’t be surprised when they start acting like the military.
You do understand that the constitution as written has permitted the government to get to where it is today with no end in sight, right?
Awesome post. Thanks for speaking truth that far too many Whigs do not want to hear.
I think the people have allowed that to happen actually, ignorant people. It’s up to people like us to undo the damage caused by their ignorance. It’s an uphill battle.
One does not preclude the other.
Elect a pro-2nd Amendment, Constitutional sheriff in your county, and you won’t have trouble with rogue cops. I have a Constitutional sheriff in my county. To date, he’s run two bad police chiefs out of office and used his investigative powers to throw a half-dozen local criminal bureaucrats into state prison. If you want a peaceful life in your neighborhood, you need legal, armed muscle to protect you. A Constitutional sheriff fills the bill.
The ONLY times I or any family member has EVER NEEDED a cop was to file an accident or incident report involving an auto collision. I cannot think of one other instance.
While I do realize that they’re out there generally keeping the evil doers at bay, I have extended these bits of advice to my family members:
RULE 1: While there are exceptions, there is very few situations that cannot be made worse by the presence of the police.
RULE 2:
If you EVER find yourself in a tavern or bar where cops regularly hang out, LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.
* They are probably drunk (most probably because they’ve just spent a shift dealing with unpleasant people and situations);
* They are armed;
* They are ALWAYS RIGHT!
The writer has lost his mental equilibrium. His first mistake is saying “WE” when he means “some people.”
The police do what the city administration tells them to do. The administration is responsible for the abuses of peoples’ rights.
And the beef isn't with most cops. It's with some cops, the small minority who are stupid or inept or shouldn't be cops to begin with. Why shouldn't we be trying to weed those ones out?
THANK YOU!
I too am tired of it. I wonder who wrote this whine-fest? Some gibs-me-dat in Ferguson? There are very few distinctions between the "I Can't Breathe" Crowd in NYC and the "All Cops are Scum" crowd here at FR.
And THAT is precisely the point I make to those cops I know personally. The good guys KNOW who the bad guys are and most understand that it is in their best interest and for their safety that the bad ones be mustered out ASAP!
It is the bad ones who abuse citizens who create the atmosphere leading to hatred for all cops!
I HOPE the current situation leads to widespread use of body cams. Where they have been deployed, citizen complaints have dropped dramatically. BUT, barring a mechanical failure, any officer who turns in a camera NOT covering his entire shift is OFF THE FORCE IMMEDIATELY! The entire shift of every cop is uploaded to a flash memory device and kept in archive for review if a controversy arises. If none develops in a reasonable time, the memory space can be overwritten. That would allow the units to be moved from shift to shift, cutting the need for every cop to have a unit!
I’d urge all reading this to campaign in your area to get these into the field ASAP!
And THAT is precisely the point I make to those cops I know personally. The good guys KNOW who the bad guys are and most understand that it is in their best interest and for their safety that the bad ones be mustered out ASAP!
It is the bad ones who abuse citizens who create the atmosphere leading to hatred for all cops!
The “All cops are scum crowd” huh? Here.
Ok. Name one.
The more military equipment Washington gives local police, the more control Washington has over them. Militarizing the local police Federalizes them.
Did anyone in Washington ever explain why the DOD gave local police bayonets?
They can’t afford letter openers?
You like to post quotes?
How about this OLD one? “Support your Local Police, and keep them independent”
Newsmax
WaPo: NY Police Feel ‘Betrayed’ by City Hall, White House
Monday, January 5, 2015 09:33 AM
By: Melanie Batley
A growing number of police officers feel “betrayed” by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Attorney General Eric Holder who called for reforms to policing practices in the wake of the shooting deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, according to The Washington Post.
The rift between New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York Police Department appeared to have deepened Sunday after hundreds of officers attending the funeral of murdered policeman Wenjian Liu turned their backs in a sign of anger and defiance when the mayor rose to speak, The Wall Street Journal reported.
“We might be reaching a tipping point with the mindset of officers, who are beginning to wonder if the risks they take to keep communities safe are even worth it anymore,” Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said, according to the Post.
“In New York and other places, we’re seeing a natural recoil from law enforcement officers who don’t feel like certain people who need to have their backs have their backs.”
The latest protest by the police comes after other incidents late last month. Officers turned their backs on the mayor at the funeral of the other police officer who was killed alongside Liu, Rafael Ramos, and they did the same at an NYPD graduation ceremony.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Bill-de-Blasio-Eric-Holder-Patrick-Lynch/2015/01/05/id/616409/
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