[DAnconia55]

And people wonder why I hate cops....

[RIGHT IN SEATTLE]

You are not alone!

[Kevin Curry]

I'm finally starting to see the impeccable logic of libertarianism. Lest one innocent soul suffer unlawful infringement of his unalienable rights by government, government and law enforcement must be eliminated. Free, free, free at last!

On the other hand, perhaps this was just a botched and poorly planned raid that for the most part properly targeted thugs and scofflaws whose behavior was impinging on the local business' right to make a profit and law-abiding citizens' right to shop. If so, perhaps the officials responsible should be and will be fired anyway and law-abiding citizens who were unjustly arrested will receive just compensation for their inconvenience and poor treatment. Hopefully the next raid will be much better planned and executed, and no innocent shopper will be inconvenienced. That would make sense to me.

In the final analysis, even in law enforcement the perfect should not be made the enemy of the good. The alternatives--anarchy, tribalism, or private police forces--are much worse than an occasional botched raid such as this.

You insufferable knee-jerk, law enforcement-despising whiners don't deserve the police protection you get and take for granted. I truly wish there were a large island somewhere you could all emigrate to and set up your police-free society. Within a fortnight or two you'd be hunting and slaughtering each other like pigs--just like the Bounty mutineers on Pitcairn Island.

[unixfox]

..a swarm of officers backed by a police helicopter descended on the restaurant about 1:15 a.m.

A helicopter? To bust up a bunch of kids? What better insanity can you give me?

I'm sure the police dept. will be able to recoup the cost of this "mission" when the sheeple that where arrested blindly pay the fines and go on their merry way.

[Equality 7-2521]

I have some great friends who are cops--as a matter of fact, I'm dating a police detective (and I'd like to believe she would question unlawful orders--but I guess I don't know that for sure. We've already had some disagreements over things like jury nullification, but that's another story). But I will agree that a few bad apples creates a putrid odor that surrounds and permeates the whole bunch.

[Warren_Piece]

And people wonder why I hate cops.... I'm sure you were overjoyed about this:

Special Agent Leonard Hatton
Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Fire Marshal Ronald P. Bucca
New York City Fire Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Ronald Kloepfer
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Mark Ellis
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Sergeant Timothy Roy
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Thomas Langone
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Glenn Pettit
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Sergeant John Coughlin
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer John D'Allara
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Sergeant Michael Curtin
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Jerome Dominguez
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Sergeant Rodney Gillis
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Vincent Danz
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Walter Weaver
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer John Perry
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Brian McDonnell
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Robert Fazio
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Detective Joseph Vigiano
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Paul Talty
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Moira Smith
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Detective Claude Richards
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Stephen Driscoll
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer James Leahy
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Santos Valentin
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Ramon Suarez
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: September 11, 2001
Cause of Death: Terrorist attack



Those jack-booted thugs were probably running into those buildings to harass innocent office workers.

Nice broad brush.