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Posted on 10/13/2005 3:00:39 PM PDT by freepatriot32
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These are the cases we hear about. I have been following the animal rescue efforts and there are cases as bad or worse there.
"Had I been someone convicted of a felony in the past," Briles said. "It would have been the criminal's word against his."
Come on!! These N.O. police were some of those that missed the plane to Vegas and they were just venting a little steam. Lighten up francis.
New Orlean's mayor's finest at it again.
I support most LEO's, but these guys seem to have crossed that very thin line.
Don't even want to go there. . .Many good folks in NO, of course; though perhaps, not enough of them. . .but whatever the case. . .New Orlean's is a sad; bad. . .city. . .
. . . and I am beginning to think maybe Katrina left unfinished business. . .
Let's not be stuck on stupid. A FEW cops DO NOT represent the hundreds of others that are doing their job. Prosecute those who are causing problems. Enough said. What if we judged a whole force by a couple of yahoos in each of our own cities? Geesh. Sometimes I wonder about the posters in here.
You were violated by these despicable bullies, Mr. Briles, and so are a whole lot of other good Americans these days.
But don't expect anything to be done about it anytime soon, the police are not only above the law but they are held up in the media and entertainment industry as consecrated saints, capable of doing no wrong. Naturally, this sacrosanct position in American society gives them all the latitude they need to do whatever they feel like doing, to whomever they feel like doing it to.
Im afraid that the NOPD has more than just a few.
Don't wonder about the posters on FR. Wonder, instead about why you missed the fact that another agency thug was abusing the witnesses.
Most LEO agencies have accepted the SWAT team mentality. The result is what is described in the article.
Look inward, Grasshopper, Look inward.
"Let's not be stuck on stupid. A FEW cops DO NOT represent the hundreds of others that are doing their job."
Don't start that old wheeze. Remember Serpico? Every other cop left him out there twisting in the breeze when he DID HIS DUTY with respect to the "few".
I have never seen or heard of a cop arresting another cop he SAW break the law. I have seen a "few" cops conducting themselves in a manner to bring disrespect upon the uniform (not to mention get them canned or arrested if a camera was present)while others just watched and did nothing. The "few" wold be no problem if cops treated them according to their oaths.
I guess you missed the stories about the NOPD. No freeper would think any other police force was as crooked. There have been numerous articles and film about NO cops looting and an article on FR about them stealing 200 cars. Plus the investigation into NO cops that never existed except on paper. The whole city is corrupt.
A supposedly drunk 64 year old retired school teacher being arreste dor public intoxication is a "federal investigation"? Wow, those federal officers must be awfully bored....
This just gets uglier and uglier. I have posted here several times to not pre-judge the officers without more real evidence - particularly pre-video. But the other officers involved, including an FBI agent and now a Customs agent - Something is terribly awry here. And as the old man was released quickly from jail without a huge bond, I would wager that there were no federal charges against him....
Now - did these two guys do more than they admit - dunno. But I do wonder about the other officers involved, as I don't recall alcohol consumption being a federal crime (at least since prohibition...), and simply stating that you need to tell somebody about what you have witnessed....
Something stinks, and it's not the horse dung from the mounted cops.
I remember when a stupid ass cop told my sister he did not have to move his cruiser to unblock my drive way because he was on a public street. He told her she had to say "please" first and "very nicely." My sister had already asked thos bozo calmly.
"We couldn't believe it," said Briles, a 21-year-old University of South Florida student and self-described humanitarian.
"I was just manhandled like I've never been before”.
"They wouldn't let me say anything."
"I was scared to death - didn't know what really to do.”
"I wanted to make sure they weren't going to punch and hurt Calvin."
"We felt violated," Briles added.”
"We enjoy helping people,"
Are these guys sissy’s or what?
anyone from New Orleans can tell you that the cops there have a short temper and are best avoided. I have seen it myself on several occasions. Bourbon Street is a rough place and I can't say that I blame them in some cirumstances ie..the crowd is starting to get rowdy, but this just seemed rediculous from the little bit that was broadcast on the news. does anyone know what was said before this encounter?
"A FEW cops DO NOT represent the hundreds of others that are doing their job."
You are right.
A few hundred New Orleans cops represent what is business as usual in the Big Easy.
A few hundred cops were AWOL during Katrina.
A few hundred cops broke the law during Katrina via looting, assault, stealing cars, graft, corruption, denying 2nd Amendment rights, unlawful search/seizure, asking flood victims to flash to be rescued, pointing guns at people/journalists trying to cross bridges out of the city, etc, etc, etc.
They should fire the entire lot of New Orleans police and start again under the control of some legitimate law enforcement officers.
Stuck on stupid? Let's see. By my count, there were 5-10 LEOs, from the NOPD, US Customs, FBI, & who knows what other organizations present during the Davis beating. Apparently, all of these fine LEOs either participated in the insueing brutality & excessive use of force ( how is punching an old man in the back of the head part of the cuffing process?), or stood by and watched. As of my reading this story, now 4 people were attacked by these thugs.
Given that not one of these LEOs protested or intervened to stop this attack, where were all the good cops you are talking about? Even though the LEOs were a diverse group, probably didn't all know each other, they all tacitly approved of this behavior by their lack of proper action.
At a minimum, they should ALL lose their badges.
Looked like Brown Shirts to me!
If it looks like a duck, & quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck.
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