Posted on 02/02/2010 7:12:15 AM PST by butterdezillion
The link talks about the NYPD being investigated for misreporting felonies in order to make the department look good at reducing crime rates. The whistle-blower was sent to a mental hospital for psychiatric evaluation against his will. The conclusion of that evaluation was that he's just a little naive about how government works. He thought cops were supposed to be truthful.
I'm feeling his pain. I think we all are. There are so many crooks - so many illegal activities with government that we can't give any one story the time it deserves. At this point a bigger story would be if we found a government entity that was NOT breaking the law and using dirty Chicago mob tactics.
Another example of government corruption is at http://butterdezillion.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/red-flags-in-hawaii-2/
Right. Forcing somebody into a mental hospital for psychiatric evaluation isn’t the same thing as calling them crazy. My bad.
I find it hard to believe that Americans will ever get great accountability from their goverment, because the great majority are complicit in some form of the same crap on their own jobs. I hope I'm wrong though.
Not True.
It's only handguns that are outright banned (plus 'assault rifles'), for now anyway.
But you can own / possess a 'typical' Shotgun or a 'typical' Hunting Rifle. You 'just have to' register them with the Chi PD and renew it each year, which almost nobody does anyway.
Chicago has 39 pages of Firearm Regulations in size 4 font.
You can read or download them via the IL State Police Website.
I stand corrected. Thank you.
In this case I don't blame the cop. If the cops could do anything then they might be more concerned. They can't do anything if the people above them don't care.
Not a problem and I meant no offense.
But the way mayor dipsheet Daley whines about 'Gun Crimes', it's easy for someone far from Chicago to get the impression that all guns in *his city* are banned (and he would really love that!).
As a retired NYPD street cop I’m embarrassed by this but as a New Yorker I’m damned angry! The 8 1 is a S^%t house as cops call busy shops and always will be. How anybody thought they could get away with putting lipstick on that pig is beyond me. Shame on the bosses who pulled this stunt. This makes me want to scream!
I think that’s sort of how I felt after the Nebraska Kickback. No way, no how are Nebraskans gonna put up with that kind of crap.
As a retired cop, do you have any ideas for how this kind of stuff can be stopped? The corruption in government is all over the place. I feel like the whole country belongs to Al Capone.
Simple: Reduce the number of Government bureaucrats.
How's that, you ask?
Again, simple: Elect legislators that prioritize the repealing of the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution far above stupid bullsh*it non-issues like abortion, gays in the military, healthcare "reform", and "Global Warming". Discontinue the lawful seizure of private property, and cut off funding. The rest falls in place.
Alternative Solution: Fix Bayonets.
How would we provide for national defense? There are some legitimate government functions. How did they pay for legitimate stuff before income taxes?
I wholeheartedly agree that the government has too much money and too much of what they think is permission to crawl into every crevice of our lives. Seems to me that the Tenth Amendment is supposed to keep the feds at least from having the OPPORTUNITY to screw us so badly.
Did we not have a standing Army and Navy prior to 1913?
Yes, income taxes were established to pay for the Civil War, but the tax rate was something like 2% and, by law, the tax collection had an expiration date.
I'm serious, the only way to cut the spending and waste is to not give the government OUR MONEY.
Thankfully the whistleblower had it all on tape.
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