Posted on 07/18/2006 2:00:20 PM PDT by rbalko
...and it's being abused. It was never meant to be SOP, which it has become.
On another note, during the 1990s, both California and New York made their license plates less conspicuous than had been the case in the past, both going to a standard white plate with blue lettering. I suspect the DOTs in those states heard enough complaints about highway patrol that picked on drivers from those states. Back in the 1980s, I knew a Texas state trooper in Amarillo who made a point of nailing Californians and New Yorkers who used Interstate 40.
You and I feel the same about it.
Hell, it is unlawful to resist arrest even if the cop is completely in the wrong.
Complex matter. Just some points.
All police agencies are "paramilitary".
This paper is from the Cato Institute, read Libertarian. Libertarians hate law enforcement at all levels.
A warrant can not be obtained based only or mainly on an anonymous informant.
I didn't realize that pepper spray and tear gas(non lethal)were signs of the militarization of a pd.
Cops have to use crooks as informants because criminals aren't likely to tell a pastor or local businessman what their plans are.
Civilian review boards are bad. The people on them are usually grossly ignorant, and many have political agendas.
There may be too many SWAT teams, but I won't take Cato's word for it.
SWAT teams should never be used for "routine" anything. Of course, there are hundreds of dead cops that were conducting "routine" duties when they were murdered.
I agree that drugs should be legalized, but only after society and the courts stop letting people off of the hook for criminal activity committed while they were stoned. "It's not their fault. It was the drugs" is a refrain commonly heard and accepted in court.
When I started as a cop over 30 years ago when you lost a fight you just ended up with your butt kicked, and pride damaged. Before I retired, every cop knew that if he lost a fight he stood a good chance of being murdered. Times have changed.
Would you rather have everyone settling the matter on the street?
I don't at all think that's really the case. IMO the libertarian position instead is that the "rule of law" is a prerequisite for individual freedom. However it would be safe to say that libertarians hate law enforcement when it is used to destroy the rule of law, which is closer to the point of the article.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office letting you down?
"Rule of law" yes indeed, except they don't seem to want any laws.
You b*st*rd, I was already choking on my pizza reading that post; your tagline made me spit my beer!
Gotcha! LOL! You KNOW DU'ers don't have as much fun as we do.
Woah. Bucky Phillips shot a New York State Trooper. The ATV driver you speak of dragged a New York State Trooper for 1/2 mile before the Trooper shot the ATV driver...
Small time thugs?
Initially the state cops said that the Marine dragged one of theirs for a mile...he then got up and continued his duties. Lies and more lies!
They are lying and they are covering up the death of a Marine hero for simply having a good time.
As for Bucky...millions of dollars and constant harassment of southern tier neighbors in order to catch a petty criminal. Shameful thuggish behavior.
A minimum of laws, which is a worthy goal.
Re: #93 - I am interested to see how the matter of the ATV driver being shot ends up after being presented to a grand jury.
As far as Bucky Phillips, we're going to disagree. I look at someone shooting a State Trooper as more than a petty criminal...
That pretty well nails it. Well done.
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Statistics show that you and your friends are wrong in that assumption.
Policemen Killed in Line of Duty (includes fatal traffic accidents)
i'm sorry ... the law disagrees with you.
From the DA ...
Good morning Mr. (name with held) - I've just read your e-mail sent to me yesterday re: poisoning of cats in your neighborhood. Poisoning cats is cruel, unacceptable, and it is a crime. If animals are being poisoned it must be stopped. I cannot categorically promise anonymity, but I do respect your concern for the safety of your property / family. And we will proceed accordingly. However, we do need your assistance. May I please have a contact number so I can have an officer speak with you.
California Penal Code sections prohibiting cruelty to dogs and certain other animals
Please note that the following code sections are merely some of the California Penal Code sections pertaining to animal cruelty.
Poisoning any animal
596. Every person who, without the consent of the owner, willfully administers poison to any animal, the property of another, or exposes any poisonous substance, with the intent that the same shall be taken or swallowed by any such animal, is guilty of a misdemeanor. However, the provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of a person who exposes poisonous substances upon premises or property owned or controlled by him for the purpose of controlling or destroying predatory animals or livestock-killing dogs and if, prior to or during the placing out of such poisonous substances, he shall have posted upon the property conspicuous signs located at intervals of distance not greater than one-third of a mile apart, and in any case not less than three such signs having words with letters at least one inch high reading "Warning--Poisoned bait placed out on these premises," which signs shall be kept in place until the poisonous substances have been removed. Whenever such signs have been conspicuously located upon the property or premises owned or controlled by him as hereinabove provided, such person shall not be charged with any civil liability to another party in the event that any domestic animal belonging to such party becomes injured or killed by trespassing or partaking of the poisonous substance or substances so placed.
There are NO leash laws in Discovery Bay for dogs or cats. the law is .. if a cat has it's shots and is "fixed" ...it does NOT need to be kept inside
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