# Controversial encounters between law-enforcement and civilians - the omnibus thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 10, 2014, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942 "2014-10-10T07:35:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 82
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1621 "2015-04-10T21:25:47Z")
> [@get\_lives](#): > > Maybe they need anger management classes? Police work needs to be done with a cool head. And the last time horse thievery actually deserved its former extremely negative reputation was nearly a century ago. Way to stay current, troll. Police get angry when “perps” run away and make the police give chase. In this case it is mentioned two cops suffered dehydration and another was kicked by the horse. I imagine they also may have suffered punctures from cacti of arid plains of San Bernardino County. That made them even angrier. Therefor, the perp was “tuned up”. Surprised they didn’t kill or beat the horse. ---
**Author:** ![OwnRules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea666f/32.png) [@OwnRules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OwnRules)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1622 "2015-04-10T21:32:17Z")
> [@enomaj](#): > > Feel good story ends on a down note. Read the first comment also. > > [Interview: How Samir Hill Crossed Up Two Philly Cops and ...](http://www.complex.com/sports/2015/04/interview-samir-hill-basketball-crossed-up-two-cops) Ok. I did. What’s your point? Or his by that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1623 "2015-04-10T21:40:13Z")
OK, now I’m getting it. North Charleston, South Carolina. That’s where the North/South confusion came from. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1624 "2015-04-10T21:46:45Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > OK, now I’m getting it. North Charleston, South Carolina. That’s where the North/South confusion came from. All we need now is a report of controversial happenings in Southport, NC and we’ll have a full set! ---
**Author:** ![get\_lives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@get\_lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/get_lives)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1625 "2015-04-10T21:54:53Z")
If you people don’t know where Charleston is, your US history and geography teachers have failed. Seriously. It was one of the most important cities on the East Coast back in the day. Its importance has faded somewhat, but there’s a boatload of US history bound up in the history of that city. And now this. ---
**Author:** ![get\_lives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@get\_lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/get_lives)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1626 "2015-04-10T21:56:18Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > All we need now is a report of controversial happenings in Southport, NC and we’ll have a full set! Man, fuck Southport. It’s where North Carolinians who haven’t got the guts to move somewhere truly tropical move to. ---
**Author:** ![OwnRules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea666f/32.png) [@OwnRules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OwnRules)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1627 "2015-04-10T22:06:40Z")
> [@get\_lives](#): > > If you people don’t know where Charleston is, your US history and geography teachers have failed. Seriously. It was one of the most important cities on the East Coast back in the day. Its importance has faded somewhat, but there’s a boatload of US history bound up in the history of that city. > > And now this. [Where Is America? Only One Quarter of U.S. Students Are Proficient in Geography](http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/21/where-is-america-only-one-quarter-of-u-s-students-are-proficient-in-geography/) Does that help? Not that it matters in this case or any other. ---
**Author:** ![get\_lives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@get\_lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/get_lives)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1628 "2015-04-10T22:15:43Z")
> [@OwnRules](#): > > [Where Is America? Only One Quarter of U.S. Students Are Proficient in Geography](http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/21/where-is-america-only-one-quarter-of-u-s-students-are-proficient-in-geography/) > > Does that help? Not that it matters in this case or any other. I think Dopers are dumber than they think they are. Just because the dumber contingent of USians can’t find places on a map doesn’t mean that a forum that prides itself on erudition gets a waiver on that. Especially since Dopers skew old, and US geography knowledge is something that should only improve over your life span, absent mitigating factors like dementia. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1629 "2015-04-10T22:15:50Z")
> [@OwnRules](#): > > Ok. I did. What’s your point? Or his by that matter. My point is “Feel good story ends on a down note.” First commenter’s point was humor. Did you read the article first? ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1630 "2015-04-10T22:23:54Z")
I’m just waiting for a video of a real life reenactment of the Chappelle Show sketch where police sprinkle cocaine on the “suspect.” ---
**Author:** ![get\_lives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@get\_lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/get_lives)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1631 "2015-04-10T22:30:07Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > I’m just waiting for a video of a real life reenactment of the Chappelle Show sketch where police sprinkle cocaine on the “suspect.” I know Dave believes that a lot of his sketches were socially irresponsible, but his police brutality sketches and standup bits were probably many young white boys’ first inkling about such things. Go Dave. ---
**Author:** ![OwnRules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea666f/32.png) [@OwnRules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OwnRules)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1632 "2015-04-10T22:37:44Z")
> [@get\_lives](#): > > I think Dopers are dumber than they think they are. Just because the dumber contingent of USians can’t find places on a map doesn’t mean that a forum that prides itself on erudition gets a waiver on that. Especially since Dopers skew old, and US geography knowledge is something that should only improve over your life span, absent mitigating factors like dementia. I don’t believe your premise. I simply think Dopers are the same as anyone else. End of. Don’t much give a shit either way. > [@OwnRules](#): > > Ok. I did. What’s your point? Or his by that matter. > [@enomaj](#): > > My point is “Feel good story ends on a down note.” First commenter’s point was humor. Did you read the article first? Of course I did or I wouldn’t be responding. Perhaps we have a different sense of humor. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1633 "2015-04-10T22:54:03Z")
Well, I thought it was a sick reference. Plus the coincidence of being detained after embarrassing a cop was enough to warrant posting in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1634 "2015-04-10T23:26:43Z")
> [@get\_lives](#): > > **I think Dopers are dumber than they think they are**. Just because the dumber contingent of USians can’t find places on a map doesn’t mean that a forum that prides itself on erudition gets a waiver on that. Especially since Dopers skew old, and US geography knowledge is something that should only improve over your life span, absent mitigating factors like dementia. Emphasis mine Your posts are your cite. ---
**Author:** ![get\_lives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@get\_lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/get_lives)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1635 "2015-04-10T23:39:51Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > Emphasis mine > > Your posts are your cite. Are yours too? ---
**Author:** ![OwnRules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea666f/32.png) [@OwnRules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OwnRules)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1636 "2015-04-11T00:35:25Z")
> [@enomaj](#): > > Well, I thought it was a sick reference. Plus the coincidence of being detained after embarrassing a cop was enough to warrant posting in this thread. OK. If is this post you are referencing, I still “don’t get it.” Please explain like I’m 12 y.o. kid. Though I might just be. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1637 "2015-04-11T01:33:12Z")
The first comment on the page references the theme song to Fresh Prince of Bel Air. The incident took place in Philadelphia. ---
**Author:** ![OwnRules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea666f/32.png) [@OwnRules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OwnRules)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1638 "2015-04-11T03:07:53Z")
> [@enomaj](#): > > The first comment on the page references the theme song to Fresh Prince of Bel Air. The incident took place in Philadelphia. Right. And you find that funny because… ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1639 "2015-04-11T11:52:14Z")
> [@OwnRules](#): > > Right. And you find that funny because… /End hijack ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/1640 "2015-04-11T12:46:36Z")
This is at least the second example in this thread of police unsuccessfully attempting to cover-up their misdeeds by failing to delete a video. [Video Of Teen’s Brutal Assault Goes Viral After Cops Try To Delete It And Fail (VIDEO)](http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/04/10/video-of-teens-brutal-assault-goes-viral-after-cops-try-to-delete-it-and-fail-video/) The suggestion has been made that not only should police on duty wear required body cams, but such cams should be tamper proof. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942.md?page=81) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942.md?page=83)