Because there is not enough money for proper training. Probably due to all the settlements cities have to pay as a result of improper training.
… and because we refuse to fire or arrest the bad ones. But if they just get fired, they just go to some other police dept anyway.
Right. You just keep telling yourself that. Likewise, cops NEVER catch fleeing suspects later on, am I right?
This one has a mildly amusing quality to it.
Car cuts off police car, police pull over the car and find semi-automatics and what appears to be cannabis oil and heavy duty cough syrup in the trunk. Woman has nearly $20K in cash in her purse. Police go on TV shortly after to tout how a simple traffic stop can lead to a big bust.
Charges not filed for procedural reasons. The guns were legally owned and covered by a carry permit. The substances were never tested. The search was improper (“You, pop the trunk so we can rifle through it”). The cash was legitimate: the woman earned her tips from, um, performing.
“I felt that the glitter on the seized cash was compelling evidence, but apparently the police department disagreed," said defense lawyer Faccidomo.
And of course they were nice clean-cut white people. Wait, uh …
Today we go to Maple Heights, Ohio for this white lady calling the cops on a 12 year old kid mowing a lawn for money.
Can’t say as I blame her, eh.
I suppose it one them “blessings” that the cops didn’t show up guns a-blazin’ like they did with Tamir Rice or something, tho. :rolleyes:
well, I mean, it was black kids doing grass
Cops start chasing a guy who drives *very *slowly against L.A. traffic, probably drunk, and carefully avoids some spike strips until driving over one, and keeps going on with two flat tires… After an hour he stops and starts making some push-ups on the road.
And survives ! ( spoiler: he’s white )
Heaven forbid a cop put down a donut and RUN!
Personally, if I’d been there I’d have slapped the kid too - no person of color should confront the police with their goddamn cell phone in their fucking hand. How many people have to get shot before that sinks in? It should be in that “Dumbest Ways to Die” video.
I can only hope and assume you left the [/sarcasm] tag off on accident.
El Paso police officer pulls gun on cursing children
Lil basterd’s wouldn’t respect his authoritah!
That excuse is over-used. I don’t believe it. I have a strong feeling you don’t either, from the way you chose to word your statement.
Which part don’t you believe?
The cause and effect relationship.
They do not skimp on training because they are paying out due to lawsuits. They pay out lawsuits because the officers are poorly recruited, trained and supervised.
Of course. But no money for adequate training is a big excuse used by those who think it’s perfectly okay to shoot an unarmed black man because “I was afraid”
Racist berates woman for wearing shirt with Puerto Rican flag on it. The woman politely asks him to leave, saying she has a permit for the area she is in.
Officer, allegedly of the Cook County Forest Preserve Police Department, does nothing when she repeatedly asks him for a little help. Until a dude shows up, and the officer starts paying attention.
I confess I’m a little mystified by the vid. That hasn’t quite been beaten out of me yet.
That’s harassment, right?
Article from Chicago Sun Times:
I see that the harasser has been charged with assault and disorderly conduct. Not sure what the cop was thinking. Charitably, perhaps he is in the wrong line of work.
Heavy’s article:
Citizens, repeat after me.
I am an American, and will wear whatever the fuck I want.
I am an American, and anyone who ‘wants to see papers’ can suck my dick.
I wonder what these reports are going to do for tourism.
The part about no money for training. … or for adequate training.
And finish off with “What I am is none of your business anyway, so go fuck yourself”