# Creepy Cop **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 27, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135 "2009-06-27T02:35:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/21 "2009-06-27T20:25:30Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Okay, you guys have a point. I jumped to a conclusion. Apology accepted. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/22 "2009-06-27T21:43:30Z")
Hell, I’M agreeing with **Rand Rover**. Jesus Juice Christ!!! ---
**Author:** ![SmashTheState](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/23 "2009-06-27T21:44:29Z")
Cops are protected by the State. Using official channels will accomplish nothing because they’re specifically designed to protect the police. The only reason police feel free to do what they do is because they know the State has their backs. So do what I did: organize a copwatch. Here in Ottawa, I’m an organizer with the Panhandlers’ Union. Panhandling is a legal activity, but the capitalists hate it. They use the police as their own private security force to harass, ticket, imprison and occasionally beat panhandlers, street youth, and, indeed, anyone who looks poor. We fought in the courts, we fought in the media, and sometimes we just fought. None of it did any good, because the police will ALWAYS win in the end. So, I organized a copwatch. We patrol the streets with recorders, talk to people, follow cops around, and get between them and their victims. The police hate us, of course, because we force them to actually, you know, _obey the law_. You want to stop Creepy Cop? Organize a copwatch and take back your streets. ---
**Author:** ![Fantome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Fantome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fantome)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/24 "2009-06-27T22:01:36Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > In my town, we once had the entire department fired for corruption. And then most were hired back. We have had a couple Chiefs jailed. What’s the name of your town? ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/25 "2009-06-27T22:38:27Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Hell, I’M agreeing with **Rand Rover**. Jesus Juice Christ!!! Keep thinking like I do and one day you may be able to tie your shoes all by yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/26 "2009-06-27T22:42:20Z")
> [@SmashTheState](#): > > Cops are protected by the State. Using official channels will accomplish nothing because they’re specifically designed to protect the police. The only reason police feel free to do what they do is because they know the State has their backs. > > So do what I did: organize a copwatch. > > Here in Ottawa, I’m an organizer with the Panhandlers’ Union. Panhandling is a legal activity, but the capitalists hate it. They use the police as their own private security force to harass, ticket, imprison and occasionally beat panhandlers, street youth, and, indeed, anyone who looks poor. We fought in the courts, we fought in the media, and sometimes we just fought. None of it did any good, because the police will ALWAYS win in the end. So, I organized a copwatch. We patrol the streets with recorders, talk to people, follow cops around, and get between them and their victims. The police hate us, of course, because we force them to actually, you know, _obey the law_. > > You want to stop Creepy Cop? Organize a copwatch and take back your streets. Oh lord. Dude, you should have picked a username that would better disguise your one-trick pony status. Too late now. Oh well, have fun trolling us squares. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/27 "2009-06-27T22:46:01Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Hell, I’M agreeing with **Rand Rover**. Jesus Juice Christ!!! That’s because he didn’t finish the last part of his post - where he pointed out that cops are obviously mental deficients because they don’t make as much money as him. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/28 "2009-06-27T22:49:58Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Oh lord. Dude, you should have picked a username that would better disguise your one-trick pony status. Too late now. Oh well, have fun trolling us squares. It had to happen. So which of you two wears the sinister goatee? ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/29 "2009-06-27T23:34:19Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > That’s because he didn’t finish the last part of his post - where he pointed out that cops are obviously mental deficients because they don’t make as much money as him. > > -Joe Yes, arguing against something I never said is easier than dealing with my actual posts, so I can’t fault you for this. ---
**Author:** ![SmashTheState](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/30 "2009-06-27T23:39:41Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Oh lord. Dude, you should have picked a username that would better disguise your one-trick pony status. Too late now. Oh well, have fun trolling us squares. A _Randroid_ is accusing me of being a one-trick pony? It’s like being accused of racism by a Klansman. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/31 "2009-06-28T00:05:42Z")
Drop, I know (as we’ve discussed before) where (in general) you live - and I can totally understand where you’re coming from. My mom was friends with Diane Masters. So I get ya. I do. Having grown up in that general area, I know where you’re coming from. And you’re RIGHT, dude. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/32 "2009-06-28T00:12:14Z")
> [@SmashTheState](#): > > A _Randroid_ is accusing me of being a one-trick pony? It’s like being accused of racism by a Klansman. I’m no Randroid, pal. Shows you haven’t been around here very long (some people pillory me for liking Rand, some pillory me for not liking her enough). Anyway, I’m sure you don’t know where your next meal is coming from, so I’ll let you get back to digging through trash cans. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/33 "2009-06-28T02:15:30Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Keep thinking like I do and one day you may be able to tie your shoes all by yourself. Shows how much YOU know – I wear velcro. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/34 "2009-06-28T04:10:57Z")
> [@SmashTheState](#): > > So do what I did: organize a copwatch. > > Here in Ottawa, I’m an organizer with the Panhandlers’ Union. That’s all fine but I do hope you’re not neglecting your homework. I’m sure your mom and dad have told you how important education is, especially if you still want to smash the state when you grow up. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/35 "2009-06-28T13:41:57Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Keep thinking like I do and one day you may be able to tie your shoes all by yourself. Although only if your employer gives you permission to do so. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/36 "2009-06-28T15:15:38Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Keep thinking like I do and one day you may be able to tie your shoes all by yourself. Ever the douche. ---
**Author:** ![SmashTheState](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/37 "2009-06-28T15:41:15Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > That’s all fine but I do hope you’re not neglecting your homework. I’m sure your mom and dad have told you how important education is, especially if you still want to smash the state when you grow up. I’m 40 years old and I’ve been making authoritarians unhappy for more than two decades now. However, I am pleased to be associated with youth, since in my experience, the young are the ones who best understand our world, not yet having been completely conditioned into conformity. Once upon a time a society would produce elders, people who had lived through harrowing experiences and had spent enough time reading and learning through their long years to be of considerable value for their advice. Sadly, now people just get old. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/38 "2009-06-28T17:28:49Z")
> [@SmashTheState](#): > > I’m 40 years old and I’ve been making authoritarians unhappy for more than two decades now. However, I am pleased to be associated with youth, since in my experience, the young are the ones who best understand our world, not yet having been completely conditioned into conformity. Once upon a time a society would produce elders, people who had lived through harrowing experiences and had spent enough time reading and learning through their long years to be of considerable value for their advice. Sadly, now people just get old. You know you have a shitty philosophy when you think it’s best to get 'em when their young (see also: religion). ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/39 "2009-06-28T18:04:58Z")
> [@SmashTheState](#): > > I’m 40 years old and I’ve been making authoritarians unhappy for more than two decades now. However, I am pleased to be associated with youth, since in my experience, the young are the ones who best understand our world, not yet having been completely conditioned into conformity. Once upon a time a society would produce elders, people who had lived through harrowing experiences and had spent enough time reading and learning through their long years to be of considerable value for their advice. Sadly, now people just get old. If you’re feeling a breeze about now it’s because you’ve been whooshed. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-cop/501135/40 "2009-06-28T18:21:39Z")
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