# This story right here is why I will always hate police officers **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 19, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504 "2014-07-19T02:29:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/61 "2014-07-19T17:21:10Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > If NYPD has enough time to arrest people for selling loosies, then it’s time to start the layoffs. > This street killing brought to you courtesey of the anti-smoking fascists and the politicians addicted to tobacco tax revenue. Based on the press release, it sounds like they’re responding to calls coming into the police department from store owners losing out on profit when they’re arresting people in this area for these types of crimes. ---
**Author:** ![FBJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@FBJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FBJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/62 "2014-07-19T17:41:45Z")
This story is why I turned the channel last week when a NJ cop was killed ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/63 "2014-07-19T17:52:28Z")
> [@FBJJ](#): > > Makes no sense at all. So unnecessary Yeah, we know you don’t and aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![FBJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@FBJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FBJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/64 "2014-07-19T17:54:05Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Yeah, we know you don’t and aren’t. do me a favor and log out ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/65 "2014-07-19T17:56:50Z")
> [@FBJJ](#): > > do me a favor and log out Perfect example. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/66 "2014-07-19T17:57:50Z")
> [@FBJJ](#): > > This story is why I turned the channel last week when a NJ cop was killed Not killed. Murdered. ---
**Author:** ![FBJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@FBJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FBJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/67 "2014-07-19T17:58:03Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Perfect example. and turn off your computer ---
**Author:** ![FBJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@FBJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FBJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/68 "2014-07-19T17:59:15Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Not killed. Murdered. whatever the reason I had no interest in hearing about it ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/69 "2014-07-19T18:00:22Z")
> [@FBJJ](#): > > and turn off your computer You first. ---
**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/70 "2014-07-19T18:07:21Z")
I can’t get behind the general conclusions and prejudices of **FBJJ** but if you watch that video and think the cops acted reasonably, you really have low standards for how you expect your public servants to behave. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/71 "2014-07-19T18:16:32Z")
> [@FBJJ](#): > > This story is why I turned the channel last week when a NJ cop was killed > [@FBJJ](#): > > do me a favor and log out > [@FBJJ](#): > > and turn off your computer > [@FBJJ](#): > > whatever the reason I had no interest in hearing about it Maybe you didn’t realize this, but you need to be at least thirteen years old to post on this board. Come back when you’ve finished junior high school. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/72 "2014-07-19T18:17:58Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Based on the press release, it sounds like they’re responding to calls coming into the police department from store owners losing out on profit when they’re arresting people in this area for these types of crimes. I thought I read some post about police not caring about crimes in low-income neighborhoods - you know, the type of neighborhoods where people sell loosies. I just looked it up - my mistake - they don’t care about crimes in the _ghetto_. However, I agree with **Blank Slate** , arresting people for selling loosies seems a waste of time. Couldn’t they just issue a [desk appearance ticket](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desk_appearance_ticket)? But that probably isn’t the officer’s call to make, and when you have someone who _seems_ to keep repeating the same ‘crime’ over and over, eventually you will have to arrest. While a chokehold should never, ever be used, how do officers arrest this mountain of a man without placing themselves in harm’s way? You are right, **Joey P** , that if he dies after being tasered, it’s no different, other than it’s by-the-book. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/73 "2014-07-19T18:21:28Z")
> [@FBJJ](#): > > No I said when a black man is killed in the ghetto the police have no interest in finding the killer. Here’s what you said: > [@](#): > > Why do cops only seem to aggressively look for criminals who… > > 1. commit crimes in expensive neighborhoods > 2. Kill police officers > > But not the ones occur in the ghetto? I don’t understand? This is what you need to do. Take a breath. Don’t just post the first thing you feel. Stop and think about what you’re saying. Otherwise you’re going to keep getting called out like this on the inconsistencies of your posts. ---
**Author:** ![FBJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@FBJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FBJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/74 "2014-07-19T18:21:37Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > I thought I read some post about police not caring about crimes in low-income neighborhoods - you know, the type of neighborhoods where people sell loosies. I just looked it up - my mistake - they don’t care about crimes in the _ghetto_. > > However, I agree with **Blank Slate** , arresting people for selling loosies seems a waste of time. Couldn’t they just issue a [desk appearance ticket](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desk_appearance_ticket)? But that probably isn’t the officer’s call to make, and when you have someone who _seems_ to keep repeating the same ‘crime’ over and over, eventually you will have to arrest. > > While a chokehold should never, ever be used, how do officers arrest this mountain of a man without placing themselves in harm’s way? You are right, **Joey P** , that if he dies after being tasered, it’s no different, other than it’s by-the-book. It’s called “Arrest Quota” ---
**Author:** ![FBJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@FBJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FBJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/75 "2014-07-19T18:22:45Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Maybe you didn’t realize this, but you need to be at least thirteen years old to post on this board. Come back when you’ve finished junior high school. why should I be sad a police officer was killed and never knew him? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/76 "2014-07-19T18:28:35Z")
Why should you be sad a loose cigarette seller was killed and never knew him? ---
**Author:** ![FBJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@FBJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FBJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/77 "2014-07-19T18:33:57Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Why should you be sad a loose cigarette seller was killed and never knew him? It’s not him, it;s about being frustrated that cops continue to harrass people which this time led to death ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/78 "2014-07-19T18:56:37Z")
> [@FBJJ](#): > > It’s called “Arrest Quota” “Short Attention Span” > [@Why do cops only seem to aggressively look for criminals who........](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cops-only-seem-to-aggressively-look-for-criminals-who/693006/71): > > I used to be a cop. No department worth its salt would ever impose quotas. They are illegal in most states, and they’re a bad idea from the start whether legal or not. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/79 "2014-07-19T18:58:49Z")
Since you don’t care about people’s safety unless they want to go on a second date, why do you care? > **[Why should I care if a women got home safe after a date if she plans to see...](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=728900)** > > I never understood that at all. I am supposed to care if a woman got home safe and she has no interest in a second date? And if she has no interest in a 2nd date then she is nothing but a stranger and I’m not concerned about people I don’t... ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504/80 "2014-07-19T19:25:45Z")
Nice Ninja, **Susan!** Actually, I think he _does_ want that second date. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-story-right-here-is-why-i-will-always-hate-police-officers/693504.md?page=5)