Cops at it again

[Varmit]

Cops at it again...and yet we are told to respect and obey these thugs.  


http://www.kdvr.com/videobeta/7f9f9493-b6cf-4d59-a319-5c24417977ef/News/Man-alleges-police-used-excessive-force-in-LoDo-incident

[Diane Amberg]

What's that got to do with Elk County?

[jarhead]

Diane,
I'd say it has as much to do with Elk County as the black panthers intimidating voters in Philly but when we talked about it, you got your feathers all ruffled because it happened in your neighboring state and you thought it was none of our business. You know---Colorado---Kansas---neighbors !!! 

[Varmit]

Since when are we only allowed to discuss things that happen in Elk County?

[Diane Amberg]

Hey, I wasn't trying to start something. I just wondered if your Kansas police are prone to the same kind of action. Personally, I'd be chicken to walk right up to an arrest in progress and say something. If I wanted to get involved I'd have said something to the man much later, like at the police station. No, I never said the thing with the Black Panthers was none of your business. (here we go again) You all just didn't have all the facts.
 It would be like me saying in a total rage that all the Hell's Angels are worthless murderers because they look tough and have a tough reputation. Tain't true and fair is fair.  I'm all about fairness, that's all. A lot of total garbage gets posted on here from people who just copy what others have said or written without any proof of the truth or accuracy of it and I think that's a real shame. You know what I keep saying about people who want to invoke a "high emotional response." Certain kinds of people are very easily led and are sucked into that kind of thing. Fair is fair. You want to risk being tossed on the ground by the police for interfering with an arrest (because that is just what they will say), help yourself. Varmit said "Cops at it again",that means it has happened before and I wondered what was up, that's all, no more no less. Stop trying to make a big deal out of everything I say.

[Varmit]

Wondered what was up??...I have posted many articles showing law enforcment officers abusing thier authority and position, this was just another one.  If it is an unlawful arrest why would you be too chicken to say something?  As far as kansas police, it wasn't to long ago that there was a sheriffs deputy ( I forget which county) that was accused of using his position to con underage girls into sexual acts to get out of trouble.  I'll look for the article. 

The point of posting these articles, at least for me, is to show that these aren't just "isolated" incidents.  But rather a growing trend within the law enforcement community.

[twirldoggy]

A few years back the was an officer here who would remind folks that he had killed before.  It was a subtle threat that he could do it to you as well.

[Diane Amberg]

Varmit, at my age I'm not going to be any good being smashed into the ground while interfering with a police officer. I'd have gone to the police station later. For all I know that man could have been a wanted felon. Having taught the Emergency Care, First Responder and CPR/AED classes to many Police Academies here over the years, I'm not about to put myself in harms way in the heat of the moment. I've sat in on many of the classes and watched a lot of what they do and how they are trained to react.  I even got to play hostage one time. They are trained to never give up their position of advantage and with all the adrenaline flying around....well. They also do some of our training such as how to approach a car safely, suspicion of a meth lab at an address and so on. I doubt it's any worse that it ever was but now everybody has a camera or camera phone and photographs everything and makes it available to some TV station. There is no question that some LEOs take advantage of the situation but not that many I hope. My friends are all starting to retire now, including the US Marshal, so my connections will not be as good any longer. (The Delaware State Police have a mandatory retirement age of 55.) One was head of the aviation division, now is commander of Troop One and his twin is head of the Detective Division. By the way, have you seen the new 30 second PSA spot "Slow down, Move Over" It was made here by some of my Delaware City friends in honor or Michelle Smith who was killed at an accident scene in Dec. 08. You hurt someone now it's an automatic felony. It's going to be shown nation wide so you will eventually see it.

[Varmit]

Okay, I can understand the age thing.  As for getting slammed to the ground, personally, I wouldn't be worried about it, but thats just me.  Cops ain't the only ones with "trainning".  However, in the article I posted they went waaay to far.  As for all the cameras out there, espcially the ones pointed at cops, I say good, cops should be filmed 100% of the time they are on duty.  And they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent if they violate the law.  9 times out of 10 if they are caught they recieve what amounts to a slap on the wrist.  And speaking of cameras, check out this bozo with a badge...

[Anmar]

Varmit,

I don't think anyone disagrees with you.  Police, just like any other branch of government, needs to be kept in check.  Its really up to we the people to do so.  Its unfortunate that we don't keep our politicians in check with the same zeal.