CrazedChemist, I only know three personally, and AckTheCat is either one himself or knows someone, so that's at least four. You don't have to believe me, but it does happen. Please, and I don't mean to be argumentative or condesending, but please try to do some actual looking into this. Seriously, the more people who are aware of how easy it is to be railroaded in our justice system the better. No system is perfect, and ours is not nearly as bad as some. All I want is to bring to light the fact that this happens, and is more common than people suspect.
Oh, and Shoebox639, I have a lot of respect for investigators who find rapists and murders. The investigation skills that go into that must be incredible. Unfortunately, this is not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the fact that, on average, rapes and murders are not prevented by police action, but by societal pressures. Yes, we capture those rogue rapists and serial murderers, but most murders are committed by someone close to the victim, not random marauders. The police do not prevent any of those deaths, they simply report and investigate.So, do I expect the police to be instrumental in preventing my murder? No. I don't expect to be murdered (very few people die that way, statistically.) If my daughter (hypothetical, since I don't have one) was raped, I'd rather find out who it was myself than trust the justice system to dispense justice.
Actually yes I do happen to have a story like that, it happened near where I live where police were called in to deal with a bipolar kid, and instead of waiting for the swat team who had tasers and other suppression implements, that were five minutes away, they tried to storm in and ended up shooting the kid because he had a knife. Did I say that I'm all buddy buddy with criminals, or that they are misunderstood? No, I'm saying that you should watch yourself no matter the situation, because believe it or not police are people just like us and mistakes are made in heated scenarios. Either way, you are VERY reactionary.
It's a well known fact that YouTube view counters stop at around 300 views for a few days on a video with rapidly growing popularity. In a few days, it'll jump up to a few thousand.
@CrazedChemistThe cop that told me about locking my car was responding to a break-in at my apartment complex. Thieves came into our complex then preceded to break into 23 cars in a row, stealing radios, CD's and anything of value. There was security video taken, which the police decided they didn't need to look at, because it was at night and the white van captured in the video at the time of the break-ins "was probably stolen." This was years ago, and there was not news story about it I can refer you to, but it was at Post Lake apartments in Smyrna, GA. Sorry you think I'm lying about it, but there's not much I can do to convince you that I'm not making it up. I guess you think I'm just crazy.By the way, I never said that all police are bad, or even that we should not have a police force. Some sort of police force is of course necessary in a world with people who do bad things to one another. My only statement was that at this point, the odds of having a positive encounter with the police are less than having a negative encounter with my fellow civilians, in my opinion. Of course, I don't live in a high crime area. Someone mentioned drunk drivers. One of the best things the police do are get drunks off the road. I will never complain about a policeman pulling someone over if they suspect that person has been drinking, so long as the policeman does his job and merely politely checks the driver for sobriety and lets him go if he is not drunk. That's what they are supposed to do.There are tens or hundreds of thousands of polite, correct policemen and women at work today in our country. I have no problem with them. There are also thousands of arrogant pricks wearing badges and guns, sure of their power and authority who are out there abusing their fellow citizens. The system is designed to protect us from them, but the tide has been changing lately and many of our protections are mere lip service now. Abuse of power is far more prevalent than it should be.
j0phusJan 5, 2010
Could it possibly be the fact that the views are not counted in real time? Everything must be a f**king conspiracy.
blqysmgJan 5, 2010
CrazedChemist, I only know three personally, and AckTheCat is either one himself or knows someone, so that's at least four. You don't have to believe me, but it does happen. Please, and I don't mean to be argumentative or condesending, but please try to do some actual looking into this. Seriously, the more people who are aware of how easy it is to be railroaded in our justice system the better. No system is perfect, and ours is not nearly as bad as some. All I want is to bring to light the fact that this happens, and is more common than people suspect.
blqysmgJan 5, 2010
Oh, and Shoebox639, I have a lot of respect for investigators who find rapists and murders. The investigation skills that go into that must be incredible. Unfortunately, this is not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the fact that, on average, rapes and murders are not prevented by police action, but by societal pressures. Yes, we capture those rogue rapists and serial murderers, but most murders are committed by someone close to the victim, not random marauders. The police do not prevent any of those deaths, they simply report and investigate.So, do I expect the police to be instrumental in preventing my murder? No. I don't expect to be murdered (very few people die that way, statistically.) If my daughter (hypothetical, since I don't have one) was raped, I'd rather find out who it was myself than trust the justice system to dispense justice.
texmexrexJan 6, 2010
What is the history of Chinease Police punishment for running over toes? Is there a book on this?
ament001Jan 6, 2010
Actually yes I do happen to have a story like that, it happened near where I live where police were called in to deal with a bipolar kid, and instead of waiting for the swat team who had tasers and other suppression implements, that were five minutes away, they tried to storm in and ended up shooting the kid because he had a knife. Did I say that I'm all buddy buddy with criminals, or that they are misunderstood? No, I'm saying that you should watch yourself no matter the situation, because believe it or not police are people just like us and mistakes are made in heated scenarios. Either way, you are VERY reactionary.
jdseeJan 6, 2010
It's a well known fact that YouTube view counters stop at around 300 views for a few days on a video with rapidly growing popularity. In a few days, it'll jump up to a few thousand.
bdmaker17Jan 6, 2010
baaaaad police driver
blqysmgJan 6, 2010
@CrazedChemistThe cop that told me about locking my car was responding to a break-in at my apartment complex. Thieves came into our complex then preceded to break into 23 cars in a row, stealing radios, CD's and anything of value. There was security video taken, which the police decided they didn't need to look at, because it was at night and the white van captured in the video at the time of the break-ins "was probably stolen." This was years ago, and there was not news story about it I can refer you to, but it was at Post Lake apartments in Smyrna, GA. Sorry you think I'm lying about it, but there's not much I can do to convince you that I'm not making it up. I guess you think I'm just crazy.By the way, I never said that all police are bad, or even that we should not have a police force. Some sort of police force is of course necessary in a world with people who do bad things to one another. My only statement was that at this point, the odds of having a positive encounter with the police are less than having a negative encounter with my fellow civilians, in my opinion. Of course, I don't live in a high crime area. Someone mentioned drunk drivers. One of the best things the police do are get drunks off the road. I will never complain about a policeman pulling someone over if they suspect that person has been drinking, so long as the policeman does his job and merely politely checks the driver for sobriety and lets him go if he is not drunk. That's what they are supposed to do.There are tens or hundreds of thousands of polite, correct policemen and women at work today in our country. I have no problem with them. There are also thousands of arrogant pricks wearing badges and guns, sure of their power and authority who are out there abusing their fellow citizens. The system is designed to protect us from them, but the tide has been changing lately and many of our protections are mere lip service now. Abuse of power is far more prevalent than it should be.
Closed AccountJan 6, 2010
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Closed AccountJan 6, 2010
Wow, your dad is an assh**e.
bille3Jan 14, 2010
Yeah they would use the flare to get a close look at the liquid leaking from your gas tank while you are still trapped in the car.