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- deadcrickets, on 03/11/2008, -13/+822Easy response. If such a site is "dangerous" to cops then a similar site listing people with their crimes and MUCH more information is equally dangerous and unfair. You can't have your cake and eat it too. I actually dare them to take this to court and all the way to the Supreme Court. It'll be interesting to see the outcome and how it affects sites run by the police.
- syroncoda, on 03/11/2008, -16/+475police officers, not sheriffs, are federally paid, and therefore, under DEMOCRATIC rule. having the public make up their own mind and voice their own opinions in a SAFE environment about what they think of the local law enforcement is PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDABLE and in fact a damn good idea. so, officers, it comes down to that old christian saying, "let he who is without sin cast the first stone." so shut up and accept the modern world.
- shadowspawn, on 03/11/2008, -10/+424I, for one, do not welcome our new overlords.
'Bout time someone watches the watchers, even if it is the watchees.
Hm, my watch is broken. - lickmylovepump, on 03/11/2008, -10/+350can't find the cop that came to my fast-food store and demanded that he get a 'liter of cola'. he was was crazy but his mexican cop-friend was cool.
- franklymister, on 03/11/2008, -3/+265Cops HATE being held accountable. There are many who think it ought to be illegal to even take a picture of police, much less something like this.
They brought it on themselves with the whole "code of silence" culture that exists nationwide. Cops won't turn in bad cops for anything short of murder - and if you remember the Rampart division in LA a few years ago, sometimes not even that.
If they were willing to police themselves, maybe we wouldn't have to do it for them. - WiseWeasel, on 03/11/2008, -3/+260If police departments are so concerned about this, maybe they should make a competing site where people can voice their concerns, perhaps with more safeguards in place to prevent abuse, while keeping the transparency of the user-generated information reporting. This type of site would be a great tool for city and state governments to stay on top of poorly-performing departments, and to know when it might be time for an audit or change in local management. In the absence of such a site, they have nothing to complain about when people take matters into their own hands.
- timusca, on 03/11/2008, -10/+265DON'T RATE ME BRO!!!
- tman84, on 03/11/2008, -7/+182Some cop called me a *****.
- byronm, on 03/11/2008, -3/+175Police are public servants and thus have taken and oath to serve and protect and in no way shape or form should they remain anonymous to those they serve. Posting names of officers and being able to publicly speak about them is LONG overdue. I consider it an important part of "checks and balances" That most people have chosen to ignore because that age old misnomer "it only impacts a criminal"
- SilasTomorrow, on 03/11/2008, -2/+170All public servants should be held accountable. This is one option.
- GinsuGuy585, on 03/11/2008, -9/+163RateMyCop.com is already down, and there wasn't even a hard-link from the article.
I actually have 2 good ratings to make for cops that let me off on minor speeding violations. - timusca, on 03/11/2008, -29/+177DON'T RATE ME BRO!!!
- sunsetprojects, on 03/11/2008, -2/+110Rate my judge
rate my congressman
rate my senator
rate my president
with todays technology why don't we have access to such sites - jeremyduffy, on 03/11/2008, -0/+83This reminds me of "Ratemyprofessor.com" and I like it for the same reason. You can tell which comments are BS that people only leave because they are mad and which ones are something you should pay attention to. The information on there could be helpful when deciding whether or not to fight a ticket.
Too bad the site is down though. I wonder if it will come back or if it's been yanked. - CrankyHippo, on 03/11/2008, -1/+82I'm sure if they yank this site, someone will just make another one and it will be even better.
- blackturtleus, on 03/11/2008, -1/+78Maybe a rate-the-judge site would be appropriate too. I've gotta think that those pompous a**wipes deserve a little grief too! The theory that it is unsafe for police certainly does fly in the face of the claim by the law enforcement community that publicizing the names and locations of sex criminals does not put those people in danger! Considering that many so-called sex criminals are guilty of rather trivial crimes (for instance, the nineteen year old who has consensual sex with a seventeen year old), it certainly does seem that many judges deserve to be held a little more accountable for the decisions they make too!
- aliengoods, on 03/11/2008, -1/+73The right of the people to disseminate information about their government, be it positive or negative, is essential to our democracy. The police officers are working as agents of the government, and we have every right to keep tabs on them in an open, public forum. Also, information regarding who is licensed by the government to practice law enforcement is a matter of public record. They should have no expectation of privacy if that is the line of work they chose.
Furthermore, I would put forward the same argument they love to use on average citizens. If they don't have any to hide..... - franklymister, on 03/11/2008, -12/+78Cops shouldn't be praised for letting people off from a ticket - they should be praised when they apply the law equally and fairly, with respect for the citizenry.
It's nice that you got out of a ticket, but I'm more interested in justice and equality than special favors. - IHaveIssues, on 03/11/2008, -3/+66Were you ***** a chicken at the time?
- computergod, on 03/11/2008, -4/+66RTFA, this is all public information. Any personal information will be removed.
- Ajnag, on 03/11/2008, -2/+63It will be interesting if this website becomes more popular. I wonder if cops think its dangerous because they KNOW they sometimes treat average citizens as criminals, and they KNOW they overstep their legal bounds often if they can get away with it. They KNOW they are ***** to the public, and they want us to accept it as part of "protecting us" just like we all accept every aspect of the Patriot Act.
- deadcrickets, on 03/11/2008, -1/+55Cops can also lie. So can prosecutors. That's been proven this past year over and over as more and more people are finally released after being proven innocent after spending years in jail.
- bluehouse, on 03/11/2008, -0/+51to paraphrase Data: "Do you consider your position so weak it cannot withstand debate?"
This is more of that Blue Wall BS. They all know there are some bad apples in the bunch and they shouldn't be afraid of admitting it. Protecting a few bad cops gives them all a bad name - wedgemartin, on 03/11/2008, -0/+49Great timing when a cop in cupertino just swerved across the center line and killed a few kids on bicycles. It was considered an 'accident' but if a 'civilian' had done this, it'd be manslaughter and life. I'm not saying it's right for it to be considered manslaughter for anyone, if it's a blatant accident, but the cop should receive the same treatment as a civilian. Did anyone give the cop a breath test at the scene? Hell no.
- Rysac1, on 03/11/2008, -2/+50Shenanigans!
- Bilabrin, on 03/11/2008, -0/+46Well, Well, Well,... what happened to the "If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to hide" argument?
Just knowing that THEY know this site exists makes me feel safer. - igoratwork, on 03/11/2008, -1/+45Great Idea in my opinion. I do not see how it puts any officers life in danger. However it does provide a way for public to voice their opinion of people who "serve and protect" them. I hope this site takes off.
- shinigami052, on 03/11/2008, -2/+41mmmm the 1st amendment is like a warm blanket. If you don't want bad comments, don't be a ***** cop. The same goes for the ratemyprofessor.com.
- tracywood, on 03/11/2008, -14/+52"The First Amendment would be the site's protection."
"Don't throw that in our faces, it's just a god-damned piece of paper."
Said, btw, by a person in a senior political position that CLAIMS to be a Christian. Our President. - dcshiderly, on 03/11/2008, -0/+37You know, if they were so worried about having their names out there, why do they wear them pinned to their chest? And why do they sign citations? Sorry, that's part of the privilege the citizens are afforded so as to perform due diligence against tyranny.
- Neoanarchist, on 03/11/2008, -2/+38FTA: "They say that officers who are rated face unfair maligning without any opportunity to defend themselves."
Sounds a lot like the current state of our legal system where defendants are given a public defender who doesn't care in the least (in many situations, not all) OR they can pay out the ass for a lawyer. Baring those two undesirable choices, the defendants get ***** (or maligned) and have no chance to defend themselves.
So to the police bitching about this I say a line I've heard many an ignorant cop say: "If you have nothing to hide, what are you worried about?"
In order for us to respect authority, authority must be respectable, and this website is a way to gauge that. - bdkvxd, on 03/11/2008, -5/+39I was recently assaulted by an officer J. Carr in Columbia, Mo who forced his way into my house without a search warrant while I was having a party. I filmed him on my camcorder until he knocked it out of my hand and arrested me and then later released me. I would love to warn other citizens to watch his behavior while conducting police investigations with them.
- shaka999, on 03/11/2008, -2/+35This is one that I find interesting when it relates to sex offenders. At least in Colorado once your a sex offender you have to be listed in a database for the rest of your life (I think). The database shows where you live so people in the neighborhood can be "on guard".
This seems ridiculous to me. If the offender is such a risk then why the hell were they released in the first place? If they aren't a risk then why are they in a database attaching a virtual scarlet letter to them?
Makes no sense to me. - marklittle, on 03/11/2008, -4/+37Oh noez! Free Speech!
- Dunhamzzz, on 03/11/2008, -17/+49A DUDE LIVES ON A RANCH!
- neilschelly, on 03/11/2008, -1/+33They are usually supposed to get them back after they serve their time, so they have a chance at becoming a normal person again.
- inactive, on 03/11/2008, -5/+35i would say that you probably don't have that much to be afraid of if you are good at your job and uphold public rights like you should.. rather than, you know, hassling people and giving out 300 dollar tickets for registrations that are one month overdue.
It's nice to know that the cop who gave me that ticket went home knowing that he really made a difference and towed that thin blue line that night. - subat0mic, on 03/11/2008, -5/+35the thing is, "tickets" are bogus 90% of the time. parking tickets. most speeding tickets (since usually the driver isn't being reckless, esp. those on interstate highways).. it's people minding their own business, getting bothered by these people.
it's how they make money, and it's "easy crime" they go after to make this money the most efficiently.
if taking down gangbangers was easy we'd have no gangbangers. murder is "icky", and "dangerous"... etc... - aliengoods, on 03/11/2008, -3/+32Are they federally paid or federally licensed? I was under the impression they were typically paid by their state or municipality, but I could be wrong.
- TonyLocNE, on 03/11/2008, -2/+31I'm sure ratemycop.com is giving a million thank yous to cbs for a ***** ton of free advertising to their site.
- displaced1, on 03/11/2008, -1/+30I think the same one came into my work and ordered a liter of cola.
- Mr.Gone, on 03/11/2008, -1/+29Well, thank god for CBS, I would have no idea this existed. Now for my evil plot to unfold. I sure hope no "one week till retirement" vet cop and his new loose cannon rookie partner stop me cold in my tracks with explosions and comedy. I sure hope I'm not the victim of: "Swift Justice" rated R.
- wedgemartin, on 03/11/2008, -1/+28I agree with deadcrickets. Cops lie all the time, and people serve jail time, and wind up doing days and days of community service as a result of it. If some individual lied about a cop, what is the cop going to have to do? Smirk and eat a doughnut?
- unicronband, on 03/11/2008, -1/+28"...doesn't work on a ranch, doesn't have a job anymore, doesn't afraid of anything."
- inactive, on 03/11/2008, -5/+32Bad cop, no donut.
- demiurgency, on 03/11/2008, -1/+28We prefer to use the term chicken-"lover".
- kingofinternet, on 03/11/2008, -8/+34yeah it puts pissant suburban super cops in danger. waaahhh!
- DrDash, on 03/11/2008, -1/+27Did it stop you from violating that chicken?
- skyshock1, on 03/11/2008, -3/+29Can you post videos? That'd be helpful too. (remembers the cop who threw the 12-year old skateboarder on the ground and was yelling at them for no reason).
- Ellipsys, on 03/11/2008, -0/+25Except the problem is that people are often put in the newspaper or other public venues when they've merely been arrested, not convicted.
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