Surprising news from Michigan: On Jan. 28, police in the Detroit suburb of Inkster were caught on dashcam dragging an African American man from his car, putting him in a chokehold, then repeatedly beating and tasering him because, they say, he was resisting arrest. We were surprised to learn that there's a Detroit suburb named "Inkster."
As one who grew up in the home of a policeman (my Dad, 35 years) and who spent a lot of time with his partners on and off duty, I'd say there have always been those for whom brutality came easily. Now, however, it seems to be a pandemic, probably a product of this fear-besotted society. It certainly correlates with the rise of militaristic policing, but that may be because police work now attracts those who want to be military bullies without enlisting. No snark, I know, but today's police are too often an embarrassment to me. This shit has to stop.
There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.
Of course they had a legit reason. They probably had three legit reasons. Everyone knows cops are flawless individuals who are above petty human foibles.
All these cameras are making it tough for the cops to beat up black guys for no reason anymore. Good.
As one who grew up in the home of a policeman (my Dad, 35 years) and who spent a lot of time with his partners on and off duty, I'd say there have always been those for whom brutality came easily. Now, however, it seems to be a pandemic, probably a product of this fear-besotted society. It certainly correlates with the rise of militaristic policing, but that may be because police work now attracts those who want to be military bullies without enlisting. No snark, I know, but today's police are too often an embarrassment to me. This shit has to stop.
I think Dent might disagree. :-)
"people in power will abuse it"
Baconz doesn't know who said that but it is the truth.
From Battlestar Galactica:
There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.
I believe my new Civic Hybrid was made in IN too.
Of course they had a legit reason. They probably had three legit reasons. Everyone knows cops are flawless individuals who are above petty human foibles.
True, I was just assuming that will never happen. :(
And the Prius comes with a latte and a feeling of moral superiority.
This cop faced federal charges for planting evidence, and he's still a cop?
I guess his department's attitude is, if you're not actually behind bars, here's your badge and gun.
Inkster is also a small hamlet/village/traffic smear in North Dakota. Population 50. They don't have a police force.
Exactly. If the blahs would drive white people cars we wouldn't have this trouble.
Believe it or not, fast food (or maps) in a car means (to some cops) that a drug run is in progress.
Quick, what are the odds that not a single Dent fingerprint is found on the bag of drugs?
A flux capacitor's active ingredient is cocaine.
Or a social network for tattoo artists.