The Police Brutality Thread

[byu71]

I am somewhat surprised no comments on the two policemen that were gunned down in New York. Maybe it is such a despicable act no discussion is necessary. It did get a statement from the President, a written statement.

His condemnation of the police in, was it cambridge, where there was a confrontation with a college professor did warrant a public statement commenting on the foolishness of the police.

[old_gregg]

surprise, al sharpton, inciting people to do violent things results in violence sometimes

[smokymountainrain]

surprise, al sharpton, inciting people to do violent things results in violence sometimes

Though Al Sharpton is far from alone. Athletes, celebrities, media, the general public. If enough people tell everybody the cops are bad, there will be dipshits out there who believe the rhetoric and will inevitably choose violence against the cops.

[old_gregg]

Though Al Sharpton is far from alone. Athletes, celebrities, media, the general public. If enough people tell everybody the cops are bad, there will be dipshits out there who believe the rhetoric and will inevitably choose violence against the cops.

i just love how whenever someone goes out and kills cops sitting in their car, there's no way conceivable way it can be connected to the rhetoric of the protests. but when a cop shoots an armed robber in self defense, the judgment of all cops should be second guessed by filming their every move.

[byu71]

Though Al Sharpton is far from alone. Athletes, celebrities, media, the general public. If enough people tell everybody the cops are bad, there will be dipshits out there who believe the rhetoric and will inevitably choose violence against the cops.

I really do understand minorities have some legitimate gripes, or at least legitimate enough to protest and complain.

However, why there was no resounding outrage at marchers chanting "what do we want" and the rethort " dead cops" is totally beyond me.

I could have missed it, but I never saw these people being called despicable or at the very least freaking idiots on CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS or ABC.

[smokymountainrain]

i just love how whenever someone goes out and kills cops sitting in their car, there's no way conceivable way it can be connected to the rhetoric of the protests. but when a cop shoots an armed robber in self defense, the judgment of all cops should be second guessed by filming their every move.

Yup.

[Uncle Ted]

New police radars can 'see' inside homes

At least 50 U.S. law enforcement agencies have secretly equipped their officers with radar devices that allow them to effectively peer through the walls of houses to see whether anyone is inside, a practice raising new concerns about the extent of government surveillance.


Those agencies, including the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service, began deploying the radar systems more than two years ago with little notice to the courts and no public disclosure of when or how they would be used. The technology raises legal and privacy issues because the U.S. Supreme Court has said officers generally cannot use high-tech sensors to tell them about the inside of a person's house without first obtaining a search warrant.
[...]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/01/19/police-radar-see-through-walls/22007615/

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[Bo Diddley]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...alls/22007615/

[ATTACH=CONFIG]5433[/ATTACH]

A great tool, but so easily abused.

When should they be able to use it? Consent, search warrant, exigent circumstances, incident to arrest...

[Uncle Ted]

A great tool, but so easily abused.

When should they be able to use it? Consent, search warrant, exigent circumstances, incident to arrest...

I am worry about the bad guys using it.

[SCcoug]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...alls/22007615/

[ATTACH=CONFIG]5433[/ATTACH]

I wouldn't do that. It'll just increase the S/R.

[scottie]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/13/alabama-police-indian-assault-paralyzed/23361653/

A Madison, Ala., police officer has been arrested on assault charges for allegedly slamming an Indian citizen unprovoked to the ground face first during an arrest, leaving him partially paralyzed.

The video shows the body slam.

BTW, I hate the USAToday.com interface.

[scottie]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...yzed/23361653/



The video shows the body slam.

BTW, I hate the USAToday.com interface.

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[wuapinmon]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/17/lawsuit-police-turn-off-dashcam-during-arrest/23540945/

[wuapinmon]

This dude wasn't even on the clock. He was working a private security job on his day off...in uniform.

[Nakoma]

How is this unpunished?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/in-fairfax-va-a-different-no-less-scary-police-shooting-1.2960995