Fucking Cops

[Minimalist]

Something for almost everyone in this report.

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/201509...nypd.shtml

Civilian Complaint Board Finds The Public And Their Cell Phones Are Foisting Some Accountability On The NYPD

Lots of good points in here...some which will make the "what-about-the-good-cops!" contingent cum in their pants.

Now for more bad news: the thing about "bad apples?" Not just a stereotype.

More than 80% of NYPD officers have had no complaints in the last 18 months, whereas 14% of officers are responsible for 100% of all complaints. Five percent of officers on the force—about 1,800—are responsible for 80% of the force complaints.

That sounds good... except it defines a "good cop" as one who does not beat the shit out of a civilian.  How many of them look the other way when their brothers-in-blue go off the deep end?  Those are not "good cops," either.

[Minimalist]

Having previously discussed the concept of "Bail" John Oliver now turns to "Public Defenders."

They are not quite what you think.

[TheRocketSurgeon]

Having previously discussed the concept of "Bail" John Oliver now turns to "Public Defenders."

They are not quite what you think.

They took the other one down... so I fixt'tididid it.

[Minimalist]

Thanks, Rock.  I hate it when they do that.


So....here's our next installment of:



http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/oklahoma...nt-reason/[/url]

Oklahoma cop breaks man’s face and charges him with assault for no apparent reason

Again...seems like the answer is BAD COP.

[Minimalist]

Sadly this comes under the heading of "Not News."

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/black-ny...-division/

Black NYPD cop says ‘racism is routine’ in elite Highway Division

[Minimalist]

At least he didn't shoot anybody.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/ny-cop-c...nhandling/

NY cop caught lying about permits to harass busker for ‘aggressive panhandling’

A police officer in Albany, New York is under investigation after he was caught on video accosting a busker and misleading him about local statutes in order to shoo him off the street, the local reported.
The footage shows Officer Glenn Szelest telling the artist, Leif Solem, “Go down to City Hall, go see the clerk they’ll explain everything to you. First Amendment or nothing.”
However, the department told the Times-Union that buskers are not required to have permits to perform, nor is there a law against busking in the city.

They should fire him, though.  The guy is a felony waiting to happen.

A department spokesperson confirmed that Szelest was placed on administrative duty after the video came to light. Solem is reportedly organizing a protest event with other artists, slated for Sept. 21.

[Minimalist]

This is a fair question.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/11...tail=email

Judge wants district attorney to explain why he didn't charge deputy for police brutality

Includes video of the entire incident.

[Manowar]

Using whisper an app police officers are talking about their life on the job. The second to last one is very honest I thought.

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/09/14/po...D425210498

Manowar

[Minimalist]

Wrong, Fuckface.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/nypd-uni...-incident/

NYPD union head: Cops have ‘earned the benefit of the doubt’ despite James Blake incident

You HAD the benefit of the doubt.  You and your thugs have squandered it.  I'll take a few seconds of video over your lying bullshit any day of the week.

[Minimalist]

I don't know who is crazier here.  The cops and the school are vying for the title.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/texas-te...hoax-bomb/

Texas teen arrested because teacher thought homemade clock was ‘hoax bomb’

Hint, assholes.  If there are no explosives in it, it's a fucking clock!