Re: Stop Resisting
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Slapchop</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: eleaf</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yet those in the know, the bosses who almost certainly have more experience than most LEOs here on the board, <span style="font-weight: bold">DID</span> see it fit to fire them as a direct result for their beating the ever living hell out of a man unconscious, lying face down in a ditch. So even if the guy above isn't a cop, he holds the same viewpoint that as those who are cops, and are paid to determine whether actions are reasonable or not. They determined the LEOs in question actions were not.
Which kinds of makes all your "shut your mouth you have no clue" argument pretty fucking stupid, and demonstrates that yes, those in blue <span style="font-style: italic">are</span> the biggest gang in America who feel they can do what they please because they're cops, even if that means beating the shit out of a guy face down in a ditch.
LEOs are paid to show some restraint in their very difficult line of work. When one doesn't show restraint, you've fucked up. When you fuck up, you should pay the consequences. That is a simple premise in any line of work, and doesn't take experience to see that. </div></div>
No, the only stupid one is you eleaf. Don't think for a second that the reason these guys got fired was because the "bosses" thought it was the right thing to do. This tape was shown around their agency for over a year before the public even knew about it. It was only shown AFTER it was discovered by prosecutors during Anthony Warren's trial. There was NO action taken against the officers until AFTER this thing went public and then they were fired to appease the perp loving, liberal crowd.
So those same "bosses" and supervisors that were privy to the tape did nothing about it til it became public and the only reason was so that they could cover their asses and save face in the public eye.
Unbelievable how naive some of you are. Must be nice living in the fantasy world that some of you live in. </div></div>
So you're suggesting everyone else is wrong but a handful of cops defending the actions of one of their own?
Good luck with that.
Say what you will, but when everyone else thinks you're wrong, the "liberal" public, those in charge of making such decisions to fire these cops, etc, you're wrong. That's how it works on earth. You can't have it both ways either saying that the chiefs know nothing, yet at the same time praise them for the in-house cover up they performed by not firing them until the video went public. They should lose their jobs too.
When the police department isn't 100% transparent (remember you work for us and solely for the benefit of the public), there's a problem. If a video having gone public of a bunch of cops beating the shit out of an unconscious guy with his face down in a ditch after having been thrown from a moving vehicle is the impetus to actually act, there is something terribly wrong with the system.
This thread is a demonstration of when those in blue rally around of their own if I've ever seen one. The dude had it coming, but that doesn't make it right or acceptable.
I don't envy your job nor do I feel capable of doing it, but I expect better from those who are charged with protecting and serving. You should expect better too.
And why question a criminal's rights with your not-so-pithy little comment? You expect to have your second amendment rights upheld, why should all Americans not have all of their rights upheld as well, even criminals? Remember, those rights are there to protect all of us, because the cops do make mistakes. Frequently.
Remember, the Constitution and our Rights are not an a la carte menu. When a criminal's rights are violated, it's because the cops or prosecutors fucked up. Clean up your mistakes first before bitching about criminals and their rights. If you don't fuck up, their rights never come in to play and you have nothing to complain about.