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originally posted by: Shamrock6
It's much, much less than one percent of all sworn personnel in the country. Yea, it happens. Yea, it's disgusting and should result in not only decertification but criminal convictions. Yes it is a complete abuse of the badge, and yes it's ludicrous that people can not only get away with it but keep their job. It's disgusting that agencies will try to say it didn't happen when the media can report otherwise.
But it's hardly some massive epidemic.
originally posted by: Shamrock6
a reply to: reldra
Because a lit parking lot is safer for everybody.
When some yahoo is running around pretending to be a cop, you'll also see suggestions to call 911 and verify that it's an actual officer behind you.
So no, it's not made up. It's also not done because there's a massive wave of cops running around raping women.
A thousand cops in a six year window. Call it it three or four times that due to under-reporting. So you have a grand total of four thousand, which is an estimate, out of over six million sworn personnel in the same time frame.
Yea, that's an epidemic.
originally posted by: ~Lucidity
Where the is power there is always abuse, and I totally believe that just a portion of the real number thing. But then, to be fair and balance this all out, there are some pretty rabid badge bunnies out there who don't exactly take rejection well.
originally posted by: Shamrock6
a reply to: reldra
Because a lit parking lot is safer for everybody.
When some yahoo is running around pretending to be a cop, you'll also see suggestions to call 911 and verify that it's an actual officer behind you.
So no, it's not made up. It's also not done because there's a massive wave of cops running around raping women.
A thousand cops in a six year window. Call it it three or four times that due to under-reporting. So you have a grand total of four thousand, which is an estimate, out of over six million sworn personnel in the same time frame.
Yea, that's an epidemic.
originally posted by: JimNasium
a reply to: enlightenedservant
Try checking "Deviant California highway patrol charged with murder..." He was out of Hemet and would make traffic stops w/out advising dispatch, so there were victim(S) prior to anybody doing the investigation. Being a retired cop I'm not going to do Your investigation. hahaha
The PD I worked at had a 'guy' on Probation (18 months before becoming like an old Army rifle- "You don't work and they can't fire You") Anyways without providing too many particulars, a 19 year old female came into make a complaint of "Unwanted touching" and this 'guy' begins the interview while the complainant is accompanied by Her Filipino Mother. This 'guy' then proceeds to 'act out' the assault, while the Mother is heard screaming from the hallway. This was on a Sunday at about 10:30 a.m. and by the end of the shift (19:30 hrs.) this 'guy' was FIRED! You could've filled a band w/all the brass, sucking in there.. Murders and kidnappings will make the locust descend upon the carcass(es)..
Would You like to KNOW what that 'guy' does now? Didn't do ANY jail time but He did pay some sort of 'administrative fee' NOT to the P.D. but to the victim, this 'guy' is now a member of the bar, an attorney.
I worked with some fantastic people and lost 2 friends doing 'The Job' but TRY (I KNOW this is not a simple task) and not lump all the cops in one basket, I got into 'it' not because I got beat up in high school but I saw a bunch of 'guys' beating up 1 Man and KNEW that there was a simpler, easier way in dealing with 'folks'. I NEVER got a citizen complaint and worked in 'The Hood' so if I can do it, so can the next 'guy'...
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Then there are a lot of shows that follow real bounty hunters & repo-men (people who repossess unpaid goods), as well as shows on prison life & "scared straight" shows (where troubled youth are brought to prison to face real prisoners). Oh & there are other shows like "Bait Car", where undercover police will literally leave a new car in a poor area, with keys in the car, then film & capture anyone who takes the car. In other words, instead of using those resources to help America's poor, they literally set up traps to tempt America's poor into committing crimes. And viewers love it.