Comments on: More of Scalia’s New Police Professionalism

By: floyd

floyd — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:39:37 +0000

Steph; Nice rant!... BTW, have you noticed what used to be "police protection" is now "law enforcement" , implying a shift toward hostility and an "us&them" mentality in relations with the public.

By: TJIT

TJIT — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:06:08 +0000

Steph,

A crime is a crime whether it is commited by a citizen or a policeman. You and your ilk just can't understand that.

Bad cops and the defense of them by groupies like you make life difficult for the good cops.

By: Steph

Steph — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:39:18 +0000

Question for all you cop haters.

What dance do you do of joy when a cop dies?\

The disgusting premise that cops do more harm than good. Just love criminals don't you?

While you sit here and spew your hate and wish of death these men are out there risking their lives daily.

What worthless filth you all are.

I bet there are criminals in every single one of your professions so I guess that makes you all criminals too.

And I really doubt any of you since you clearly have never put in a real days work in your lives put your life on the line in your jobs.

To anyone with an IQ above 5 they know the good cops far outnumber the bad ones.

What's your favorite kind of crime since you all think murderers and rapists should get off scot free?

By: floyd

floyd — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:28:47 +0000

mr. anderson; you sorely misrepresent justice scalia, and his jurisprudence.

By: Anderson

Anderson — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:05:28 +0000

So, Scalia is responsible for these instances of police brutality?

Indirectly, yes. He's indifferent to whether the perpetrators are punished, and when cops know they can get away with murder ... well ....

By: Triumph

Triumph — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:11:41 +0000

Also in Chicago the brave, brave cops shot a black lab while serving a drug warrant for drug use in a private home.

That didn't happen in Chicago--it was in Round Lake Beach.

By: randall

randall — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:47:23 +0000

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I have a friend I've known for over thirty years who is a police officer and he has shown me his "insurance policy." It is an old rusty snub-nose handgun that he says will insure that he never shoots an unarmed person. Cops will deny this happens but don't be fooled. I asked another officer why good cops always protect the bad cops, he said one of the bad cops might save a good cops life in a dangerous situation so you can't pick sides. The police are not the enemy but they sure don't command the level of respect that they did a generation ago. Better training is the key.

By: charles austin

charles austin — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:35:01 +0000

So, Scalia is responsible for these instances of police brutality?

By: Steven Plunk

Steven Plunk — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:26:53 +0000

I agree with Mr. Brown but would again add that police training is a good part of the problem. Until we train police to be part of the general community rather than a special clique with a us versus them attitude. Respect for citizen rights must start at the top.

By: Steve Verdon

Steve Verdon — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:23:42 +0000

It isn't even bad apples, but bad policies, IMO. Doing forced entry raids on drug warrants is usually not necessary in most cases. Sure, in some cases the people the warrant is being served on will have a criminal history longer than War and Peace. Fine send in SWAT on those guys. The who lives down the street from you and sold a little bit of grass to what he thought was a friend, but turns out was an undercover cop? I'm sorry a pre-dawn no-knock raid is just way over the top.

By: John Norris Brown

John Norris Brown — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:06:27 +0000

Scary stuff. It's always scary, especially for those who live in less than affluent neighborhoods, that the police might raid your home by mistake. Most police officers are good people and deserve respect, but I don't think anyone is doing enough to weed out the bad apples.