The LEO thread

[bannination]

"Nah, if that were me I'd have something from the book of Revelation up there on my face; some of that certain death and utter doom stuff."

Never can tell...it may become a reality before you check out....

Revelation 13:16-17 (KJV)

16... And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17... And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

The literal translation actually means stamped money, so it's already happened. The romans also used to have a mark to show that you are allowed to trade.
Either way, nothing new, and nothing prophetic.

Sauce:
The Classical Greek word charagma (χάραγμα), translated as mark (of the beast) in Revelation 13:16 also means stamped money, coin or the impress on the coin.[43]

[neoplacebo]

On the way home from work today I got on I-26E at the Biltmore Square Mall ramp heading toward Hendersonville and after about two minutes a Buncombe County sheriff deputy whizzes by me without lights or siren, so as I am wont to do, I immediately switched to the left lane and paced him at the normal distance, in this case about 7 or 8 car lengths. So here we go, the clown car whizzing up on the next unsuspecting driver with no lights or siren....just the clown car and his periodic brake lights and the aroma of his burning catalytic converters as he floors it each time the citizen tries to get out of his way. This goes on until the Airport exit. I actually called this one in; first time. He was Dodge Challenger #2169. As I told the chief deputy I spoke with, any of us would have gotten several reckless driving with wanton disregard, etc, etc, for doing the exact same thing. I'm thinking of getting one of those little car cameras that have the built in digital recorder for this type of gig. It could get serious. And even though I do have a high performance vehicle, I never expected to be chasing cops with it, but these are strange times and I believe strange things may be necessary. In my nearly four years of doing this type of stuff, it seems to me that it's becoming more common, not sure.

[Mr.B]

"The literal translation actually means stamped money, so it's already happened. Either way, nothing new, and nothing prophetic."

So do you carry your stamped bills or coins on your forehead, or stamped into your palms?

[k9nanny]

On the way home from work today I got on I-26E at the Biltmore Square Mall ramp heading toward Hendersonville and after about two minutes a Buncombe County sheriff deputy whizzes by me without lights or siren, so as I am wont to do, I immediately switched to the left lane and paced him at the normal distance, in this case about 7 or 8 car lengths.

I used to do the same, driving home from Asheville every afternoon. Back then, think way back before Biltmore Sq existed, deputies didn't do traffic control. Yep, me and my Toyoto Corona, we zipped right along. I'm happy to know the tradition continues.

Didn't have cell phones, either, so I couldn't have reported them if I'd felt so inclined.

Yesterday, a HenCo deputy pulled into my driveway, which is about the length of a football field. I guess he had second thoughts when my three GSDs went ballistic. Just as I reached for my whistle to call them in, he left.

[bannination]

"The literal translation actually means stamped money, so it's already happened. Either way, nothing new, and nothing prophetic."

So do you carry your stamped bills or coins on your forehead, or stamped into your palms?

I think you missed the point about the verse being mistranslated. At any rate, they were talking about the Roman empire anyway.

[neoplacebo]

On the way home from work today I got on I-26E at the Biltmore Square Mall ramp heading toward Hendersonville and after about two minutes a Buncombe County sheriff deputy whizzes by me without lights or siren, so as I am wont to do, I immediately switched to the left lane and paced him at the normal distance, in this case about 7 or 8 car lengths.

I used to do the same, driving home from Asheville every afternoon. Back then, think way back before Biltmore Sq existed, deputies didn't do traffic control. Yep, me and my Toyoto Corona, we zipped right along. I'm happy to know the tradition continues.

Didn't have cell phones, either, so I couldn't have reported them if I'd felt so inclined.

Yesterday, a HenCo deputy pulled into my driveway, which is about the length of a football field. I guess he had second thoughts when my three GSDs went ballistic. Just as I reached for my whistle to call them in, he left.

Why did you stop doing it? I've done this for several years; paced probably two dozen total.....state police, city cops, deputy sheriffs (I think my favorites are city cops from somewhere like Forest City or Burnsville whizzing around Buncombe or Henderson counties; out of their jurisdiction, but lawless as ever). In all these instances, only once did one of them take notice of me; a Hendersonville city cop who I paced for a couple of miles on the interstate; after I got behind him and stayed right there, he pulled back over to the right lane and slowed down quite a bit, which I dutifully did as well. He then pulled off to the breakdown lane and let me get in front so he could run my tag and see what if anything he could get me for. In any case, once he was following me, neither of us were speeding. I will continue doing this for as long as needed. I often wonder just what the conversation would be should one of these scofflaws confront me about it.....this is why I am thinking of getting the $125 self contained video portable video recording setup. As a side note, I am perhaps the only person on the planet other than a handful of Amazon bushmen who have never had a cell phone. I had to get home and dial 411 to get the BCSO phone number before I could call my man in.

[O Really]

Officers behaving badly - and in much excess force. No "weapons of war" necessary... http://news.yahoo.com/super-tough-cops- ... 08100.html

[O Really]

And in this case they can't even use the excuse that they thought the cellphone was a gun. Or that the girl attacked them. How much you want to bet nobody gets sacked over this?

[indago]

Journalist Tami Abdollah wrote for The Associated Press 25 September 2014:
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A woman punched repeatedly by a California Highway Patrol officer on the side of a freeway in an incident caught on video will receive $1.5 million under a settlement, and the officer has agreed to resign. ...Andrew could still be charged criminally in the case.
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[neoplacebo]

Most folks that get beat up by the police don't get anything but beat up. She's done well.

[bannination]

Cop Asks for Man's License, Shoots Him When He Reaches for It

FTA:

On September 4, he pulled over Levar Jones, who is black. He asked Jones, who was standing beside his vehicle, for his driver's license. Jones turned and reached into his car to retrieve it. And that's when the police officer panicked and started firing. All three shots are egregious, but take a particularly close look at shots two and three:

I don't think the cop gave a thought about what was behind his target either.

[O Really]

Oh, there is so much wrong with that. From the cops (the worst) to herself, to her attorney...offdah! "Good faith" my ass. I say get an attorney that can find his ass with two hands and sue 'em.

[O Really]

Cop buys car seat for woman he stopped...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.1966123

[O Really]

Major okra bust in Georgia... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/0 ... lp00000592

[indago]

Police sued for tasering passenger during traffic stop
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A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses Indiana police of excessive force after officers smashed a woman's car window with children inside, tasered an unarmed passenger and dragged him out of the vehicle during a routine traffic stop last month. ...According to the lawsuit filed Monday in Indiana, an officer told Mahone she was being pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt and asked to see both her driver's license and Jones' identification. Mahone produced her license, but Jones told the officer he did not have his license because he had been ticketed for not paying his insurance, and offered to show them the ticket. The officer refused, according to Jones, and ordered him to step out of the car. According to the suit, Jones refused, fearing "the officers would harm him."
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This should be a lesson program for all parents to show their children: This is what cops do when they stop you.

[Boatrocker]

As long as some of the worst people in the world are attracted to the power, authority and too-often-lacking oversight of law enforcement, this will be a problem. Failure to adequately screen for and quickly get of unsuitables just makes it worse.

[Boatrocker]

Chicken-egg. I think cop culture can also make good people bad.

The old hammer-nail thing. Especially when so many of those men and women should not be cops. It's self-replicating and self-feeding. Both my sons-in-law are cops and I have seen the changes in both of them since they joined their respective forces.

[indago]

Now, this is scary...



From New Jersey 12 September 2014:
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Bloomfield officials have transferred a lawsuit to federal court in regard to allegations township police used excessive force in wrongfully arresting a man in 2012 and then conspired to cover up the officers’ misconduct. ...Calling his June 2012 arrest an act of “racial profiling,” Marcus Jeter, who is African-American, filed the lawsuit in June in New Jersey Superior Court against the township and 10 police officers at the time of the incident, including Courter and Trinidad. ...Following his arrest, Jeter alleges township police engaged in a “cover up” by creating false reports about the incident and withholding a second police dashboard video, the lawsuit states. After prosecutors reviewed that dashboard video, resisting arrest and other charges against Jeter were dropped, and Courter and Trinidad were indicted on charges of official misconduct, conspiracy, tampering with records, and false swearing. Trinidad also is facing an aggravated assault charge.

Attorneys for both officers have maintained that their clients acted appropriately. Courter and Trinidad are pursuing a motion to dismiss the indictment or suppress certain evidence from being used at their trial.
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[O Really]

Black teenagers 21 times more likely to be killed by police than white teenagers.
http://news.yahoo.com/black-teenagers-2 ... 26967.html

Of course, picky me, I'd rather seen them quantify the data with "21 times more likely to be killed under similar circumstances" but still...

[O Really]

Prisoner Walks Free After Years On Texas Death Row

Innocent. Good thing executions aren't as speedy as some wish.

I'm glad he prevailed. But I don't see the issue here so much a matter of not speedy executions as of ridiculously poor lawyering, railroading cops, and general disdain for the mentally challenged Hispanic guy. If the death penalty had not been in effect, he still would have been convicted and sentenced to some version of life. And with that, all the people who pitched in to clear him might not have worked so hard. Save him or kill him, they've got a "hanging judge" mentality down there that isn't likely to go away no matter how many of those convicted are late shown innocent.