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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo you wonder why many people broad-brush all cops as assholes?
this is an update regarding a story posted here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024937923 and http://sync.democraticunderground.com/106812380
these cops beat the crap out of Kyle Howell
And the entire force thinks that it's dandy
AP article about officer's arraignment and rally:
http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/suburban-ny-cop-denies-assault-charges
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)that give the rest a bad name.
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)Or at least less slow than I am.
lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)And the IADs are the good ole boys whose only function is to come
up with the most plausible alibi that is worth releasing to the media.
It's tough riding the gravy train but somebody's got to do it.
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)They give good Unions a bad name.
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)that refuse to prosecute cops.
damnedifIknow
(3,183 posts)They don't want to be the only one in the club different so they go along. A leader would speak up and stop this kind of thing from happening.
PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)I'm beginning to more than understand why people do, and certainly those who are poor, minority, disabled (like my aspie son) or otherwise not in what cops think are, and should be, the "mainstream". I do not, however, have that blind faith and trust in cops and their word that so many still seem to have, I do not "revere" them as too many still seem to do and I have no illusions as to who they are truly meant to "protect and serve" (as that picture of them surrounding the bank during one of OWS's demonstrations amply illustrates better than almost anything else could).
And, believe it or not, my knowledge of American history helps me to know that they were even worse in so many ways, and got away with it even more, prior to the 1960's reforms of many criminal justice procedures and policies. The only good thing about all the shit they're openly pulling nowadays is that it is helping to tear that curtain of automatic faith, trust, belief and reverence and they may start actually being held accountable for it. One could at least hope.