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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:22 AM
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Why are most criminals so (bleep)-ing stupid?
I was watching "COPS" earlier, they showed a car chase, car with some dope in it, (car had also been stolen earlier,) suspect fought like hell after smacking into a ditch and had to be hog-tied.

Then there's this "genius" in Milwaukee:

Police Officer Attacked During Traffic Stop
Suspect Is Convicted Felon

POSTED: 5:16 pm CST March 25, 2005

MILWAUKEE -- A 32-year-old Milwaukee police officer is recovering after being attacked during a routine traffic stop.

Police said the officer ordered the driver out his car because he reached under his seat.

Once out of the car, the suspect allegedly hit the officer in the face and head.

The officer's partner arrested the man.

http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/news/4319480/detail.html

And another genius who robbed a gun store with cops and customers inside:

http://www.snopes.com/crime/dumdum/gunshop.asp
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:23 AM
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1. you don't see the smart ones on cops
they don't get caught
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:23 AM
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2. Why do people watch this shit?
A few inbred idiots give everybody the idea that a police state is not so bad.
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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:29 AM
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4. Because the average criminal...
Is a dropout, and needs money for a fix.
So they aren't thinking too clearly, if at all.

This isn't "police state," it's just reality.

In this week's paper I saw 3 people here in Sheboygan sentenced for 4 or more DUI's.
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:36 AM
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8. So maybe we should take a look at how to create less drop outs
rehabilitate people from drug dependency and direct people away from alcohol, instead of making sure we make more of them so COPS will have something to film.
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:28 AM
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3. "Cops" is cool. Here's why: methamphetamine abuse/dependence.
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lenidog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:34 AM
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7. Years ago the did a couple weeks of Cops
that were kinda intresting. Instead of the US they went to places like Russia, Hong Kong and even Northern Ireland.
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:39 AM
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9. Yeah, they did one in Latin America where the government
Edited on Sun Mar-27-05 01:40 AM by nothingshocksmeanymo
instigated insurrections, then when chaos broke out in the streets, the commentary as the police bashed heads in the streets was "Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do to restore order."

That's all I need to know about that show.

( Note for the feeble minded. I am not knocking those officers that do their job well, do serve their communities well and even might have an occasional error in judgement in their employment file.)
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vpigrad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:31 AM
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5. It's racist propoganda
Ever notice how bad those shows make blacks look? Theres a reason Cops is on Fox.
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last_texas_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:32 AM
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6. Because
If they were better educated they wouldn't be "common" criminals.

They'd either become Republican politicians (crooks) or corporate criminals.

And yes, this is a joke... well, sort of.
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murielm99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:44 AM
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10. That's why I could never be a cop.
The sheer stupidity of the criminals would probably make me go off on someone.
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Gyre Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:45 AM
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11. Everybody in law enforcement
knows that criminals are, 95% of the time, stupid. That's based on direct observation.

Gyre
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 02:17 AM
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12. The smart ones work in the banking & insurance industries
But they don't provide as much drama.
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