Criminal and Incompetent LEOs
Submitted by Wayne on Sat, 2005-10-15 13:03.
Politics | Stupidity
I find this to be all too typical of police these days. My own experience has been just as bad, if not worse.
On the whole (meaning, don't prejudge the next individual), I find law enforcement to be a total--100%--waste of taxpayers' money. In fact, I find them to be the cause of more crime than if they didn't exist and the citizenry were properly armed. I have yet to meet a law enforcement officer who didn't break the law himself.
In my observations, police generally accept "favors" such as free coffee, doughnuts, or food (and much worse) as a matter of course. They utterly fail to obey even the simplest traffic laws. They routinely lie in efforts to intimidate the public into surrendering their rights.
Do you remember the man who was too smart to be a cop? If the average IQ of police is 104, then LEOs in general are too deficient intellectually to bear the power they do (not that anyone should have that much power).
Care to share your own "stupid cop" stories?
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Looking for someone? or to get shot?
Submitted by Wayne on Sat, 2005-10-15 13:21.
Two sheriff's deputies visited my own late one night. In fact, they were so late (near midnight), that their rude banging on the front door woke us up. Naturally, I cautiously approached the door well-armed (.357 magnum, 110 grain JHP). One of them started rustling around the back yard, too. Needless to say, both of them stood a very good chance of getting their stupid heads blown off!
I quickly hid my revolver in my robe's pocket as soon as I IDed them (otherwise, they would have killed me without hesitation, I'm sure, regardless of law or morality). Turns out, they were looking for our son, who hadn't lived with us for years (our son had failed to appear in court for a minor traffic offense). They had no legal justification for being on our property, and the public records (of our son's whereabouts) verify this--i.e., no warrant, not a current address.
Part of me is glad I chose not to shoot these [LEO] intruders. Another part of me thinks it was what they deserved, though--not death, but certainly a good ol' wound plus employment termination.
Have one on me
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 2006-03-08 12:50.
Some cops in Illinois were caught on camera drinking with underage girls. The result? The cops received some sort of undisclosed "internal discipline" and are still on the job. No one was charged with a crime.
I am not looking forward to the day when my little boy asks me, "Daddy, why do cops get to break the law, and we don't?"
Been there
Submitted by Wayne on Wed, 2006-03-08 13:12.
I am not looking forward to the day when my little boy asks me, "Daddy, why do cops get to break the law, and we don't?"
My daughter has already asked this question. The answer is not simple. Certain types of people are attracted to positions of power (not good people, mind you). Power corrupts (followed by another "why"). Original sin. Prelude to the end of this age. Etc.
A ray of sunshine?
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 2007-02-01 12:58.
OK, it's not much, but here is a story of a cop who did the right thing, who understands that he is not above the law. I pray there are more and more like him out there.
Daughter left as victim
When my older daughter was 16+ or so, she was left home alone for a couple of hours. During this time, a would-be criminal tried to break into the house. My daughter pressed the alarm's panic buttons. This tells the monitoring company that there is someone home in need of defense. The alarm company called and confirmed this with my daughter. The police were called. They did nothing for almost an hour. When they finally arrived, they gave some flimsy excuse for being unavailable--not that they were on a more important call, mind you.
The one time we needed them, and we were failed. We won't make that mistake again. When my last child is old enough to be left alone--even for short periods--she will be well trained in the use of arms, and she will have access to them for just such an occasion.