So, if the cops fail to "serve and protect," let's all "write a complaint." Turns out,
thatcouldeasilybecomeafull-
timejob. And if minorities "need the state" (according to the many "pundits" on videosift/social media and in the mainstream media, not to mention leftist academics), then how would more laws protect us against the abuse of the existing laws? How is more regulation going to regulate the regulators? How are other politicians going to protect us from the other politicians?
When are those demanding more government going to realize that this is
what more government looks like?
Via
Free Thought Project: In the summer of 2010, a young black man was stopped and questioned by police on the streets of Miami Gardens, Florida. According to the report filled out by the officer, he was “wearing gray sweatpants, a red hoodie and black gloves” giving the police “just cause” to question him. In the report, he was labeled a “suspicious person.”
He was an 11-year-old boy on his way to football practice.
A Fusion investigation has found that he was just one of 56,922 people who were stopped and questioned by Miami Gardens Police Department (MGPD) between 2008 and 2013. That’s the equivalent of more than half of the city’s population.
Not one of them was arrested.
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newtboy@Trancecoach....
I would like to respectfully tell you that you would be hard pressed to find even a single 'liberal', 'progressive', or 'lefty' that wants MORE government. I think you know that's a straw man argument (I know you know what those are). What the left wants is BETTER governing by the government we already have. That does not require it to grow, in fact most would say it should shrink (just not in the places you would like or expect). For instance, I bet most left leaning people would say we could cut the military budget by at least 1/2 (if we stop being the worlds police against their will). Then we could afford ALL the 'socialist' projects they have and still have a surplus.
As to how more laws would protect us against abuse...if those laws address abuse and require 1)independent investigation of possible abuse and 2)severe punishment for abuse and 3) removal of any immunity when the law has been broken it would do TONS.
Writing complaints about officers that break the law and/or display terribly improper behavior works. I know that enrages you, but it really does. True enough, as it stands it might be a full time job for some people, but once enough people do it and end enough officers careers, the other officers will likely either quit or start acting appropriately. They would be left with little choice.
enochi think we just found out where @lantern works!
and also dave chappelles stunt double!
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