i've got several. but this is the one i will share with you, because it disgusts me the most.

I worked the night shift, performing CT scans on patients out of the ER. A stab wound comes in, escorted by the police. While I'm working on the dude, the officer decides to tell me the HILARIOUS story of how this man got stabbed. He was beating his wife. severely. his 17 year old son with down's syndrome had enough and pulled out a steak knife, defended his mother and stabbed his dad. Then, he went up to his room and slit his own wrists. The jerk cop thought the image of a 17 year old with downs, stabbing his abusive father and then attempting suicide was HILARIOUS. he was doubled over laughing and calling the kid "corky" (and explained to me it's because they can't say "retard" over their radios). and impersonating him with his best "retard" voice and mannerisms.

Is this every cop? certainly, not.

I also dated a victim's assistance cop out of curiosity. I thought being a victim's rights advocate would make him more interesting. But I found out it only made him desensitized to some horrific things. Like, being in the medical field, i'm desensitized to blood, and poop, and vomit, and old people dying, body parts and stuff. it gives me a pretty raunchy sense of humor that probably makes some people uncomfortable.
but i never ever ever want to become desensitized to things like child rape.

I think that's the core of why people "don't like" a lot of cops. The job necessitates the abandonment of some socially appropriate emotions, thoughts and feelings. being raised by a cop, you are probably totally used to the attitude that many cops seem imbued with. being raised by hypersenstive people with mood disorders, burnt out hippies, trans gendered people and teenage drug addicts, i'm not used to the kind of world view one must have to be a cop. and i don't like it.

so yes, i've met cops who seem very awesome. i work out with a juvenile probation officer who i think is an amazing person. i don't think every cop is a socially inept dickbag. but i have certainly had more negative experiences with cops than positive ones. but i think it's for the most part, a world view issue. because i don't think MOST cops are abusive or anything.

though, i do think our criminal justice system is fucking broken and has fascist tendencies, i realize that's not the fault of anyone individual cop.

>> ^Shepppard:

>> ^Matthu:
>> ^lantern53:
If every police officer in this country acted this way, there would be armed revolution.
But these are two shitbirds out of hundreds of thousands of honest cops who risk their lives to keep the peace and try to preserve justice.
Don't judge thousands of cops on the basis of these two idiots who should be canned...or caned.
Would you like to be judged by the action of one of your co-workers?
Don't be a knee-jerk clone and try to paint all police officers by the actions of these two.

Lol... Getting so sick of hearing this bullshit copy pasta. How many videos of abusive cops need to be put up before they're considered evidence of a flawed justice system.
You're the clone, open your eyes. If police officers continue to act this way there will be an armed revolution.
And I'm not judging hundreds of thousands of cops on the basis of these two idiots. I'm judging the system which creates an unacceptable amount of abusers.

I was staying out of this until I saw this comment.
Your logic is flawed.
There are ~800,000 law enforcement officers in the U.S., you get to see one bad cop in a video every once in a while. Let's say 250 of these videos come out a year, that still leaves 799750 cops that didn't make it to youtube for doing something stupid.
It's hilarious how you call the handful of us defending police officers clones because we aren't judging them all because of a handfull of idiots. And you can try to deny it all you want, but that's exactly what you're doing.
Yes, there are idiots, and yes, those idiots don't deserve to be on the force, but that doesn't justify hating everyone who wears a badge. In my entire lifespan with my dad being a cop, I've only ever known -one- "bad" cop, and the reason he was a "bad" cop was because he commit credit card fraud. All other interactions I've ever had have been more than pleasant, including the one who pulled me over because I was driving without headlights on. She found out I was driving without a license, and because I was actually polite about it and not an ass, she let me go on the grounds that I had someone come and pick me up.
Open YOUR eyes, what interactions, if ANY, have you ever had with a cop other then watching them on youtube? I'm all ears.

Thank you.

From the video: "The governor opposes a proposition on the November ballot that would decriminalize Marijuana."

This is not decriminalization.>> ^bamdrew:

Not "decriminalized"; description should say:
'Penalty for carrying up to 1 ounce of pot reduced from misdemeanor to infraction; continues a maximum fine of $100, but with no jury trial'
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20018327-503544.html
"The new law does not change the penalties for possession. Currently, carrying up to an ounce of marijuana is punishable by a fine of up to $100; no jail time or probation can be ordered. One key difference, however, is that until now a defendant has been entitled to a jury trial and a defense attorney. By downgrading possession to an infraction, that will no longer be the case.
"In this time of drastic budget cuts, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement, and the courts cannot afford to expend limited resources prosecuting a crime that carries the same punishment as a traffic ticket," Schwarzenegger wrote in a signing statement."
So its all about not spending money on trials and attorneys when folks have small amounts of pot. Not a lot has changed. Hope that clears things up a little.

>> ^bamdrew:
Not "decriminalized"; description should say:
'Penalty for carrying up to 1 ounce of pot reduced from misdemeanor to infraction; continues a maximum fine of $100, but with no jury trial'
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20018327-503544.html
"The new law does not change the penalties for possession. Currently, carrying up to an ounce of marijuana is punishable by a fine of up to $100; no jail time or probation can be ordered. One key difference, however, is that until now a defendant has been entitled to a jury trial and a defense attorney. By downgrading possession to an infraction, that will no longer be the case.
"In this time of drastic budget cuts, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement, and the courts cannot afford to expend limited resources prosecuting a crime that carries the same punishment as a traffic ticket," Schwarzenegger wrote in a signing statement.
"
So its all about not spending money on trials and attorneys when folks have small amounts of pot. Not a lot has changed. Hope that clears things up a little.


Another thing you may consider is the cost they no longer have to pay to keep someone in jail after convicting them of that misdemeanor. The amount of money that this measure will save is staggering.

Not "decriminalized"; description should say:
'Penalty for carrying up to 1 ounce of pot reduced from misdemeanor to infraction; continues a maximum fine of $100, but with no jury trial'

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20018327-503544.html
"The new law does not change the penalties for possession. Currently, carrying up to an ounce of marijuana is punishable by a fine of up to $100; no jail time or probation can be ordered. One key difference, however, is that until now a defendant has been entitled to a jury trial and a defense attorney. By downgrading possession to an infraction, that will no longer be the case.

"In this time of drastic budget cuts, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement, and the courts cannot afford to expend limited resources prosecuting a crime that carries the same punishment as a traffic ticket," Schwarzenegger wrote in a signing statement.
"

So its all about not spending money on trials and attorneys when folks have small amounts of pot. Not a lot has changed. Hope that clears things up a little.

In reply to this comment by dystopianfuturetoday:
In January 2010, O'Keefe and three editors of conservative college publications were arrested by the FBI[8][9] at the federal offices of Senator Mary Landrieu for impersonating phone-company workmen and attempting to tamper with or wiretap Landrieu's phone lines.[10] The initial felony charges were reduced to a misdemeanor, and O'Keefe pled guilty and was sentenced to three years' probation, 100 hours of community service and was fined $1,500.[11]

Thanks for droppin' some facts.

In January 2010, O'Keefe and three editors of conservative college publications were arrested by the FBI[8][9] at the federal offices of Senator Mary Landrieu for impersonating phone-company workmen and attempting to tamper with or wiretap Landrieu's phone lines.[10] The initial felony charges were reduced to a misdemeanor, and O'Keefe pled guilty and was sentenced to three years' probation, 100 hours of community service and was fined $1,500.[11]

I think we should raise it to 25 star points to get out of probation and bump everything else up a notch. It's time for that again, isn't it?

I disagree slightly. I don't think we would see a flood of comments as it's not a very efficient way of getting out of probation - I still think sifting a video would be easier. Also, this isn't something that needs to be publicized. It could just be something that happens and the user is notified with a member profile comment. The information for this would be hidden away in the FAQ somewhere.>> ^GenjiKilpatrick:
Just seems like a poor incentive that would result in a flood of probie comments on every video.

I was going to go with 'no'... but seeing what extra privileges you get once you leave probie status, there's nothing there they could abuse etc. So, taking them out of probation for a quality comment will be a nice incentive for them to stay and continue contributing to the site.

>> ^Matthu:

OMFG IM OUT OF PROBATION!!! AND OMG I MADE IT TO THE TOP 15 #1!!

WOOHOO!!!

THIS IS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!
I SLEPT AT MY GF'S GET HOME, CHECK MY VID, FINALLY.
/cruisecontrol
I'm glad you guys enjoyed the clip. I think it's simpsons in perfect form, even after watching it a couple times. Sorry for caps but I am -thrilled-!
Woohoo indeed!!!


Fix'd

OMFG IM OUT OF PROBATION!!! AND OMG I MADE IT TO THE TOP 15!!

THIS IS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!

I SLEPT AT MY GF'S GET HOME, CHECK MY VID, FINALLY.

/cruisecontrol

I'm glad you guys enjoyed the clip. I think it's simpsons in perfect form, even after watching it a couple times. Sorry for caps but I am -thrilled-!

Woohoo indeed!!!

Tried to vote this up-on probation-Great cover!

I guess I just don't care about these sorts of things. I also don't understand why people like you care about them, I think we shouldn't ever hear about this but I don't get mad at the person that I'm constantly hearing about them. I just turn off the tv.

In reply to this comment by JiggaJonson:
First of all, I did splooge all over myself: http://www.adamriff.com/images/randy_marsh.jpg
But it wasn't simply because I have some kind of blind hatred for this girl or something. Much like I said in the description of the post, if this were any Jane Doe in America they'd have the book thrown @ them. Cocaine possession? That should be a felony charge for fuck's sake!

Celebrities tend to get away with more because of their celebrity status and their monetary situation. In my opinion when a celebrity is treated fairly it's a small victory for everyone because no one should be above the law. a close friend of hers said:

“Lindsay has been going out, getting on with life as normal. She, and everyone else, genuinely thought that she would be given a bit of a scolding and released. Nobody ever even thought she would do a day in jail,” a source told Pop Tarts. “This is such a shock.”

But come on, she ALREADY got off for what she did:
Hit and run while driving drunk and in possession of cocaine while on a suspended license which she got for drunk driving) = probation???

Then she drinks while on probation and only goes to 20 of 27 required drug and alcohol classes. Come on, if this were anyone else you'd be outraged that something more wasn't done.

Ok Ok lets try this here, apply those charges to this guy. Now he get's some jailtime and everyone is happy. Still feel the same?

In reply to this comment by Yogi:
I've been noticing the schadenfreude runs thick when it comes to this situation with Lohan. People around the internet are splooging with glee over the fact that she'll be sent to prison...

Why? I get some people have sad little pathetic lives and they're very happy to smile at someone else's horrible life. Why so much joy though? It's very upsetting to me.

First of all, I did splooge all over myself: http://www.adamriff.com/images/randy_marsh.jpg
But it wasn't simply because I have some kind of blind hatred for this girl or something. Much like I said in the description of the post, if this were any Jane Doe in America they'd have the book thrown @ them. Cocaine possession? That should be a felony charge for fuck's sake!

Celebrities tend to get away with more because of their celebrity status and their monetary situation. In my opinion when a celebrity is treated fairly it's a small victory for everyone because no one should be above the law. a close friend of hers said:

“Lindsay has been going out, getting on with life as normal. She, and everyone else, genuinely thought that she would be given a bit of a scolding and released. Nobody ever even thought she would do a day in jail,” a source told Pop Tarts. “This is such a shock.”

But come on, she ALREADY got off for what she did:
Hit and run while driving drunk and in possession of cocaine while on a suspended license which she got for drunk driving) = probation???

Then she drinks while on probation and only goes to 20 of 27 required drug and alcohol classes. Come on, if this were anyone else you'd be outraged that something more wasn't done.

Ok Ok lets try this here, apply those charges to this guy. Now he get's some jailtime and everyone is happy. Still feel the same?

In reply to this comment by Yogi:
I've been noticing the schadenfreude runs thick when it comes to this situation with Lohan. People around the internet are splooging with glee over the fact that she'll be sent to prison...

Why? I get some people have sad little pathetic lives and they're very happy to smile at someone else's horrible life. Why so much joy though? It's very upsetting to me.

Probation is not meant to keep prisoners out of jails or prisons...