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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    It's funny ... I've never had a run-in with a cop that has been anything more than professional ... of course, I don't do anything illegal outside of maybe speeding occasionally.

    It seems like the most ardent "fuck the po-lice" types are also the ones who do the most illegal shit. I don't think it's a coincidence.

    As for this "police state" mumbo-jumbo ... I would love for some of you to have to go live in a real police state. Americans are so fucking spoiled.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
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  • beachdwellerbeachdweller Posts: 1,532
    It's funny ... I've never had a run-in with a cop that has been anything more than professional ... of course, I don't do anything illegal outside of maybe speeding occasionally.

    It seems like the most ardent "fuck the po-lice" types are also the ones who do the most illegal shit. I don't think it's a coincidence.

    As for this "police state" mumbo-jumbo ... I would love for some of you to have to go live in a real police state. Americans are so fucking spoiled.

    agreed, I've lived in several states across the country, been to 26 countries, seen some crazy stuff, far to many in this country are clueless, but we still have a lot to fix here, we aren't this bs false propaganda "greatest country on earth", that is unfallable, we fuck over many around the world, as citizens we need to own up to it, and work toward becoming better. Luckily, we aren't russia, so working to be better, while dealing with live currently isn't so bad.
    "Music, for me, was fucking heroin." eV (nothing Ed has said is more true for me personally than this quote)

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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    my2hands wrote:
    a burglar kicks in your door in the middle of the night... i know what # your dialing first...


    If you 'phoned the police in this country, about a burglary, there's a fair chance they won't even bother showing up.
  • beachdwellerbeachdweller Posts: 1,532
    If you 'phoned the police in this country, about a burglary, there's a fair chance they won't even bother showing up.

    maybe you need to move? this isn't a common problem. If it is, communities take action, and go to city hall meetings and get it fixed.
    "Music, for me, was fucking heroin." eV (nothing Ed has said is more true for me personally than this quote)

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  • i never had any cops be overly concerned with minor offenses until that bitch gave me a ticket for no seatbelt! Who does that!?

    but cops have let much worse offenses slide, so i guess i'm lucky.
  • beachdwellerbeachdweller Posts: 1,532
    MrSmith wrote:
    i never had any cops be overly concerned with minor offenses until that bitch gave me a ticket for no seatbelt! Who does that!?

    but cops have let much worse offenses slide, so i guess i'm lucky.

    I haven't heard of them letting seatbelt offenses slide in Cali. They are pretty tight on that one.
    "Music, for me, was fucking heroin." eV (nothing Ed has said is more true for me personally than this quote)

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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    maybe you need to move? this isn't a common problem. If it is, communities take action, and go to city hall meetings and get it fixed.


    Nah, it's nationwide in the UK. If the burglar has fled the scene, the cops won't show at all, which I still think inexcusable. They send community support officers with no real experience:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6225137.stm


    So, I suppose I'm saying US cops are better, in supporting property owners.
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    MrSmith wrote:
    i never had any cops be overly concerned with minor offenses until that bitch gave me a ticket for no seatbelt! Who does that!?


    Must have been a Nader supporter. ;)
  • beachdwellerbeachdweller Posts: 1,532
    Nah, it's nationwide in the UK. If the burglar has fled the scene, the cops won't show at all, which I still think inexcusable. They send community support officers with no real experience:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6225137.stm


    So, I suppose I'm saying US cops are better, in supporting property owners.

    I'm not up on UK cops, but we have enough issue with US cops, among them, they keep asking them to do more with less, which is a bad idea IMO.
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  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    I'm not up on UK cops, but we have enough issue with US cops, among them, they keep asking them to do more with less, which is a bad idea IMO.
    The US has the biggest prison population in the world, per capita. I think we spend more than enough on "enforcement."
  • beachdwellerbeachdweller Posts: 1,532
    Commy wrote:
    The US has the biggest prison population in the world, per capita. I think we spend more than enough on "enforcement."

    that's not an enforcement issue, that stupid law issues. if your use drugs, don't hurt anyone, but get caught, that's not a prison offense. isn't this a large part of the prison population growth?
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  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    I'm not up on UK cops, but we have enough issue with US cops, among them, they keep asking them to do more with less, which is a bad idea IMO.
    With over 80,000 cases of police brutality in Philly alone I think the cops are doing plenty.
  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    that's not an enforcement issue, that stupid law issues. if your use drugs, don't hurt anyone, but get caught, that's not a prison offense. isn't this a large part of the prison population growth?

    true...it is mostly drug offenses filling our prisons.
  • Uncle LeoUncle Leo Posts: 1,059
    It's funny ... I've never had a run-in with a cop that has been anything more than professional ... of course, I don't do anything illegal outside of maybe speeding occasionally.

    It seems like the most ardent "fuck the po-lice" types are also the ones who do the most illegal shit. I don't think it's a coincidence.

    As for this "police state" mumbo-jumbo ... I would love for some of you to have to go live in a real police state. Americans are so fucking spoiled.

    Exactly. I don't know whether cops have become bigger pricks, because in a typical five-year period, I don't have any run-ins with them.
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  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    It's funny ... I've never had a run-in with a cop that has been anything more than professional ... of course, I don't do anything illegal outside of maybe speeding occasionally.

    It seems like the most ardent "fuck the po-lice" types are also the ones who do the most illegal shit. I don't think it's a coincidence.

    As for this "police state" mumbo-jumbo ... I would love for some of you to have to go live in a real police state. Americans are so fucking spoiled.


    your post is full of ''i dont knows'' and ''maybes'' so your post has very little value except the last line. ''American are so fucking spoiled''. regardless of if this is true... which im in no way saying its not... do you think its ok to throw your hands up and say... this is as good as its gonna get... i think that type of thinking is why you may not have any knowledge on this topic...
  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    also... this thread is questioning laws and the society that supposedly created them...

    the police really arent the major issue... its the laws...

    some of these replies are confusing cause they have strayed from the real issue
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