Md. police officers ignore speed cameras

[tibor75]

Walk a mile before you judge....

Yeah, great analysis. I guess we have to be cops before we can criticize one.

 

[Deety]

Nope.

Politically-connected people end up in civil service positions all the time. Qualified or not, if your brother-in-law needs a job and you're in position to give him one, you do it. After all, you're not paying for it. It's on the backs of the taxpayers.

Where I live, and work, that's business as usual.

Also, people who grow up in families whose parents serve the community ("teachers' sons") might be inclined to opt for occupations that also serve the community.

There are all types in any profession... I don't get the need to lump the people who dedicate themselves to assuring our safety in with the few who don't represent the group as well.

 

[Jake]

Also, people who grow up in families whose parents serve the community ("teachers' sons") might be inclined to opt for occupations that also serve the community.

There are all types in any profession... I don't get the need to lump the people who dedicate themselves to assuring our safety in with the few who don't represent the group as well.

My aunt was a teacher and her son and his wife are both teachers, so your point is well taken. That said, there are also those - particularly in smaller cities - who use their positions in civil service to employ their friends and families in government positions with great benefits and pensions.

I'm not lumping everyone together but it isn't always about an overwhelming desire to serve one's fellow man. Sometimes it's about employing that bum relative who can't hold a job in the private sector.

 

[jwinslow]

Politically-connected people end up in civil service positions all the time. Qualified or not, if your brother-in-law needs a job and you're in position to give him one, you do it. After all, you're not paying for it. It's on the backs of the taxpayers.

That's a non-starter to me, considering how widespread this practice can be in the workplace (gov't, priv. sec, etc).

 

[powerlifter]

Unbelievable... I can't just let these comments float out there uncontested. They are an absolute embarrassment.

My suggestion to you, since you're obviously living in a fascist police-state, is to pick up and move to "everywhere". It's only a matter of time before "the idiots on that police force" get you...

Everywhere...One small town in southern ohio........Let's see they have a large portion of the people hanging onto their jobs until the "hazing" incident is blown over,and i'd wager money none of them lose their jobs....

I said I'm glad that NOT EVERYWHERE is like that..Read the whole thing. As a matter of fact I did pick up and move...Maybe if you lived there you could learn first hand..I'd rather have andy and barney there.I have no criminal record.If that is an embarrassment then so be it..I could provide links if needed.:tongue2:

 

[powerlifter]

Yeah, great analysis. I guess we have to be cops before we can criticize one.

LOL that reminds me of the Brett Favre statement you made,but since these people damn well should be in a place of judgement of regular citizens I do agree with you on this totally. I never said all cops are bad,but to think there aren't cops making busts and reselling the drugs they confiscate would be beyond bullshit or cops in general making bad choices to better themselves. Within the same county there was a judge that had 3 dui's on her record,but was judging other people's lives the same way.

 

[jwinslow]

I said I'm glad that NOT EVERYWHERE is like that..

Yet you brought them up in response to the topic of what cops are like, by quoting buckin'A...

Maybe if you lived there you could learn first hand

I hope that doing so wouldn't lead to referring to them as rodents

.I have no criminal record.If that is an embarrassment then so be it.

 

[jwinslow]

Yeah, great analysis. I guess we have to be cops before we can criticize one.

Any takers? It's nice n shiny!

 

[powerlifter]

Yet you brought them up in response to the topic of what cops are like, by quoting buckin'A...
I hope that doing so wouldn't lead to referring to them as rodents

I quoted him specifically to ask him a question about a specific situation. I even said no disrespect to the specific situation,because I indeed do not know the entire situation that went on there and never claimed to. There was even a lawsuit that was being questioned in that specific incident by the person who was driving,and also was killed...

Do you feel all police officers are perfect law abiding citizens? How about the former police officer that was just sentenced in ohio for murdering his wife?

 

[jwinslow]

LOL that reminds me of the Brett Favre statement you made,but since these people damn well should be in a place of judgement of regular citizens I do agree with you on this totally. I never said all cops are bad,but to think there aren't cops making busts and reselling the drugs they confiscate would be beyond bullshit or cops in general making bad choices to better themselves. Within the same county there was a judge that had 3 dui's on her record,but was judging other people's lives the same way.

Tossing out lines like 'well not all of them do it, but ____' really doesn't fly... nor change the broad brush you're painting with...

It's like when a UM troll comes on here talking about how most OSU fans are drunken idiots who can't spell, love inbreeding, etc... but points out not all of them are like that. It rings a bit hollow.

I quoted him specifically to ask him a question about a specific situation. I even said no disrespect to the specific situation,because I indeed do not know the entire situation that went on there and never claimed to. There was even a lawsuit that was being questioned in that specific incident by the person who was driving,and also was killed...

The first paragraph had to do with the topic at hand... the second was an exposition into your personal grudge with many policemen.

Do you feel all police officers are perfect law abiding citizens? How about the former police officer that was just sentenced in ohio for murdering his wife?

I don't feel any people group are particularly upstanding nor perfect.

You keep referencing these individual actions when dealing with the group as a whole. Why? What does corrupt cop in Podunk, USA have to do with one in Miami, FL?

How would you feel if I approached you in these discussions based on stereotypes about weight lifters? I think it would be pretty unfair to head into any interaction with you assuming you are anything like the other weight lifters I've known over the years... whether they be good, bad, smart, foolish, etc.

 

[powerlifter]

Tossing out lines like 'well not all of them do it, but ____' really doesn't fly... nor change the broad brush you're painting with... Saying that

It's like when a UM troll comes on here talking about how most OSU fans are drunken idiots who can't spell, love inbreeding, etc... but points out not all of them are like that. It rings a bit hollow.The first paragraph had to do with the topic at hand... the second was an exposition into your personal grudge with many policemen.I don't feel any people group are particularly upstanding nor perfect. I have no personal grudge against any police officer. I simply stated facts that was going on in one specific department. I never said every department is that way. If you disagreed with the president of the united states that doesn't mean every president before him was a dirty rat. It just means that someone in that position of power can be in your opinon,and you are entitled to it.

You keep referencing these individual actions when dealing with the group as a whole. Why? What does corrupt cop in Podunk, USA have to do with one in Miami, FL?

Basically,it sounds as if you are defending every police officer in the united states. Good or bad it doesn't matter. I am simply stating that there are bad ones. That doesn't mean that I don't believe there are good ones. I have had one specific sheriff that I had as a workout partner for 3 years until he moved elsewhere,because of specific shit he was dealing with inside the department. He was a very polite and honest person.

How would you feel if I approached you in these discussions based on stereotypes about weight lifters? I think it would be pretty unfair to head into any interaction with you assuming you are anything like the other weight lifters I've known over the years... whether they be good, bad, smart, foolish, etc. That actually was very similar to the way it was here for quite some time wasn't it? Now I just joke about it instead of taking it offensively.

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[jwinslow]

. If you disagreed with the president of the united states that doesn't mean every president before him was a dirty rat. It just means that someone in that position of power can be in your opinon,and you are entitled to it.

Well anyone can do anything, but entering any situation with expectations for how they probably/can act can lead to a lot of unfair assumptions... and often distrust & dislike towards that group until they prove otherwise.

Basically,it sounds as if you are defending every police officer in the united states. Good or bad it doesn't matter.

No, I'm saying how one cop acts is how that cop acts, not how a bunch of them do (even if I tack on 'but not all').

I really don't understand the prevalence of absolutes here. Cops aren't anything... some like donuts, some are heroes, some are average, some are lazy, some are corrupt, some just bend the rules.

I am simply stating that there are bad ones. That doesn't mean that I don't believe there are good ones.

You keep tossing out disclaimers, but lines like this are yanking away that foundation with their generalizations: "cops in general making bad choices to better themselves."

I have had one specific sheriff that I had as a workout partner for 3 years until he moved elsewhere,because of specific shit he was dealing with inside the department. He was a very polite and honest person.

Ok. Sounds like a lot of people in the workforce...

That actually was very similar to the way it was here for quite some time wasn't it? Now I just joke about it instead of taking it offensively.

Regardless of whether you're shrugging it off now, it seems pretty clear you understand the problem with this approach in real life.

 

[DaytonBuck]

Was it this guy?

 

[TRON]

Leave the pigs alone as they have enough shit to deal with everyday then some people bitching that they drive a little too fast sometimes.

 

[BUCKYLE]

Leave the pigs alone as they have enough shit to deal with everyday then some people bitching that they drive a little too fast sometimes.

Yeah, like writing all the fucking speeding tickets for "common folk" driving a little too fast.