Comments on: Alas for human dignity, it was a burrito

By: :paula

:paula — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:00:43 +0000

“We don’t need no stinkin’ badges” seems to have turned into reality. Why do cops have fewer rules than soldiers?

By: sumac

sumac — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:26:56 +0000

In reply to tanita.

Here’s a link with a followup on the menacing person they apprehended. And when I say apprehended I mean cuffed, beat up, and sicced the dog on.

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/homeless-man-talks-about-alleged-antioch-police-br/ngyhk/

By: sumac

sumac — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:16:20 +0000

In reply to gjk. Thank you. Yet it's barely a joke....

By: sumac

sumac — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:15:44 +0000

In reply to tanita. That link seems to show some outrageous, pointless, "law enforcement" -- followed by instant cover-up attempts.

By: gjk

gjk — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:09:26 +0000

“Ask your probation officer if this is right for you” is brilliant humor.

By: tanita

tanita — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:37:21 +0000

Well, heck, I guess everyone wants to have a part of “the big story.” It’s like those people who have highjacked the hashtag “if they gunned me down” to post pictures of themselves, wondering which is their “best side.” People who are narcissistic generally find a way to put themselves in the center of the frame, completely oblivious to why that’s not where they should be.

I’d say he was well-coached through his apology; I can hear it and say, “good for you,” without believing a word of it.

Pardon my negativity; this entire Missouri thing has given me nightmares, and the understanding – again – of how little civil liberties matter, anywhere, when “authority” is in control.

By: Anita

Anita — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 04:33:13 +0000

It seems, in many places, the culture of the police has turned from protect and serve to something entirely different. And not for the better…

By: marjorie

marjorie — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:46:43 +0000

ooh, perhaps THIS is the origin of his current best-burrito obsession!