Originally posted by: Bowfinger
Originally posted by: alchemize
Originally posted by: arsbanned
Maybe you're a pedophile, like your DHS heros. Maybe not. If you make insinuations other can as well. Don't do it.
Is everyone here aware that DHS is responsible for vetting Federal childcare workers? If that doesn't make alarm bells go nuts I don't know what will.
Anyway, it's not just the one agency that is crooked. It's the entire administration. It's a culture of corruption. Pedophiles running the day cares is par for the course for these animals.
Could you troll this thread a little more? Now you are calling board members pedophiles like Dave did? Don't worry, you'll get a pass...
I know that the thread started as a troll, you are like a moth to a flame....I shouldn't bother asking if you could exercise self control because since you've joined this board that's been your sole purpose.
With all due respect Alc, I seem to remember you frequently tossing out NAMBLA insinuations. Seems more than a bit hypocritical for you to berate others.
The thing that's not clear to me about this and other reported incidents is the identity of these "Homeland Security" cops. I would expect, for example, that U.S. Secret Service agents would continue to identify themselves as such, not as Homeland Security. If that's not the case, if these are S.S. agents or represent another well-established and well-respected branch of DHS, I agree one should be slow to tar the whole organization for the actions of a few. Even the best law enforcement organizations are staffed with fallible human beings (which, as I've pointed out before, is exactly why we must never compromise an effective system of checks and balances).
If, on the other hand, these "DHS" cops are in some new branch, I think it is wholly reasonable to criticize that branch for its officers' behavior until it has demonstrated its professionalism and earned our respect. If it is a new branch, I question whether they're setting the bar high enough on their recruiting and training standards. Based on the public exposure so far, they appear to be a bunch of wanna-be mall cops. One of the measures of this (hypothetical) branch's commitment to professionalism will be how swiftly and openly they deal with their bad apples.