That's not how things are done here. Burglaries are felonies and are appropriated the necessary resources based on that fact alone, be it business or home.
I agree that white collar crimes are substantial, but to argue that they're actually violent is inflammatory. I'd be all for walking down to corporate HQ and hooking up the CEO in front of everyone and hauling him to jail like everyone else.[/b] how is losing your life savings NOT violent. There is documented evidence that such a loss can cause Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome to the same degree that being Physically assualted can. simply because there are no physical marks doesn't mean there aren't wounds. such a mental assualt can shake someone's perception of 'reality" to the point that they might become unhinged. It borders on making terroristic threats to my way of thinking. And if That can be a felony assualt charge, then so should such plundering by 'white collar' criminals. BTW, just because they have white collars doesn't lessen the severity of what they have done.
I don't remember that...sorry.
To what do you refer?
Why wouldn't the upper class report that crime? The higher crime rates include property crimes such as theft, and since the upper class is filled with greedy capitalist pigs, surely they'd report any losses immediately.
What crime? You do remember the Energy traders cackling between themselves how they ripped off California?
Why wouldn't we take care of crime that happens in front of us? You're not suggesting we let that go, are you? Wouldn't it just be reverse discrimination to leave that crime in order to solely investigate the upper classes?
Again, you've missed the point I was making.... to wit: MOST police officers do not concern themselves with real investgative, preventive police work, but instead concentrate their time and effort in collecting the "low hanging fruit". Stuff that is guaranteed a conviction (can't make the DA have to really think, gotta make the brass look good)
I think you're a little confused about the code of silence. That applies for cops protecting cops, often against department policy or even the law.
That was precisely my point. The Code of silence PROTECTS lawbreakers that wear the badge and commit their own crimes. And those that protect them are just as guilty as the actual offender.
I don't know how much that effect really exists, but if that's truly the intent I imagine the officer's are ordered to park their cars outside. The main reason I'd see for it is that the cars would be taken care of MUCH better and thus wouldn't have to be replaced nearly as often.
LOL, OK, but seeing as how the dept is responsible for the care of said automobiles, and there are staff mechanics to do this work, that point is moot. It's not like any officer is wrenching his own car. In fact, I'll bet there are policies against such actions. Imagine the liability if a vehicle is involved in an accident and the officer, not a certified mechanic, has been doing repairs..... oy
I've never once beaten a suspect, nor have I ever seen a coworker do so. No good can come of it, but a lot of bad can.
But yet it still happens, in departments big and small, all across the nation, to young and old, to citizens of all colors. And statistically, some of them are innocent. And get a beating anyway.
You can look at it that way, or you can look at it as a disclaimer. People in general seem to think that once a person is arrested they're guilty. I can't imagine how many times I've heard someone suggest the death penalty for an arrested murder/kidnapping/rape suspect after they see a small article in the paper.
Well, my own recent experience with SFPD over a traffic incident belies your assertion. I was accused by another motorist of having hit and run his car. I had another matter with another jurisdiction pending, but since the sFPD cops had that on their computer on me, I was presumed to be guilty. So much so, the officers prohibited me from doing any photos of the plaintiff's car or even exchanging name address data. BTW, I didn't "run" anywhere. I went home. I called the cops on what I thought was a road rager.
The DA took it to trial. Right up until they (SFPD) couldn't produce any of the 1/2 dozen photos they took of my car of any of his.
The ADA read the transcript and then HEARD my 911 tape. His insurance company took photos, took my statement, AND NEVER CONTACTED ME AGAIN. The DA dismissed the case. Seems the guy was trying to do a little INSURANCE FRAUD. But still the SFPD violated their own regs about how to deal with a traffic case with no personal injury.
I was convicted by their own cops and the facts eventually played themselves out. Lucky for me. My insurance company dropped me, I lost a job over it and my roommmates thought it was time for me to move right then.
SOoooo, it sounds good, keeps people believing the system works, and sometimes it actually works out that way. But most of the time, it's lip service.
The minute the people stop believing the system works for them, you will be obliged to turn your guns on the people, by direction of the local government, in order "to keep the peace." Will you be able to arrest your friends and family and put them in concentration camps? Did you read that section of the Police officers Handbook? It's under the Domestic Terrorism section. We have the camps ready, are you ready to do the dirty work?
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