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So you're just going to leave us in the gutter? #crime
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I LIKE BOWLING #crime
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Don't make me dunk you.
Er, I mean, home run you.
Wait wait... hockey... eggbeater... uhh...
I waterpolo'ed your mom last night. #crime
11/11/09
I'd give another pun but tennis enough. #crime
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What can I say? You hooked it. #crime
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I dunno, I've never had it in me to hate cops. Especially considering today a cop chose to pick the speeder in front of me instead of, well, my own speeding butt. #crime
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thats always awesome, I love when Im driving maybe paying attention a little less than I should then I see flashes up ahead of either the popo or some super high flash radar. #crime
11/11/09
To this day, I've never received a ticket and I've been driving for about five years. #crime
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I think they earned their wii break and a slap on the wrist...
It's not like they were making snow angels in a big pile of cocaine.
I hope...
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I doubt those guys were. #crime
11/11/09
I don't think there is anyone who actually works 100% of the time they are on the clock, if they are it is because they are a slave or robot.
Don't tell me you're an absolute productive employee who doesn't waste any time talking with co-workers, daydreaming, or browsing the net. #crime
11/11/09
@Boomsta: LMAO I would shoot them, being Texan affords me that ability. >:D #crime
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@Derpitydoo: Hey, so does President Obama. #crime
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Tony would do it, though.
09/22/09
Dear god. It should be absolutely no surprise that some good cops go bad either. Just think about their job and put yourself in their shoes for a minute. One part of their job is to go around and be an asshole to you when you're doing something wrong in hopes that you learn your lesson and, you know, don't barrel into a group of kids after losing control while drunk and over the limit. Or that you don't set off some fireworks during a particularly dry season and light up a neighborhood. Or any of a number of ridiculous things. Because as soon as one these happens, what do people say? Where were the cops? Why aren't they enforcing these things better? But when they do their job what happens... people get defensive, angry, annoyed, and denounce as a whole useless and stupid. As soon as they come to crash your party, they're the bad guy. What is worse is that sometimes they have to do what is legally correct even if it seems morally wrong, and people don't understand that by performing such actions they are actually doing their job.
Were these guys at fault? Probably. Are all cops thus bad because of them? No. Are all cops bad because of a few isolated incidents dragged out by the media in order to make a good news story? Definitely not.
Let me put it this way. If you truly cared about the legal system, really that passionate about it (in terms of your hatred for cops) and think it needs to be reformed or changed and aren't just some kid who thinks it is cool to hate on cops, you would actually be doing something about it. You'd be learning the ins and outs of the system, campaigning, and actively trying to change it. But instead, you guys are just saying "omg copz bad, dun let me drink booz or have fun but they nver do job. They shld jst dye".
I ain't saying that "everyone who says cops should die should go die" or any ridiculous bullshit like that. Or that everyone should obey everything the police tells you to do and that they're always right. But the general cop-hate attitude adopted by so many is so damned grossly uninformed and, frankly, just plain stupid.
Service jobs are the worst. It matters not if your intent was good. If you EVER impede someone in order to do your duties, whether it be their fun or work, you are instantly the bad guy. If something ever fails under your watch, you aren't working hard enough and therefore are scum. And this isn't a question about competence either - you can be completely competent, excel at your job even, but if you mess up once or slight someone in the least bit in a public service job your automatically marked as an asshole.
09/23/09
Just that fact I'm alive and still have all my shit is proof that the cops are doing their job. Just because you don't see what they do doesn't mean they aren't doing anything. Chances are if you see them doing their jobs close up, it's because you were doing something stupid, or had something stupid done to you.
Some people had bad experiences with the Police... some people have bad experiences at Burger King. Just means your luck sucks, not that you can paint everyone with that brush. People who hate cops will grow up someday... probably about 10 seconds aftet they get robbed, raped, or run over by some drunk, and they want justice.
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Actually its disgusting.
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Article says there's enough waiting involved during searches that the Wii likely just sponged up time that would already be spent waiting. Really they just turned what would have been wasted tax payer money into an entertaining bowling tournament broadcast.
At most I'd wonder if it was safe for them to distract their attention with the Wii, just in case some friends/enemies of the crook decided to come gun the place down.
09/22/09
With all of the responsibilities a police officer has on duty - we can not let people like this be in positions of authority over us. Its obvious they have no respect for rules and procedures of the law.
I know being a law enforcer is a serious and stressful job, but they can take their time to R and R when they're punched out like everyone else.
To me this is very obviously an abuse of police power. What was to stop them from testing a little bit of whatever narcotics they may have found if they had no qualms about using the man's personal effects.
That's a bit of a slippery slope I know but they should at least be severely punished. Maybe they can all have an officer with some integrity follow them around for a few months to babysit (if there are any left).
And yeah, I gotta be that guy so here it goes. - FUCK THE POLICE.
09/22/09
If this guy didn't have stolen drugs and guns all over the place they might have reserved enough respect for him to not play the Wii without his permission. Hell, the Wii was probably just another item on the list of things he stole. :P
It's not quite fair to make the leap and say if these cops would go so far as to play the Wii, surely they would also vigorously smoke all the crack in his house and then kill his pet fish. Cops can be bad at times, but I'm sure it's mostly inflated in the worst areas of a city.
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"His history includes an extensive arrest record dating back to 1995. Difalco, 43, served three years in state prison from 2002 to 2005 for trafficking drugs, owning and operating a chop shop, and grand theft."
"Documents filed with the court say, in the March raid, detectives removed methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, weapons and more than $30,000 in stolen property."
Yeah, cos meth, guns, and over $30,000 worth of stolen property means this guy is obviously a low-key and otherwise law-abiding fellow, aside from the occasional toke.
Seriously, though. All this shows is cops are human. They like to have a little fun and think video games are fun. GASP! Oh my Strogg, how dare they! Seriously, get over your hang up. Some cops are pricks, some are great people. It's just like in every field. And this guy that they busted wasn't some kid smoking a bong and watching cartoons. This guy was a big-time, serious meth dealer.
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Now go back to your cartoons and bongs kids.
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