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"At the moment, the number of police officers who have killed innocent people is still absolutely tiny" There is no way to verify your c...

"At the moment, the number of police officers who have killed innocent people is still absolutely tiny" There is no way to verify your claim. In my own antidotal world, I have seen cops ruin people's lives by harassment, and revenue collection! There are two statements made by Eric Holder's Justice Department that didn't get the traction I felt they needed: “Local authorities consistently approached law enforcement not as a means for protecting public safety, but as a way of generating revenue,” Holder said Officers in Ferguson “routinely violate the Fourth Amendment,” Holder said, and stop citizens without reasonable suspicion and then use unreasonable force against them. Incidents often “blatantly cross the line,” he said. This investigation was specific to Ferguson, Missouri, but I have a feeling they are systemic problems in many towns and cities across America. I have no way if proving my own personal suspicions about the average Cop, in the average police department, but I don't trust them anymore. I know I have been pulled over for no reason. I have been ticketed for incidents I honestly didn't think I committed. I'm a white dude living in a wealthy community; I often wonder how minorites are treated in other parts of the country? (I have no answers to the injustices I see, other than arming your vechicle, and person with a video cam. The problem I see now is most cops will be on the lookout for any recording devise.)

Posted by marincounty on Apr 9, 2015, 10:30 AM

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"At the moment, the number of police officers who have killed innocent people is still absolutely tiny" There is no way to verify your c...

marincountyApr 9, 2015, 10:30 AM

"At the moment, the number of police officers who have killed innocent people is still absolutely tiny" There is no way to verify your claim. In my own antidotal world, I have seen cops ruin people's lives by harassment, and revenue collection! There are two statements made by Eric Holder's Justice Department that didn't get the traction I felt they needed: “Local authorities consistently approached law enforcement not as a means for protecting public safety, but as a way of generating revenue,” Holder said Officers in Ferguson “routinely violate the Fourth Amendment,” Holder said, and stop citizens without reasonable suspicion and then use unreasonable force against them. Incidents often “blatantly cross the line,” he said. This investigation was specific to Ferguson, Missouri, but I have a feeling they are systemic problems in many towns and cities across America. I have no way if proving my own personal suspicions about the average Cop, in the average police department, but I don't trust them anymore. I know I have been pulled over for no reason. I have been ticketed for incidents I honestly didn't think I committed. I'm a white dude living in a wealthy community; I often wonder how minorites are treated in other parts of the country? (I have no answers to the injustices I see, other than arming your vechicle, and person with a video cam. The problem I see now is most cops will be on the lookout for any recording devise.)

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