So, you are alleging that "good" cops are in the minority? Wow... If you believe that, you are probably too far gone and there is little I can say to enlighten you. In reality it's probably less than 5% of them you'd object to (and that's being generous). The problem isn't that bad apples are running rampant. The problem is perception. It's as simple as that. For every negative story you hear about regarding an officer, there are 100's of positive ones that go unmentioned. They aren't newsworthy unless it's something really fantastically heroic. That doesn't even factor in the majority of negative stories you even hear are complete BS. The whirlwind of negativity boils down to making all our jobs difficult. A prime example of this is just the other day I was helping a woman fix something on her vehicle and a truck speeds by and the driver yells, "Stop harassing everyone, pig!" We deal with things like that on a daily basis (up to and including getting ambushed or shot at for no reason other than wearing the uniform). How long do you think you could "protect and serve" in those conditions before getting jaded?
This is just more paranoia and conspiracy theorist talking points. Do you know how this even works? Did you do a little research before you posted? This isnt the 90s where it's recorded to VHS and anyone including the janitor can do as they please with it. The video/audio data is stored on a secure DVR inside the vehicle and then automatically transferred wirelessly to a vault in city hall when the car returns to the station. All segments of time are accounted for. There is absolutely no tampering with this evidence by anyone. The only people who even have more lax read privileges are those who would love nothing more than to get rid of some liability who loves to live in the "gray area" as you put it.
Did I ever claim it doesn't exist at all? No. Do some people make it through a thorough background investigation, psych eval, interview, polygraph that shouldn't? Sure. Is it on the scale people like you seem to want to believe? Not even close. The agencies try extremely hard to prevent these people from getting hired and potentially costing them millions in litigation and, for the vast majority, do a very good job.
Yeah because entire shifts of detectives, undercover officers, and SWAT teams have nothing better to do than stage an elaborate, overly complex, and very conspicuous execution of 1 of 11tybillion street level crack dealers. Woah, you should work for CIA!
Yeah? What country does this happen in? It certainly isn't the US. I've been in LE for years and never seen or even heard of anything even approaching this level of misconduct. People love to paint law enforcement as some kind of maniacal, civil-rights violating machine and use them for their authority-hating diatribes. That simply isn't the case and, quite frankly, it gets old hearing it. I do my job with the utmost professionalism and have never had any kind of reprimand regarding conduct. As a matter of fact, all complaints I have EVER seen come into the department have been almost immediately ruled as unfounded when the video/audio is reviewed and found to basically be the opposite of what some d-bag with dollar signs in the eyes has alleged.
"I wonder what happens if you inform a cop that you are recording him when he pulls you over."
Outside the fantasy land of anti-establishment hippies, the response would be something like, "Oh why don't you save your batteries, there are already multiple recording devices active that, unlike yours, include the violation you are being stopped for."
Well, if that is true, that is the most important part of the entire investigation since that is the biggest variable that affects how they arrive at their "total loss" figure. Until it is revealed how they calculate this figure, this report is meaningless.
Yeah this is the same flawed logic the RIAA uses. They make the assumption that you would have bought Photoshop, had you not pirated it. Therefore, any pirated program is a loss of revenue in a 1:1 ratio. That simply ISN'T the case. About 11tybillion people downloaded applications that they never would have paid for in the first place. Actual revenue losses are much less than 1:1.
Hah nice analogy. When he said equivalently specced what he sould have said was IDENTICALLY specced. Using your analogy, the Rolls Royce would simply be a shell with all the same (not similar) parts as a Honda Civic inside only charging 50x as much for it.
It easily and compactly holds over 500 disks and is no bigger than a brief case (a little taller). The key feature is that the sleeves are in no way attached. They hang like a file cabinet, allowing for extremely simple alphabetization and additions. When the lid is closed, they are not able to slip off the rails. They also have smaller and bigger versions.
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How about the brand new, fully patched up-to-date Macbook Air at this year's pwn-to-own contest a couple months ago? Oh noes! It was the first to be compromised. http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2008/03/27/day-two-of-cansecwest-pwn-to-own---we-have-our-first-official-winner-with-picture
Wow, so angry. Enough to wish me great bodily harm even. Thats fine though. I'll still put my life on the line for yours when you call for help.
So, you are alleging that "good" cops are in the minority? Wow... If you believe that, you are probably too far gone and there is little I can say to enlighten you. In reality it's probably less than 5% of them you'd object to (and that's being generous). The problem isn't that bad apples are running rampant. The problem is perception. It's as simple as that. For every negative story you hear about regarding an officer, there are 100's of positive ones that go unmentioned. They aren't newsworthy unless it's something really fantastically heroic. That doesn't even factor in the majority of negative stories you even hear are complete BS. The whirlwind of negativity boils down to making all our jobs difficult. A prime example of this is just the other day I was helping a woman fix something on her vehicle and a truck speeds by and the driver yells, "Stop harassing everyone, pig!" We deal with things like that on a daily basis (up to and including getting ambushed or shot at for no reason other than wearing the uniform). How long do you think you could "protect and serve" in those conditions before getting jaded?
This is just more paranoia and conspiracy theorist talking points. Do you know how this even works? Did you do a little research before you posted? This isnt the 90s where it's recorded to VHS and anyone including the janitor can do as they please with it. The video/audio data is stored on a secure DVR inside the vehicle and then automatically transferred wirelessly to a vault in city hall when the car returns to the station. All segments of time are accounted for. There is absolutely no tampering with this evidence by anyone. The only people who even have more lax read privileges are those who would love nothing more than to get rid of some liability who loves to live in the "gray area" as you put it.
Did I ever claim it doesn't exist at all? No. Do some people make it through a thorough background investigation, psych eval, interview, polygraph that shouldn't? Sure. Is it on the scale people like you seem to want to believe? Not even close. The agencies try extremely hard to prevent these people from getting hired and potentially costing them millions in litigation and, for the vast majority, do a very good job.
Yeah because entire shifts of detectives, undercover officers, and SWAT teams have nothing better to do than stage an elaborate, overly complex, and very conspicuous execution of 1 of 11tybillion street level crack dealers. Woah, you should work for CIA!
Yeah? What country does this happen in? It certainly isn't the US. I've been in LE for years and never seen or even heard of anything even approaching this level of misconduct. People love to paint law enforcement as some kind of maniacal, civil-rights violating machine and use them for their authority-hating diatribes. That simply isn't the case and, quite frankly, it gets old hearing it. I do my job with the utmost professionalism and have never had any kind of reprimand regarding conduct. As a matter of fact, all complaints I have EVER seen come into the department have been almost immediately ruled as unfounded when the video/audio is reviewed and found to basically be the opposite of what some d-bag with dollar signs in the eyes has alleged.
"I wonder what happens if you inform a cop that you are recording him when he pulls you over."
Outside the fantasy land of anti-establishment hippies, the response would be something like, "Oh why don't you save your batteries, there are already multiple recording devices active that, unlike yours, include the violation you are being stopped for."
Well, if that is true, that is the most important part of the entire investigation since that is the biggest variable that affects how they arrive at their "total loss" figure. Until it is revealed how they calculate this figure, this report is meaningless.
Yeah this is the same flawed logic the RIAA uses. They make the assumption that you would have bought Photoshop, had you not pirated it. Therefore, any pirated program is a loss of revenue in a 1:1 ratio. That simply ISN'T the case. About 11tybillion people downloaded applications that they never would have paid for in the first place. Actual revenue losses are much less than 1:1.
Hah nice analogy. When he said equivalently specced what he sould have said was IDENTICALLY specced. Using your analogy, the Rolls Royce would simply be a shell with all the same (not similar) parts as a Honda Civic inside only charging 50x as much for it.
It easily and compactly holds over 500 disks and is no bigger than a brief case (a little taller). The key feature is that the sleeves are in no way attached. They hang like a file cabinet, allowing for extremely simple alphabetization and additions. When the lid is closed, they are not able to slip off the rails. They also have smaller and bigger versions.