KNOCKING THE SNOT OUT OF GOOFY!

KNOCKING THE SNOT OUT OF GOOFY, (Frazer Chronicle)

Again we go with one of my "pet peeves," injustice, I really can't stand it when I hear or see an overt act by any authority figure, encroaching on the rights of citizens. I totally understand wanting to kick the crap out of a big mouth, or some wimpy punk who talks about some "pie in the sky rights," even though he is obviously guilty and deserves a good old fashioned "beat down."

What authority figures am I talking about.....city, county and state police officials, that's who. These people live in some sort of "ga ga land," a land where reality doesn't exist, where rules are made for somebody else. A land where might is right, where even the simplest of infractions often are dealt with in the most violent of reaction, where any sort of "back-talk" is often met with a 50,000 volt taser, and any physical reaction can be met with a bullet in the head.

Cops in case after case across the country actually can take the law into their own hands, many times handling street altercations as a judge, jury and executioner. I have met few cops during my lifetime that I would sit and have a beer with, they seemed to me, to be on edge, were kinda cold blooded, or a little bit "unhinged." To say that police officers are a "different breed of cat," is an understatement, many are pushy, thirst for power and seem to be control freaks.

Of course there are good cops out there, some actually see themselves as a member of society, have been granted assume power, realizing that that power is really a burden, and they must always be aware of that power, guarding against making the wrong decisions, and listening. Using compassion, understanding and restraint when dealing with the public in most every situation.

That said, this blog.....sadly is not about these people, rather about those people that think that they are above the law, answerable only to their watch commander, and their fellow officers. According to poles, brutal acts, stonewalling of evidence, and the silent "brotherhood" surrounding every "cop shop" in the country, is up and all attempt to cover each other's asses.

A cop kicks and beating  the crap out of a handcuffed man in Providence, Road Island, in Rocklin, California, police respond to a domestic violence complaint, and officers are accused of excessive force, "a beat-down." Another man, with mental problems, is thrown to the ground, kicked, beaten, hauled off to jail, were police station video shows police roughly carrying the man to his cell, he later dies from massive trauma to his chest, and several broken ribs.

A Springfield, Illinois man has brought a lawsuit against 8 city police when, it is claimed by the 37 year old man,  that his ankle was broken when one of the cops stepped on his leg. Two of the officers are suspended without pay for 5 days, while 2 others were subjected to mandatory retraining.

In Fullerton, California, police arrested a  man on suspicion of attacking a police officer in 2010, only later to discover that they had arrested the  wrong man. What took place at the arrest, initially reported by the arresting officers was completely different then  a video taken by the man. An Orange County jury in July of this year found the man innocent of assault, battery and resisting arrest.

The real culprit in the Fullerton case is the cell phone used to record police activity during the incident. Apparently police agencies across American haven't caught up to the 21st century and the cameras that exist, that can capture both good activity as well as bad.

Prosecutes and law enforcement need to get their act "up to speed," and realize that this is the 21st century, that Americana's have rights, and that law enforcement is working for the good of the general public, not the other way around.

Do I respect the law, well, I can say this, "I'm more afraid" then do I respect it. Many laws that are on the books make perfect sense to me, while others make absolutely no sense. Do I respect police officers.....well, let me as you a question, "do you respect a big man with a weapon strapped to his hip," come on, let me hear it, that's what I thought, like me, your afraid. 

There is an attitude out there, shared by law enforcement, and that attitude needs to change. No more "knocking the snot out of goofy first," in the vast majority of instances you need to listen