Today's Dose of Outrage
I really should stop reading the news and live in blissful ignorance. It seems as if every day gives me a reason to have my blood boiling.
From today's Seattle P-I
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/262691_retkrystal13.html
The P-I has been running a series of articles outlining abuses, lies and other wrongdoings by a small group of officers of the King County Sheriff's Department
Now let me preface this by saying that I do not believe that all police officers are bad. Some are good, some are bad, some are plain evil. I understand that the job is hell and what we ask of them for the pay they recieve is one hell of a return on that tax investment. On the flipside, it seems that those bad apples are really damned rotten and there are enough of them that any wise citizen would conduct themselves as if an officer is an adversary until proven otherwise. Sorry, but that is the nature of the world police operate in; two kinds of people: blue and not blue.
And so the P-I reinforces that opinion and requirement that a wise citizen uses caution when dealing with police officers. In this article it describes how a young lady was in an accident with a police officer who was driving an unmarked car. This Sheriff's Deputy claimed the accident to be the young lady's fault. Several witnesses and the lady claim otherwise. When the family decided to protest the accident report, a citation was issued. The investigator, another Sherrif's deputy altered facts in addition to issuing the Citation. When called upon to conduct an investigation of both the Deputy in the accident and the accident investigation, the King County Sheriff declined, saying that no investigation would be attempted until the citation went to court. The P-I has also outlined a series of abuse claims made against the Deputy involved in addition to disciplinary actions including pay fraud. Now today's article notes that the insurance company that covers the lady's car has to conduct an investigation.
I just have to ask..What. The. HELL??
What the hell possesses the KC Sheriff to NOT conduct an investigation? What the hell does it take to see that this officer is in need of some serious oversight? How much abuse do citizens have to take before the pitchforks and torches start getting dusted off?
I tell you one thing though...when dealing with an officer under even the most innocuous of circumstances, you had best be using the caution of one handling a pissed off rattlesnake. That nasty critter is gonna be looking hard for an oportunity to sink his fangs in and holler "gotcha!". Now understand, I am not advocating antagonism when dealing with a police officer. Remain polite, calm and do nothing that makes an officer nervous or angry. But also, admit nothing, say nothing. Name, rank and serial number only. Remember, the same set of laws that gives you the right to keep your yap shut, also gives them permission to lie to you.
And speaking of lying or otherwise obfuscating the truth from you...
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Sunshine_Week.html
Hot on the heels of the federal government re-classifying information formerly available to the public, states are now doing the same thing. Throwing up over 1000 new laws that deny citizens access to information that is owned by those same citizens. Again I gotta say what the hell? The one thing that has kept the whores in government at least somewhat circumspect in their behavior has been the abilility of citizens to review the records they create. With these laws in place there will be an orgy of abuses unlike anyother seen before. All wrapped in the comfortable blanket of "public safety". Makes me wonder who is really conducting a terror campaign on the citizens of this country? If that is what it costs to be safe..I dont want to be safe. If anything I want the government to be even more open for me to inspect. Hell, any citizen should be able to monitor the exact behavior and communications of any tax paid employee during working hours or when any government equipment is used.
If it is security sensitive, then the records can be held in escrow for a maximum of 12 months. Thats it.
From today's Seattle P-I
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/262691_retkrystal13.html
The P-I has been running a series of articles outlining abuses, lies and other wrongdoings by a small group of officers of the King County Sheriff's Department
Now let me preface this by saying that I do not believe that all police officers are bad. Some are good, some are bad, some are plain evil. I understand that the job is hell and what we ask of them for the pay they recieve is one hell of a return on that tax investment. On the flipside, it seems that those bad apples are really damned rotten and there are enough of them that any wise citizen would conduct themselves as if an officer is an adversary until proven otherwise. Sorry, but that is the nature of the world police operate in; two kinds of people: blue and not blue.
And so the P-I reinforces that opinion and requirement that a wise citizen uses caution when dealing with police officers. In this article it describes how a young lady was in an accident with a police officer who was driving an unmarked car. This Sheriff's Deputy claimed the accident to be the young lady's fault. Several witnesses and the lady claim otherwise. When the family decided to protest the accident report, a citation was issued. The investigator, another Sherrif's deputy altered facts in addition to issuing the Citation. When called upon to conduct an investigation of both the Deputy in the accident and the accident investigation, the King County Sheriff declined, saying that no investigation would be attempted until the citation went to court. The P-I has also outlined a series of abuse claims made against the Deputy involved in addition to disciplinary actions including pay fraud. Now today's article notes that the insurance company that covers the lady's car has to conduct an investigation.
I just have to ask..What. The. HELL??
What the hell possesses the KC Sheriff to NOT conduct an investigation? What the hell does it take to see that this officer is in need of some serious oversight? How much abuse do citizens have to take before the pitchforks and torches start getting dusted off?
I tell you one thing though...when dealing with an officer under even the most innocuous of circumstances, you had best be using the caution of one handling a pissed off rattlesnake. That nasty critter is gonna be looking hard for an oportunity to sink his fangs in and holler "gotcha!". Now understand, I am not advocating antagonism when dealing with a police officer. Remain polite, calm and do nothing that makes an officer nervous or angry. But also, admit nothing, say nothing. Name, rank and serial number only. Remember, the same set of laws that gives you the right to keep your yap shut, also gives them permission to lie to you.
And speaking of lying or otherwise obfuscating the truth from you...
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Sunshine_Week.html
Hot on the heels of the federal government re-classifying information formerly available to the public, states are now doing the same thing. Throwing up over 1000 new laws that deny citizens access to information that is owned by those same citizens. Again I gotta say what the hell? The one thing that has kept the whores in government at least somewhat circumspect in their behavior has been the abilility of citizens to review the records they create. With these laws in place there will be an orgy of abuses unlike anyother seen before. All wrapped in the comfortable blanket of "public safety". Makes me wonder who is really conducting a terror campaign on the citizens of this country? If that is what it costs to be safe..I dont want to be safe. If anything I want the government to be even more open for me to inspect. Hell, any citizen should be able to monitor the exact behavior and communications of any tax paid employee during working hours or when any government equipment is used.
If it is security sensitive, then the records can be held in escrow for a maximum of 12 months. Thats it.
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