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Police Brutality an issue?
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I have to disagree. Perhaps it's naivety or ignorance, or perhaps it's just Penrith. But I was under the impression that police corruption in Australia (not including Victoria) was very low.
CaptainF
The Professional Poster
It's always an issue. An important one. NEVER trust authority figures...never.
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
I think they have an excessive amount of power that is greatly out of proportion from what we as citizens consent to. I also believe that a well-armed and educated (about said arms) population is a good way to counter crime, too.
Would you rob a store if you thought the owner and all the patrons carried a gun and knew how to use it?
Would you rob a store if you thought the owner and all the patrons carried a gun and knew how to use it?
Would you rob a store if you thought the owner and all the patrons carried a gun and knew how to use it?
Yes, I'll just be more violent and more inclined to kill those people.
ParadigmShifter
Random Nonsense Generator
When they kick out your front door
How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head
Or on the trigger of your gun
When the law break in
How you gonna go?
Shot down on the pavement
Or waiting in death row
You can crush us
You can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
Oh, Guns of Brixton
The money feels good
And your life you like it well
But surely your time will come
As in heaven, as in hell
You see, he feels like Ivan
BORN under the Brixton sun
His game is called survivin'
At the end of the harder they come
You know it means no mercy
They caught him with a gun
No need for the Black Maria
Goodbye to the Brixton sun
You can crush us
You can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
Oh-the guns of Brixton
When they kick out your front door
How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head
Or on the trigger of your gun
You can crush us
You can bruise us
And even shoot us
But oh- the guns of Brixton
Shot down on the pavement
Waiting in death row
His game was survivin'
As in heaven as in hell
You can crush us
You can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
Oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh, the guns of Brixton
How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head
Or on the trigger of your gun
When the law break in
How you gonna go?
Shot down on the pavement
Or waiting in death row
You can crush us
You can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
Oh, Guns of Brixton
The money feels good
And your life you like it well
But surely your time will come
As in heaven, as in hell
You see, he feels like Ivan
BORN under the Brixton sun
His game is called survivin'
At the end of the harder they come
You know it means no mercy
They caught him with a gun
No need for the Black Maria
Goodbye to the Brixton sun
You can crush us
You can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
Oh-the guns of Brixton
When they kick out your front door
How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head
Or on the trigger of your gun
You can crush us
You can bruise us
And even shoot us
But oh- the guns of Brixton
Shot down on the pavement
Waiting in death row
His game was survivin'
As in heaven as in hell
You can crush us
You can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to
Oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh, the guns of Brixton
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
Oh, I'm aware of that, and if I were a corrupt cop the first people I'd try to get on my side would be the guys in charge of fighting corruption. Doesn't make it any less ironic though.
It was a while ago, but I'll put down what I remember. They gave a little background on the guy: wife had recently kicked him out, then became3 concerned when he wasn't heard from. So the cops started searching, and found him pretty much immediately, as the mall parking lot he was in was only half a block from the station.
The narrator began talking about the "need for security" and that police needed to ensure their was "no threat" from the sleeping guy. Then "he made the mistake of taking out his anger on police property." They also tried to pass off his scream as one of anger, when it was clearly fear. There was a damn robot in his face for Christ's sake. Then "he continued his 'assault'" - yes, they said assault, I distinctly remember that - "and had to be 'taken down.'"
It turned out the guy did have a gun in his glove-box, which obviously was not visible until the car was searched. Considering he was licenced to carry said gun and had no criminal record, that's no damn excuse.
It's naivete and ignorance, but it's not your fault. Name one high-profile corruption case reported in the media, excepting the current Victorian investigations? I daresay you can't. They're simply not reported, seldom investigated, and scapegoats are blamed when they are. That said, corruption in Australia is seldom of the organised crime variety, and more along the "do whatever you want, you're a cop" variety.
Bugfatty300
Buddha Squirrel
Heh I'm surprised they even bothered to mention that he was carrying the gun legally. They probably revoked his carry license afterwards just for good measure.
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
It was one of those end-of-show footnote-type deals. It was also phrased along the lines of: "despite his actions, his previous clean record and gun licence enabled him to escape prosecution." No doubt, as being police saved those jackarses from prosecution, which they most definitely deserved.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Beat the people I say! BEAT EM ALL.
shakeythedrunk
Chieftain
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My only encounter with the police was when I got a DUI many, many years ago. I was drunk as a monkey and I'm lucky I got pulled over before I killed someone. The cop was trying to give me a sobriety test and I was calling him an SOB and told him I would kick his butt. He was nothing but a complete professional and just said "Sir, please don't address me like that".
So based on my only encounter I vote they are fair.
By the way, the DUI ended up costing me about $3,000 in fines and what not and I have never once driven drunk since then.
So based on my only encounter I vote they are fair.
By the way, the DUI ended up costing me about $3,000 in fines and what not and I have never once driven drunk since then.
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
If you had kept addressing him like that, that's when you'd have your head cracked open and been sodomised with a baton on the side of the road. Or if he thought you had a pretty mouth.
And you call yourself a drunk, yet haven't driven drunk in years. For shame.
And you call yourself a drunk, yet haven't driven drunk in years. For shame.
Virote_Considon
The Great Dictator
Knock it back, have another one, drinking and driving is so much fun!
amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
You've got to be pretty damn foolish to risk your life for 100 bucks.
If needed yes. People who robs market usually don't kill people because they don't have any reason to. Now if the risk to getting kill is high then people are more nervous and the chance of someone getting killed is much more higher.
And innocent people would be even more foolish to risk their lives to saves money that don't belong to them.
I admit that if everyone would carry a gun, petty theft would diminue. I'm talking about people who want cash but aren't willing to kill any people for it, they just carry a gun to scare and get away quickly. Real criminals however would continue to do so in a much more violent manner.
Bugfatty300
Buddha Squirrel
I've edited my post. You can find example of anything in the world but it doesn't change what usually happen.
Trajan12
Deity
I think they have an excessive amount of power that is greatly out of proportion from what we as citizens consent to. I also believe that a well-armed and educated (about said arms) population is a good way to counter crime, too.
Would you rob a store if you thought the owner and all the patrons carried a gun and knew how to use it?
This is a summary I can agree with.
Bugfatty300
Buddha Squirrel
That's just one incident. It's not exactly rare. Yeah "usually" no one is hurt or killed in armed robberies but "usually" is something I don't want to bet my life on.
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