tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post7110300041528683497..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Shared from Facebook - A Cops PerspectiveDutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-23475428350156283782016-07-18T00:51:44.518-05:002016-07-18T00:51:44.518-05:00There's a point at which persistence in the fa...There's a point at which persistence in the face of mounting evidence that you aren't accomplishing anything worthwhile stops being a virtue.<br /><br />I sometimes give people advice. Generally I try to make it advice that I believe to be for their benefit. But often it involves telling them that what they are doing not only isn't working but <i>never will</i> work, sometimes just because whoever told them it was a good idea in the first place was just lying.<br /><br />Having a law-enforcement profession separate from the Militia is one of those things that is never going to accomplish any of the things promoters claim. What it does accomplish, and what it was expressly designed to accomplish, is ensuring that only the politically powerful and connected have any resort to the laws, so that the politically powerful and connected may be insulated from the operation of justice against their own crimes.<br /><br />That's why police forces even were invented in the first place. It is the <i>only</i> reason they have persisted, in the face of how much worse they are than the Militia at performing all the publicly argued purposes of having such a force. The <i>only</i> thing that a professional law-enforcement force does better than the Militia is protecting government corruption from exposure, indictment, and punishment.<br /><br />Most people have trouble expressing that clearly, but everyone that has dealt with the police much (in any capacity) knows it in their bones. Those who suffer injustice as a result are angry at cops, those who get away with injustice feel contempt for cops. And those who <i>are</i> cops...feel confused and lost.<br /><br />If I hated anyone for ever having been a cop, I'd just tell them to keep it up, ignore all the doubts and concerns they have about whether it's the right thing to do, and let them meet the inevitable end that awaits them at the end.<br /><br />But instead I tell people who are considering whether it is the right thing to do that it certainly isn't and they should try something else, before it's too late.<br /><br />Because you never know when it will be too late for any given cop, except that it's getting close to the time when it will be too late for all of them.Chiu ChunLinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519192610708043962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-31734138650648357692016-07-13T23:38:52.857-05:002016-07-13T23:38:52.857-05:00Strange, I lived in Brooklyn for a while. Didnt se...Strange, I lived in Brooklyn for a while. Didnt see all that many Black people. They were there but it was mostly whites and Middle eastern. Not much crime either. Makes it kind of hard for me to believe the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-43398193730324274132016-07-13T12:11:22.306-05:002016-07-13T12:11:22.306-05:00Neal,
See, that's the problem with civil wars...Neal,<br /><br />See, that's the problem with civil wars and genocides. It is never defined lines of effort with Team Red vs. Team Blue. I can tell you that if that a segment of the 13% of the population decides to take on the other 87%, it will be very short lived. I just do not seeing it go the way the racists think it will<br /><br />I doubt that would last long enough for you to even need a snack.Dutchman6https://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-65353412404971748482016-07-13T09:49:45.473-05:002016-07-13T09:49:45.473-05:00Good post Anon at 7:58....but think of it another ...Good post Anon at 7:58....but think of it another way. Who owns you? Do you own yourself or does the government? If you own yourself, no one else can tell you what substances you can and can't put in your own body...and yet police enforce the laws with regards to the failed "war on drugs". <br /><br />Under this logic, ANY officer enforcing drug laws is violating a very basic human right to self ownership. Out of the officer's I know (Best Man at my wedding is one) I don't know of any officer who's never busted someone for a drug related offense. <br /><br />I've never used ANY illicit drug....just not my thing. Heck I don't even drink.<br /><br />My point is that what you're saying is correct, at first glance...but if you examine the totality of your argument in detail, you find that most of us only have encounters with police during traffic violations that are merely revenue generators in most instances for the state or municipality they serve. <br /><br />Police are a reactionary force....they do very little in terms of crime prevention and minor crimes go unsolved far more often than not. They are report takers for the most part. No serious person relies on police or 911 to save them in the event of a home break in when confronted with armed suspects. *WE* are responsible for our own safety....as it should be.<br /><br />Just how necessary are the police? I don't think they are as needed as people believe. As Plato said, "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." A massive reduction in force could happen and if we deregulated laws to those that actually have a victim.....much less 'enforcement' would be needed and we could transition to a peace officer centered model. <br /><br />Just some random thoughts to consider. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-34970661652071605872016-07-13T09:36:54.188-05:002016-07-13T09:36:54.188-05:00Calm down Neal. None of us have a crystal ball an...Calm down Neal. None of us have a crystal ball and our ranks are filled with enough Chicken Little prognosticator's as it is. <br /><br />What you're saying may well be correct....and if it is...we'll respond appropriately if threatened with deadly force. If Blacks in this country are stupid enough to try killing us en masse....they're going to find out how many of us are armed and much more proficient than they are with firearms, in addition to being sorely outnumbered. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-86359393938157689922016-07-13T07:58:15.441-05:002016-07-13T07:58:15.441-05:00In this world there are two kinds of cops;
Peace ...In this world there are two kinds of cops; <br />Peace Officers and LEOs; <br />not white, not black, not asian, hispanic or "other". <br />They are either protective Sheepdogs or Ravenous Wolves in a Sheepdog's uniform.<br /><br />Peace Officers are duly sworn to the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights attached thereto. They have taken the Oath within their hearts. Unjust laws are ignored by these officers, they have a respect for life, you will not find an attitude of arrogance in them. <br /><br />LEOs are, as well, duly sworn to the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights attached thereto. They have - NOT - taken the Oath within their hearts. They are simply a "Tool of The State"......."Sorry, just doin' my job. It's the law, nothin' personal (besides, if I don't do what the State says, I won't get paid.") <br />Arrogant and cocky attitudes are pervasive within the LEO ranks. Encounters with citizens may go well or badly, yes, depending on the attitude of each citizen....or whether or not the LEO has had a bad day to that point.<br />For the LEO, "Turn that camera off! Your Constitutional Rights are whatever I say they are." <br /><br />As a beginner driver -many- years ago, if I happened to be stopped by a policeman, it was usually for a good reason- you guessed it- Speeding.<br />I knew I had it coming. However, the encounters were never hostile or tense. The Peace Officers were just that way. The mindset was to keep the peace. Certainly there were bad cops, and those in it for the paycheck, but they were the few.<br /><br />How many of you today don't get a knot in the stomach when a cop drops in behind you in traffic? <br />"Oh crap, what did I do now." <br />"I have my seat belt on. My plate registration is up to date. My drivers license is current. I don't have a broken tail light....I hope. I wasn't speeding. I stopped completely at the sign. I wasn't texting. Damn blood pressure, I can feel it coming up. I signaled when I turned. I wonder if my child said an audible prayer at school, or mentioned a gun. I just left the ATM with $500....civil forfeiture?, ETC, ETC, ETC."<br /><br />Jumping track here but it is relevant.<br />Black Lives Matter<br />Really?<br />Not to other blacks who kill their black brothers by the hundreds every year.<br /><br />"Stand by our Law Enforcement Officers"<br />In every case?<br />No way. <br /><br />"Stand with our Peace Officers"<br />Yes I will.<br /><br />Rules without Relationship never works very well.<br />The Thin Blue Line has developed into a Thick Blue Wall.<br />LEOs don't develop relationships with citizens, they have a relationship primarily to their paychecks and by Laws whether conforming to the Constitution or not.<br /><br />Peace Officers are bound by the Constitution. Period. That is time tested relationship with the Citizens of the United States. <br /><br />Oh, and thank God for phone cameras. Cameras help to protect the honest and cameras expose the arrogant "Turn that camera off!" criminal.<br /><br />End of RantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-20582373818115340432016-07-13T04:13:44.266-05:002016-07-13T04:13:44.266-05:00I'm not in mensa, But even I know that if I wa...I'm not in mensa, But even I know that if I was to attach a pound of c4 to a robot, drive it in to anywhere, and have it detonate I would be facing serious state, local, and federal criminal charges.<br /><br />So? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-33128055398277892042016-07-12T16:15:12.576-05:002016-07-12T16:15:12.576-05:00And I realized that while this officer makes a ver...And I realized that while this officer makes a very poignant argument about the Black community he serves, he doesn't seem to fully recognize the level of graft and corruption within his profession and within our justice system. <br /><br />Kudos to him for figuring out what's wrong with his community....now if he could just take that next step to the realization that the police and courts violate the rights of the citizenry when they practice policing for profit and revenue generation by enforcing laws that have no victim. <br /><br />There are two separate systems of justice in America; one for the politically well-connected and officers of the court, and one for the rest of us. If it were not so, Clinton would be indicted, officers wouldn't be able to claim qualified immunity and civil forfeiture and RICO statutes deeming the citizen guilty until proven innocent would not be the norm. <br /><br />Just as he claims the Black community is not willing to look at itself; neither is he ready to look at the perverted form of "justice" we practice in this country....and until someone does....it will be the same as it is for the African Americans: No justice, no peace. The national house needs to be cleaned. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-20779940412113996712016-07-12T15:56:13.470-05:002016-07-12T15:56:13.470-05:00Oh, I am not an LEO nor have I ever been black. I...Oh, I am not an LEO nor have I ever been black. I just thought it was a good story to circle back to the fact that we are all in this together. If you draw a line from where we were just a few years ago to where we are now and then extend that out a little more down the road, it certainly does paint a grim picture. I am doubtful that anything can be stopped or even if it should. Some times these things need to come to their conclusion so we can proceed with the reconstruction. <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed it.Dutchman6https://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-26095510972751585032016-07-12T15:16:52.695-05:002016-07-12T15:16:52.695-05:00This was commendable of you, Matthew, to share thi...This was commendable of you, Matthew, to share this story. <br /> <br />Would there ever be a solution to this tragic state of affairs? If so, what would it be?<br /><br />“When the Son of God is received as the Redeemer of the race, He fulfills the promise of His Word, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee” [Isaiah 26:3]. Take blood-soaked Africa, for example! A nightmare of continued murder marked the Fernando Po territory and its filthy, slothful inhabitants whose speech was like the grunt of brute animals. Then missionaries came with the Savior’s Gospel, and Fernando Po was a changed place, ruled by peace. War tore South Africa. A notorious Hottentot called ‘Africaner’ was the terror of the colonists. Robert Moffat, missionary of Jesus, went straight to this chief of the black battle-land, although warned that Africaner would use Moffat’s skin for a drum and his skull for a drinking cup. Africaner turned to his Savior, and the hideous wars stopped. Tribal struggles and slave raids cursed Uganda. The murder of infants and aged, sudden and ceaseless attacks on its villages made Madagascar a veritable hell on earth. Witchcraft, killing of twins, and gory conflicts left Calabar a land of weeping and wailing. But the Son of God came to Uganda, to Madagascar, to Calabar, and with Him came peace” (Walter A. Maier, “The Airwaves Proclaim Christ” [Saint Louis: Concordia, 1948], page 19).<br /><br />The same could and should happen today in America if only true-to-the-Bible missionaries would be sent out, and only if the people would stop rejecting Christ’s soul-saving gospel. <br /><br />Gentlemen, we need to work and pray on this matter.<br />Gene Urtelhttp://www.therivertownpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-63666666817467946042016-07-12T14:15:00.300-05:002016-07-12T14:15:00.300-05:00I tend to think of it like triage. There are thos...I tend to think of it like triage. There are those you can save and those that are too far gone to be of any use. I fail to invest any emotional capital in people that will never give a crap about me. Some, like the one I spoke about in the Tuesdays with Bernie post, (sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2016/04/tuesdays-with-bernie.html), I have been whittling down. At least now he is forced to admit that MLK was a Republican. I doubt he will come to bury his nose in Alas Shrugged, but at least he is on the path.<br /><br />The difference between your man and mine is the difference in the brain addling ignorance created by MSM and the intentionally stupid. In both cases their minds are the last plantation.Dutchman6https://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-34514707248036573802016-07-12T13:39:28.497-05:002016-07-12T13:39:28.497-05:00I'm in Mensa, the international high-IQ club. ...I'm in Mensa, the international high-IQ club. That's not to brag; it's just something the Lord made.<br /><br />Years ago, I worked with a brilliant young black man (at IBM if it makes a difference) and I said to him: "you ought to look into Mensa". He ignored me. Several times. When I finally asked why he shied away from meeting other bright people, he looked straight at me and said: "Don't you understand? You're the ENEMY. If I were to join Mensa, I would lose all my black friends." (Yes, he did use the subjunctive case in his reply.)<br /><br />I never asked again. What sort of reply might one make to black-on-white racism like that?rexxheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578166996312186309noreply@blogger.com