Quote of the Day–Anonymous (06/09/2012)

Re-elect Dino Rossi!

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Seen June 9, 2012


[If you get the joke, you might be a Washington Resident.  -B]

Quote of the Day–Sebastian (06/08/2012)

How sad is it when your excuse is gross incompetence and negligence? Because both of those things are better than the likely truth of the matter.

SebastianPants on Fire

June 8th, 2012


[I’ve written previously on Fast and Furious and I must say that this latest development is anything but surprising. –B]

Warming the Subcockels of my Heart

Via Uncle I found this post on ARfcom.

But why would I post this under accountabiliabuddible?  This text is why:

Just got back from talking to the detectives. They wanted to record my
side of the story as a witness. They asked me if I had heard them say
they were Sheriff’s, I said yes they did 2 or 3 times. They asked if I
heard them say stop resisting, I said yes I heard them 2 or 3 times.
They asked if I thought they were being too rough, I said not at all.
They asked what I had said when the girl said “he’s not resisting” and I
answered saying “I told her he is resisting twice.” They also asked if I
thought he was resisting, and I said definitely, he would have been in
custody in 2 seconds if he wasn’t.

They thanked me for being such an awesome witness and being on their
side, otherwise that girl could testify saying that he was not
resisting and hurt their case. One of them ended up with a sprained or
broken finger. They said it probably won’t go to court, but if it does
they will likely have me testify.

That’s the thing about people recording interactions with the police.  I have no horse in the race.  While I do run the criminal count, I would be as pleased as punch if the day came and I couldn’t get new material for it.  I am more than happy to hold officers accountable, not just for their bad actions but their good ones as well.

The video in this case both corroborated the officers statement, as well as the witness statement.  It was good for the officers, not bad.  The only officers who would fear video like that are one’s breaking the rules on a regular basis.  The bad part about breaking the rules is when the time comes you do need to do something for real, you’re liable to shoot yourself in the foot because you’re “trying to protect yourself.”

I applaud the officers for their professional conduct.  It made this case clear and concise and helped prevent false claims from putting them in the count which I wouldn’t have liked.

SSCC #345–Davidson Co.

Via WizardPC comes this tale.

Now, Minick’s widow and mother are filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Nashville, the Metro Police Department, sheriff’s office, the hospital and the deputies, claiming false arrest, false imprisonment, cruel and unusual punishment and inhumane treatment.

But no crime was committed, according to investigations by Metro Police, the sheriff’s department and the grand jury. They concluded that deputies used proper force in restraining a violent man in a hospital.

This is a nasty one.  Why?  Because honestly as we’ve seen lately people do get that violent while on drugs.  It is a chaotic scene that is dynamic and while one may not intend for something to be lethal it does happen.  I think in this case, it’s a very grey area where blame cannot be clearly established.  So why would I include it in the count?

The answer is simple, they investigated the incident themselves.  That does not bode well for the departments faith that their officers did no wrong.  If they really had faith they would call in an independent third party.  Am I really that wrong when the FAA and NTSB did exactly that recently?

The midair collision of two small planes about 50 miles from Washington is under investigation by Canadian officials because one plane was owned by an FAA employee and the other by an NTSB employee, federal officials said Tuesday.

Why not ask the state patrol, or another county to investigate the incident.  It would have helped keep the whole incident on the up and up.  Instead they investigated themselves, when honestly an external investigation is the only way they could have had a prayer of actually surviving.

State Sponsored Criminal #345: John Doe

Because that independent third party thing is never needed unless both parties involved are “anointed”.

Quote of the Day – Tam (06/07/2012)

Of course it will, because that’s what a law IS: When you pass a law, you are effectively saying “This
thing is of such momentous import that, if you do it (or don’t do it,
whichever,) we will compel you with force, and will back that force with
the guns of the state. This is something that is so important that compliance is worth, push come to shove, shooting people.

TamIgnorance is no Excuse for a Law

June 7th, 2012


[Seriously I wish that NYC’s soda law was all just a dumb joke, but alas it isn’t.  Some moron actually feels a 44 oz soda is worth threatening and possibly killing another human being over*.  I wish more people would get this through their head.  Government is force and they must use force to enforce the laws.  That’s the thing with laws and government.  When you say, “There ought to be a law!”  You’re saying, “The state should shoot that individual when he refuses to cooperate.”  Please, realize new laws for petty childish crap is NOT a solution to what you think is a problem.

Screw New York City, and state for that matter, there is no reason for me to visit either for business or pleasure.  I say build a wall around the damn city and turn it into a penal colony.  Then the city government might be a little less tyrannical. -B

*While they haven’t put a gun in someone’s face yet, it is only a matter of time till it happens.  If you’re willing to put a gun in someone’s face, the intent is to convey their impending mortality, whether the officer really wants to shoot or not.]

Ear Worm Wednesday – 06/06/2012

Don’t ask…

Should I feel old since I recognize this as a cover:

And yes, I remember listening to the original, but the cover is stuck in my head.

Skindred – Electric Avenue.

SSCC #344 – NYPD

Via Ry comes another instance of sheer stupidity that evidently is business as usual and nothing significant.

But within minutes, he said, one of the two officers became enraged —
and the judge became his target. The officer screamed and cursed at the
onlookers, some of whom were complaining about what they said was his
violent treatment of the suspect, and then he focused on Justice
Raffaele, who was wearing a T-shirt and jeans. The judge said the
officer rushed forward and, using the upper edge of his hand, delivered a
sharp blow to the judge’s throat that was like what he learned when he
was trained in hand-to-hand combat in the Army.

After reading the article it makes me think that the onlookers probably had reason to be upset with the officer.  The officers biggest mistake was striking anyone without cause.  But see, in New York, officers can assault anyone they want for any reason they want.  Don’t believe me?

The episode, Friday morning just after midnight — in which the judge
says his initial complaint about the officer was dismissed by a
sergeant, the ranking supervisor at the scene — is now the focus of
investigations by the police Internal Affairs Bureau and the
Civilian Complaint Review Board.

The civilian review board might be able to accomplish something but I doubt it. 

Deputy Commissioner Paul J. Browne, the Police Department’s chief
spokesman, said in an e-mail that all force complaints, whether they
involve serious injuries or not, are referred to the Civilian Complaint
Review Board, an independent agency that investigates allegations of
police misconduct that does not rise to the level of a crime. The
department’s Internal Affairs Bureau investigates complaints of
excessive force that involve serious injuries.


“In this instance,” he said, Internal Affairs “is reviewing the
complaint because it was brought to its attention by the judge, not
because of the level of injury.”

So in other words, your officers can commit assault with impunity unless they severely injure their victim.  It’s no wonder why officers dislike people with video cameras.  It helps prove assault when they don’t cause permanent injury.  Too bad it doesn’t appear that the department would actually do anything about it.

State Sponsored Criminal #344: John Doe

Because being a cop means that when you’re in the ‘roid rage’ you can beat the hell out of and threaten whoever you want.  Even a sitting a judge.*

*Note I don’t think they should get any different treatment than the rest of the general populace.  However when even the judge isn’t getting traction to deal with the issue, you know there’s a serious problem.

SSCC Honorable Mention–TSA

Via Uncle.

Castelveter said it’s important to note that every person who flew through the airport was screened.

“It’s the random secondary that did not happen,” he said. “At no time was a traveler’s safety at risk and there was no impact on flight operations.”

Then what’s the point of it, Sparky?

Yup, what is the point.  Other than to allow molesters, thieves, and other criminals have their way under state protection.  It figures that the idiots in charge would fire the people who had no interest in molesting, assaulting, or stealing from their fellow citizens.

Because when an agent of the state doesn’t molest a small 8 year old boy, you know something is horribly wrong with the system and someone needs to be fired!