Sort of OT: Don't steal bikes in Toronto - Part II

<[email hidden]> wrote: (clip)Moral of the story; cops use thieves to
justify their own jobs
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This is just a guess, but if your attitude with the cops was anything like
it is here, that may have something to do with it.

Leo Lichtman said:

<[email hidden]> wrote: (clip)Moral of the story; cops use thieves to
justify their own jobs
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is just a guess, but if your attitude with the cops was anything like
it is here, that may have something to do with it.

The police really haven't helped themselves in this regard in the last
few years. My home, in a medium-good neighbourhood, has been broken
into twice in the last 5 years, last time several thousand dollars of
computer equipment, cell phones and so forth was stolen. Did we
actually SEE a cop either time? Not a chance. We got absolutely
nothing, there was no attempt at investigation of any kind. We were
going to give them a list of the equipment and serial numbers, but were
told "don't bother, it's gone". Great attitude.

My only face-to-face interaction with police in the last decade has
been when I recently got a ticket for an "unsafe turn" - the idiot in
the patrol car saw someone tailgating me and assumed I'd turned in
front of him. Do you spend hundreds or thousands of dollars and days of
your time to fight it, or do you pay the $100 fine and be done with it?
The police know the score around here.... it's city budget time.

<[email hidden]> wrote: The police really haven't helped themselves
in this regard in the last few years. (clip)
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If I didn't think it would bore you, I could relate some of my good
experiences with "the police.*" But that is not my point. "The police"
includes so many departments--some better than others. And each department
includes so many officers--some better than others. Please don't don't put
them all in one category.
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*I'll mention just one: they got my stolen car back in just a few days by
doing intelligent police work.

Leo Lichtman said:

<[email hidden]> wrote: (clip)Moral of the story; cops use thieves to
justify their own jobs
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is just a guess, but if your attitude with the cops was anything like
it is here, that may have something to do with it.

guess again leo, it's cause and effect. I was brought up to look up to
and respect officers of the law. and I did. you know, we had neighbours
smoking so much dope the stench of it was flooding the floor and
getting inside our own appartment; we had our 2 young children at home
exposed to that [censored]. we called and called and finally we got a cop to
show up he came to our door,said yep, it sure smells like a lot of dope
in there but I can't do a thing. he didn't even knock on the door of
the neighbour to let him know the cops were called. a few months later
the landlord evicted the family and I reciently heard the teenage boy
that was dealing all the dope was murdered- which I am sorry to hear
about, and if the cops did something then, he might have changed his
ways and the crowd he ran with and still be alive today.

further, with the introduction of vidcams etc. we all have seen
incidents of our boys in blue at their finest haven't we ? fact of the
mater is, that in north america there exists a perverse subculture
within the ranks of law enforcement officers; we have officers swearing
in court that the officer was struck first dispite the video showing
the contrary, there is no subsequent charge of perjury, those that did
are allowed to continue to charge civilians of breaking the law and
their word is not questioned in court. most people turn their heads
and refuse to acknowledge this fact of the subculture, or make excuses
for it, but our cops are top ? NOT!!!