It seems that in this day and age, there is a growing disdain for our law enforcement officers, whether on the local level, or national.
Recently, there were 2 separate chases involving criminals and local police departments that ended in the death of one of the alleged criminals fleeing the authorities.
The first occurred on 15 May, 2007. Pam Chatman (a woman with 30+ aliases and a rap sheet "literately 20 feet long") was fleeing the police after shoplifting from the Grease Towne Mall, the other happened more recently. A passenger in the fleeing car was killed at the end of the pursuit. In the car, the Police found unregistered, loaded weapons and drugs.
On the national level, boarder guards are not being able to do their job. When they are threatened by drug smugglers and coyotes, and return fire, they are put in jail.
Why is it that when someone is arrested, we blame the cops? Why is it that when the person fleeing the police gets hurt in a chase, we immediately look to see if the cops were at fault? What ever happened to 'you do the crime, you do the time?'
Granted, there are some bad cops out there, but they are by far the exception, rather than the rule.
I don't really have an answer to this, I just thought I would throw this out and see what you had to say about it...
28 June, 2007
09 June, 2007
I can't belive I'm saying this...
Al Sharpton was right.
Yes, you read that right. I am actually agreeing with the Reverend.
When Hotel heiress, Paris Hilton was reassigned to house arrest to serve out the rest of her already shortened sentence, it stank of favoritism.
The fact that less than a day later, she is back in jail shows that perhaps the LA justice system might not be as messed up as initially thought.
Does a person's race or economic status play a part in the treatment they receive from law enforcement? Perhaps. Does it happen as often or as blatantly as the good reverend would have us think? I don't think so.
Playing the race card when race isn't the factor only hurts the real victims of racial bigotry. In fact, in todays society, it seems that we bend over backwards to avoid any hint that race might be a factor. Without getting into detail, I have seen it happen.
In the Paris Hilton situation, I think the message is that if you are famous, you are above the law. The list of celebrities who have gotten favorable treatment includes people from several different races, not just Caucasians.
So much for Justice's blind fold, I think it might be slipping.
Yes, you read that right. I am actually agreeing with the Reverend.
When Hotel heiress, Paris Hilton was reassigned to house arrest to serve out the rest of her already shortened sentence, it stank of favoritism.
The fact that less than a day later, she is back in jail shows that perhaps the LA justice system might not be as messed up as initially thought.
Does a person's race or economic status play a part in the treatment they receive from law enforcement? Perhaps. Does it happen as often or as blatantly as the good reverend would have us think? I don't think so.
Playing the race card when race isn't the factor only hurts the real victims of racial bigotry. In fact, in todays society, it seems that we bend over backwards to avoid any hint that race might be a factor. Without getting into detail, I have seen it happen.
In the Paris Hilton situation, I think the message is that if you are famous, you are above the law. The list of celebrities who have gotten favorable treatment includes people from several different races, not just Caucasians.
So much for Justice's blind fold, I think it might be slipping.
03 June, 2007
He should be in jail.
And now he's talking of suing the government for putting him in quarantine.
I'm talking about the lawyer that flew to Italy and back after being diagnosed with a rare form of TB.
Ok, so maybe he wasn't aware of his condition before his flight to Italy, but reports indicate that he was advised not to fly home on a commercial flight, and the fact that he changed his flight to Montreal and drove across the boarder seems to indicate that he knew he would be flagged at the airports.
Who knows how many he could have infected. He put countless people in danger. Now, I am by no means an expert on infectious diseases (like his father-in-law), but it seems that a trans-Atlantic flight would expose him to a myriad of people, both directly and indirectly.
He acted with reckless abandon (can you tell I watch Law and Order?).
One good thing has come from this, it exposed a weakness in the boarder crossing that can be addressed and corrected.
I'm talking about the lawyer that flew to Italy and back after being diagnosed with a rare form of TB.
Ok, so maybe he wasn't aware of his condition before his flight to Italy, but reports indicate that he was advised not to fly home on a commercial flight, and the fact that he changed his flight to Montreal and drove across the boarder seems to indicate that he knew he would be flagged at the airports.
Who knows how many he could have infected. He put countless people in danger. Now, I am by no means an expert on infectious diseases (like his father-in-law), but it seems that a trans-Atlantic flight would expose him to a myriad of people, both directly and indirectly.
He acted with reckless abandon (can you tell I watch Law and Order?).
One good thing has come from this, it exposed a weakness in the boarder crossing that can be addressed and corrected.
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