Iris lilies, how are things in your hood?

[iris lilies]

Since Rob was asking for community policing just a page or two ago, here's what happened in Ferguson yesterday:

[dmc]

They called in the Cavalry ?

[iris lilies]

Rob has a thing about the cops, I have a thing about liberal media outlets I use such as the St. Louis Post Dispatch. The story here is: Perps robbed teen of phone, this perp was chased by random men on horsebck (i.e. Rob's favored ' community policemen') and this perp was caught

This morning's newspaper showed a photo (below) of Rob's evil Ferguson police playing Nazi death camp. I suspect Rob will get so lathered up when he sees it that he may pass out, so fair warning in advance, Rob. For the race baiting St. Louis Post Dispatch, this (Ferguson) is the story that keeps on giving. I wrote to the Post-Dispatch this morning to ask where the digital version of the story was on their website because I couldn't find it.The editor wrote back to say "I wish I had a better answer than the truth, which is somehow while this news item made it to print it did not make it for online.That has been rectified and the story now is live at STLToday with the headline "Men on Horseback Help Detail Ferguson Robbery Suspect."

Ok, whatever.

Here is that photo (below). Notice how it shows the horsemen standing quietly, peacefully, while the cops are action men, ready to (in Rob's POV) let the dog loose on the perp on the ground to tear out his throat or to shoot him (is that a gun pointing at perp?) Seems to me this will rile up everyone all over again. Yet the Post-Dispatch couldn't "somehow" get the story up online with a full range of photos. Just the bait photo was considered appropriate for publication, hmmmmmm.

-------get ready Rob, view only if you think you can stand it-------







Here perp lies on ground, busted!

It wasn't until the Post-Dispatch put up a 5 image sequence on their website that a truer picture emerged of what happened in the capture of the young thug and that is men on horses want after him! . I would think that untrained persons chasing down humans with horses could be a problem but in community policing anything goes.

Related to earlier discussion and sort of to this story, I do not think cameras on cops will solve much. I think that grainy, poorly filmed police action may often raise more questions than it answers. But sure, go ahead, add those devices to cop gear, it's only tax payer money.

full story here:

http://www.stltoday.com/gallery/news...66bd985.html#0

[Tradd]

Iris, that looks like something Bae would enjoy being part of the action on!

[iris lilies]

Iris, that looks like something Bae would enjoy being part of the action on!

I was thinking of bae the whole time I saw this photo spread. But he doesn't do horses--yet.

[Packy]

That photo---all you'd need is to photoshop out the perp on the ground, and me on my bicycle IN , and--it'd be true to life!

[bae]

I don't do horses. I have man-tracking hounds though. They mostly find lost souls however, though they are descended from my grandpas's line of chain-gang-escapee tracking hounds.

[Davidwd]

Originally Posted by Yossarian
Jealousy isn't healthy. Let me help you: http://police-brutality-uk.co.uk/cat...ice-brutality/
Did you not see a HUGE difference in what you posted re the UK and police here? In some of these stories the police are being investigated and/or are facing charges or potential charges. Also there is publicity surrounding these cases - no expectation for things to be quietly buried. It seems on the surface much healthier and saner than US police behavior - at least there is publicity and a realistic chance for consequences. Here we don't enjoy much of that I'm afraid. I'm of the opinion that we as a nation not only can do better but deserve better. Rob




Agree, there is a great deal of accountability here. I am not saying it never happens or there are never mistakes but generally speaking things are pretty fair over over here if you stay the right side of the law. I think the whole gun culture thing in the U.S is wrong. Too many innocent people are being killed due to the American lust for weapons.

[Davidwd]

Regular patrol officers in the UK aren't armed for the most part, correct?

Correct, only specialist armed response vehicles, 1 in each County.

[Yossarian]

I think the whole gun culture thing in the U.S is wrong.

LOL, way to gratuitously throw a little gas on the fire