Comments on: Someone dressed as Police Officer goes to Red and Black. . . and other tales as the story continues http://www.corneliaseigneur.com/now-you-try-going-as-a-police-officer-to-the-red-and-black-as-the-story-continues/ Live the questions - Faith & Culture and Family Writer Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:24:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laurel L. Russwurm http://www.corneliaseigneur.com/now-you-try-going-as-a-police-officer-to-the-red-and-black-as-the-story-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-3321 Laurel L. Russwurm Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:39:35 +0000 http://www.corneliaseigneur.com/?p=2114#comment-3321 I'm a law abiding mother who raised my child to trust the police, and look to the police if he got lost &tc. But you know what, that has changed. After seeing the police brutality to peaceful protesters, and the abuses perpetrated under cover of the uniform, these days I tell my child to stay well away from them. Now I caution "never ever talk to the cops" as boingboing advises. I understand that police have a tough job and that they are people to, but the fact that a cop can take off his badge and then beat the sh*t out of someone and none of his "brother officers" will rat him out... well, that might shield that officer from paying the price for his criminal acts, but what it also does is paint everyone wearing the uniform as untrustworthy. Let me tell you, too, as a blogger, I take photos of everything because it might come in handy for the blog, but you know, when I accidentally snapped a shot of a pay duty officer at the local multicultural festival, well, I have to tell you, I felt a stab of felt fear. What if he saw me taking his picture? Will he confiscate my camera? Arrest me? people are getting charged criminally for "intimidating" officers - for taking their photographs. I'm in Canada, but this kind of thing doesn't just happen here, there is plenty happening there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1e9Htc6FMY&feature=related Nope. Police are bringing it on themselves. I used to be sympathetic to law enforcement, but at this point it will be an awfully long time before I trust any of them. Can I relax in a restaurant if a cop comes in? No. I simply can't abide bullies, and that is the reputation cops are carving out for themselves as they pepper spray old ladies and students who are trying to make this a better world. I’m a law abiding mother who raised my child to trust the police, and look to the police if he got lost &tc. But you know what, that has changed. After seeing the police brutality to peaceful protesters, and the abuses perpetrated under cover of the uniform, these days I tell my child to stay well away from them. Now I caution “never ever talk to the cops” as boingboing advises.

I understand that police have a tough job and that they are people to, but the fact that a cop can take off his badge and then beat the sh*t out of someone and none of his “brother officers” will rat him out… well, that might shield that officer from paying the price for his criminal acts, but what it also does is paint everyone wearing the uniform as untrustworthy.

Let me tell you, too, as a blogger, I take photos of everything because it might come in handy for the blog, but you know, when I accidentally snapped a shot of a pay duty officer at the local multicultural festival, well, I have to tell you, I felt a stab of felt fear.

What if he saw me taking his picture? Will he confiscate my camera? Arrest me? people are getting charged criminally for “intimidating” officers – for taking their photographs. I’m in Canada, but this kind of thing doesn’t just happen here, there is plenty happening there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1e9Htc6FMY&feature=related

Nope. Police are bringing it on themselves. I used to be sympathetic to law enforcement, but at this point it will be an awfully long time before I trust any of them. Can I relax in a restaurant if a cop comes in? No.

I simply can’t abide bullies, and that is the reputation cops are carving out for themselves as they pepper spray old ladies and students who are trying to make this a better world.

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