We had an issue on Saturday and ended up deciding to call the police. The officers couldn't have been nicer and things were settled quickly. Been meaning to call in and commend them for their professionalism but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
Dude resigned from a different department because he was going to get shit-canned for being a bit of a head case. Cleveland dropped the ball on checking his references.
Hey I wasn't there and I know got guys deal with infinity variables, hence why I side with you most of the time... The (usually) college grad with a minimum of half a year training or the high school dropout afraid of going to jail for the 7th time... Not hard to pick a side in most occasions.
Dispatcher never mentioned that the caller who reported Rice believed that the gun was a toy She was also fired from her previous job as a dispatcher http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/01/cleveland_dispatcher_who_handl_1.html
I can personally say that our dispatchers are sub-par. Information is left out more than it should be.
Seems like I hear this more often than not. From police as well as citizens that have called in to report something. Appears to be a pretty massive gap/failure in the system considering giving bad or incomplete info to officers puts the officers and citizens in harm's way. NoleNBlue I'd love to hear your thoughts on dispatchers
We get wrong addresses routinely, but that's not always their fault. It's amazing how many people don't know their address.
Whenever driving down a remote stretch of highway or interstate, I can't help but think 'Okay, if something goes wrong here, how do I report the location to the authorities?' Pinpointing that can be tough because there aren't always exits or mileage markers nearby but not knowing your own house address is pretty pathetic.
you are either misunderstanding them or making them up. Show me the black cop who shoots a white 11 year old with a toy gun and see if my opinions change.
I'm sure you aren't but I imagine telling them a specific location without having to do that would save some valuable response time.
True. I used to travel a ton for work and I was often driving in areas that I had no clue where I was. A lot of very rural driving. I just plugged in an address and drove. I never paid attention to the roads. I've traveled all across SC probably 6 times and I can't name one road up there. I was normally too busy reading TMB honestly. Never really thought about needing to know where I was.
What is your opinion? I didn't even think we were talking about the cops being racist...just completely incompetent...even if the gun is real, under almost no circumstance should a small child get shot by the police.
I am not talking about the cops being racist. I don't know if they were or not. I was not attempting to imply anything about the cops other than I think the driver fucked up royally. I am just saying that I've been in several threads with him and he has given me the vibe that he has certain beliefs when it comes to race. I really don't want to get into the actual definition of being racist. So maybe he isn't "racist", I do think he has preconceived notions about black people.
Don't we have like 15 different versions of this thread? Yeah we get cops are awful and hate blacks. Fuckin idiots.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think this thread is here to talk about when cops make mistakes or act unprofessionally, not to label cops as racists. In fact, the OP is a case where a white guy was killed. Cops make mistakes. Some cops have superiority complexes and beat on civilians bc they can do so without penalty. Dismissing it as racism ignores the larger problem.
I've never understood "I hate this thread, but I'm going to voluntarily read it and comment" guy. Happens with every hot chick thread and every music thread.
Get naked and get on the roof of your car and start jacking off. Someone will tell them where you are.
The incompetence and following cover up in this case is ridiculous. Been almost a year. This kid was the son of a friend of mine. http://daniellemariemackey.com/2015...nforcement-custody-and-the-quest-for-justice/ I get pissed off the more that comes out about this. This article is a pretty good summation of what has taken place over the last year since it happened. The part that really is sad is this quote by Sergeant Randy Henry, "There are people in my inner circle who have the same feelings that we all have, and who I believe will step up when it’s time to." ....Randy Henry knows what happened that day and since was wrong and the time to step up is now Randy.
This is the type of shit people should be infuriated about. Has your friend tried passing the story on to any national media outlets? Considering the GPS evidence and testimonies contradicting the Highway Patrol's story, I'd be surprised if there wasn't at least one that would have an interest in running the story.
There are a some really good ones. Most of them are just parrots. The issue is with the call takers that don't ask important questions that might give us info we need.
I've got 10 year old stick up boys running crews in my zone. Age is one of the most misconstrued things out there.
Don't doubt that at all...I still think a child needs to be handled even more cautiously...especially in a case where they're idly playing around in a park by themselves
Officer in the video above went on four months paid leave while they investigated the incident. Spoiler "Reached Wednesday morning at his home near Felton, Webster would not comment. But his attorney, James E. Liguori, issued a statement that said his client's use of force was proper and necessary. 'Tom Webster's quick thinking and instincts helped keep a very bad guy off our streets,' wrote Liguori, who added that Webster spent nine years as a Delaware correctional officer before joining the Dover force. "All Lateef Dickerson had to do was comply'' with Webster and another officer "and it wouldn't have been necessary for him to be forcefully restrained," Liguori wrote. Webster "looks forward to trial in this matter. His actions were justified. This was not an indiscriminate exercise of the use of unnecessary force. Tom Webster's day in court will not be soon enough. He protected all of us that day, even Mr. Dickerson. when he chose to use less than lethal force to get this career felon under arrest and off of our streets." All of that was said before the video was released to the public.
Around the 8 second mark when the suspect is complying with the officers and getting on the ground as commanded and for some reason the officer decides to kick him in the face. Not sure what protocol is in those situations but I'm pretty confident he didn't follow it.
Yep, that's it. Seems like he goes unconscious immediately. Broken jaw and cuts to the face. Just a total abuse of force. Completely unnecessary. There was an investigation and he was put on four months paid leave. Grand jury found him not guilty. Attorney General reopened it a while later and the second grand jury found him guilty. According to the officer's lawyer, the first grand jury saw the same evidence as the second which is a little perplexing IMO.
I think the "quality" of cops is on par with their pay. They often take on second jobs as security guards or funeral processions to meet ends meet. I know it's easy to say better training or higher more qualified cops, but the money isn't there. I think it's easy to Monday Morning QB cops jobs, but I cannot think of many professions where you wake up and not know if you're coming home that night. That stress takes tolls on cops judgement and performance.