Internal affairs is not a system, it is a charade. At the very best, it removes a problem from one department, but does not stop that problem from attaching itself to another agency. And that is on the rare occasions when the cops in IA don't serve the interests of the police union first.
Now why don't you regale us all with how narrow a protection qualified immunity is.
The only thing I know about internal affairs is that it is a system that exists to hold police accountable. The commentor said there wasn't any system for this which is obviously wrong. Personally, as a law abiding citizen I am more concerned with being victimized by criminals than what happens to them when they get caught. They don't care about me so why should I care about them?
IA is not an effective system, so to hold it up and proclaim it as such is intellectually dishonest. I'll give you just one example, but it isn't hard to find more...
Ever hear of Cheye Calvo - not just a law-abiding citizen like yourself, but the mayor of Berwyn Heights, MD. He was victimized by LE officers, not criminals. You might want to read up on that incident; there are more like it. Your ignorance really shouldn't lead you to such arrogance.
Interesting that simply stating the obvious, that something exists, is arrogance. I never held anything up or even took a position. You are projecting and your statement that IA is ineffective is nothing more than your opinion. Moreover, I don't give a shit about your anecdotes.
It was pretty obvious that when he said "we don't have a system", he was implicitly saying "we don't have a system that actually works", which is effectively the same thing as not having a system.
In fact, you could argue that it's even worse than not having a system, since what you actually have is a facade that fools people into thinking there is something effective in place, so they don't push for change the same way they would if there was nothing there at all.
Because the cops who kill people so often have multiple, as in 6 or a dozen, complaints on their record. Lots of cops have none, so it's clear off the bat these people are trouble.
How is that any different than saying "Career criminals break the law so laws don't work."? In my city we recently had a career criminal who was let out of jail by our radical leftist Democrat AG, murder an elderly woman in the grocery parking lot. He had been arrested over 70 times previously. There are many many examples just like this across the country as progressive voters elect people that care more about criminals than citizen victims of criminals. Does this mean laws don't work?
Moreover, what about all the internal affairs investigations that result in firing or even charges against the police accused? People file frivolous complaints every day so the number of complaints is irrelevant. It is the seriousness of the complaints that matter.
I have yet to see any data to back up the politically driven narrative that police brutality is a systemic problem. Maybe it is but I haven't seen any proof it is. All I have seen is a few instances against blacks blown out of proportion to divide the country.
Most political narratives are bullshit. That should be painfully obvious by now.
Ah yes, the rat squad. Well, we see how effective having the foxes guard the henhouse is, don't we?
So you admit you lied and that there IS a system in place. You just think they are all liars.
Internal affairs is not a system, it is a charade. At the very best, it removes a problem from one department, but does not stop that problem from attaching itself to another agency. And that is on the rare occasions when the cops in IA don't serve the interests of the police union first.
Now why don't you regale us all with how narrow a protection qualified immunity is.
The only thing I know about internal affairs is that it is a system that exists to hold police accountable. The commentor said there wasn't any system for this which is obviously wrong. Personally, as a law abiding citizen I am more concerned with being victimized by criminals than what happens to them when they get caught. They don't care about me so why should I care about them?
Because one day you might find yourself unjustly accused of a crime?
IA is not an effective system, so to hold it up and proclaim it as such is intellectually dishonest. I'll give you just one example, but it isn't hard to find more...
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-doj-accountability-20160810-story.html
Ever hear of Cheye Calvo - not just a law-abiding citizen like yourself, but the mayor of Berwyn Heights, MD. He was victimized by LE officers, not criminals. You might want to read up on that incident; there are more like it. Your ignorance really shouldn't lead you to such arrogance.
Interesting that simply stating the obvious, that something exists, is arrogance. I never held anything up or even took a position. You are projecting and your statement that IA is ineffective is nothing more than your opinion. Moreover, I don't give a shit about your anecdotes.
It was pretty obvious that when he said "we don't have a system", he was implicitly saying "we don't have a system that actually works", which is effectively the same thing as not having a system.
In fact, you could argue that it's even worse than not having a system, since what you actually have is a facade that fools people into thinking there is something effective in place, so they don't push for change the same way they would if there was nothing there at all.
Why do you think internal affairs doesnтАЩt work?
Because the cops who kill people so often have multiple, as in 6 or a dozen, complaints on their record. Lots of cops have none, so it's clear off the bat these people are trouble.
How is that any different than saying "Career criminals break the law so laws don't work."? In my city we recently had a career criminal who was let out of jail by our radical leftist Democrat AG, murder an elderly woman in the grocery parking lot. He had been arrested over 70 times previously. There are many many examples just like this across the country as progressive voters elect people that care more about criminals than citizen victims of criminals. Does this mean laws don't work?
Moreover, what about all the internal affairs investigations that result in firing or even charges against the police accused? People file frivolous complaints every day so the number of complaints is irrelevant. It is the seriousness of the complaints that matter.
I have yet to see any data to back up the politically driven narrative that police brutality is a systemic problem. Maybe it is but I haven't seen any proof it is. All I have seen is a few instances against blacks blown out of proportion to divide the country.
Most political narratives are bullshit. That should be painfully obvious by now.
God forbid someone not follow the narrative. The horror.
A sophist who does not provide citations.
https://youtu.be/MAlq0zlI8rc