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No, I have never been arrested nor have I been physically abused by a policeman. My antipathy toward men-in-blue comes from a deep revulsion toward those who use force against defenseless people for the simple joy of using force, of venting anger, of asserting authority. I have no doubt that some police "lose it" and go temporarily out of control but, from what I see and the news stories I read each day, I believe most policemen believe it is their perogative to beat you to a pulp even if you pose no threat.



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Alas for the child abuser cop, his attorney was not successful in barring the public release of surveillance tape of the holding cell in question.

No wonder the Brits outlawed the taping of police officers in the line of duty; those cell phone videos revealed the brutality and contempt for rights displayed by the average cop. I wonder if a similar American law will be passed. Back to category overview Back to news overview Older News Newer News



Printer Friendly Wendy McElroy - Monday 02 March 2009 - 16:29:40 - Permalink Occasionally, people suggest that I am too 'hard' on the police. To recap: I consider them to be a criminal class whose 'profession' is to violate people's rights and to suck up tax money for doing so. Under a free market system (rather than under statism), the police would protect the person and property of peaceful individuals but the police today are probably the greatest threat to your person and property -- at least, the greatest of the threats you are likely to encounter on a regular basis. I don't know whether putting on the uniform every day slowly converts you into a sadistic, arrogant thug or whether sadistic, arrogant thugs are attracted naturally to the uniform. Chicken and egg. I do know that chances of minding your own business with impunity drop significantly in the presence of a policeman.No, I have never been arrested nor have I been physically abused by a policeman. My antipathy toward men-in-blue comes from a deep revulsion toward those who use force against defenseless people for the simple joy of using force, of venting anger, of asserting authority. I have no doubt that some police "lose it" and go temporarily out of control but, from what I see and the news stories I read each day, I believe most policemen believe it is their perogative to beat you to a pulp even if you pose no threat.Consider this video of a police officer beating a 15-year-old girl, even after a fellow officer has her cuffed and pinned face-down on the floor; that's when he deals two blows to her head. The girl was no threat. The officer had to re-enter the cell where she was placed in order to batter her. And after he has beaten her up, he yanks her out of the cell by her hair. Note also how one of them returns to check the cell for anything that might have fallen out of pocket during their bout of child abuse. These are not out-of-control cops. These are vicious criminals who believe they have the right to beat a 15-year-old girl to a pulp...just as they would beat your daughter or you.Alas for the child abuser cop, his attorney was not successful in barring the public release of surveillance tape of the holding cell in question.No wonder the Brits outlawed the taping of police officers in the line of duty; those cell phone videos revealed the brutality and contempt for rights displayed by the average cop. I wonder if a similar American law will be passed.