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Stuff like this really bothers me

2K views 23 replies 18 participants last post by  jbglock 
#1 ·
Guy is a cop for 6 years, decides that he doesn't agree with the war on drugs, quits (I guess) and becomes an advocate for ending drug prohibition. Fine. But since then, he's becoming the go-to "former cop expert" for all things police. Now he says that police intentionally (and routinely, I suppose) manipulate citizen encounters in order to require the use of force, up to, and including lethal force. I read some of his other stuff, and he pays a little lip service to the notion that individual police aren't typically racist, but he insists that the system is racist, and the drug laws were passed as a way of continuing Jim Crow oppression. I can't stand guys like him who quit policing, trash policing, then try to take the moral high-ground for doing so.

http://www.gq.com/story/a-former-cop-explains-how-the-police-get-away-with-killing-people
 
#4 ·
Bingo.
 
#7 ·
Reminds me of the timid souls that washed out because they couldn't bring themselves to do what they were supposed to be doing. They often tried to hide their cowardice in not making a physical arrest on non complying suspects by claiming they didn't want to "violate their rights".

So the cops that do have what it takes to do the job are" thugs" who trample peoples rights.
 
#9 ·
While some cops leave early due to medical or family reasons, the 5-6 year point is often where someone figures out they really aren't cut out for the job, the job figures out the same thing about them, or they get caught up in something stupid and are offered a graceful (but expedient) exit.

Whenever someone says they're a former cop, I think back to the SNL "Ex-Police" skits.
 
#13 ·
We have had a couple like that. Usually lousy cops who quit and then go to law school. "I was just doing this for my resume and experience so I could be an attorney".

I oppose them occasionally in court. Law School doesn't seem to teach them much.

We have two super liberal ****** bags at work right now. One is on the fast track, read under the right desk, for a Capt spot. God help us. He is one of the "there is an always alternative MMQB type guys".
 
#14 ·
Didn't Raeford Davis sell a video to teach dopers how to hide their drugs from cops, and talk about drug interdiction stops? Or am I thinking about a different ****** bag?
 
#16 ·
Common story. Can't cut it as a magician, reveal magician secrets. Can't cut it as a jockey, talk about unhealthy weight cutting. Get caught scamming casinos, work for casinos to catch cheats. Can't make it as an accupuncturist, write a book about the evils of acupuncture.

"Industry Insider" seems to be a career for failures who would rather exaggerate, point to the few as the whole or outright lie than to make a honest living.
 
#19 ·
Once it's "turned on", it seems to remain that way for many folks.

My wife commented on this just yesterday, when we were talking about something as we were driving home on a road trip and saw something along the side of a freeway. Her first thoughts and mine were different, and when I mentioned that I'd probably made my initial observation because I'd been in LE for so many years, she simply said that I had nothing for which to apologize.

It's also probably like "turning off" being a Marine.

Having worked with a fair number of cops who have also been active Marines at one point in their lives, that combo seems to leave a really indelible mark. ;)
 
#20 ·
The cop intuition and mentality seem to be inbred in certain folks.

Been out of it a long time but:

Always stand/sit so I can see who is coming and going;

Constantly checking the mirrors and blind spots when getting in or out of the car;

Always have a flashlight;

Always look for the exit sign;

Always try to spot what we called "the evil doers" in a crowd;

Always look at the LEOs working an event and try and make a connection;

Carry when legal;

My wife knows the plan if something is going down;

Constantly check the cross streets when I'm driving so I could call in my 29 - same thing for mile posts or the interstate;

Still have gear in my trunk, just in case;

Folks still call me with issues/questions;

Like many of you, once you get LEO in your blood, it is incurable.

I didn't mention what my now grown and married daughters thought of me being a cop growing up "but Dad, everybody is going or Dad, it is not that big a deal".
 
#22 ·
Local PD here has a guy who works in their traffic unit, and specializes in accidents.

This POS side job? Working as an expert witness for defense attorneys, testifying against cops from other agencies.

I'd like to rip his spine out and make it into a walking stick. Thankfully, he sucks at his job.
 
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