BS: Where do police draw the line, disobey

Subject: BS: Where do police draw the line, disobey
From: gnu
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 08:05 AM

Is there a line they will not cross? Recently, videos have shown "riot police" remove their helmets and march with protesters but this is not the norm. Shocking videos abound from far and wide.

This video poses/addresses the question. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b11_1388847703#ByMJIYvxFM8aj5FS.01

Subject: RE: BS: Where do police draw the line, disobey
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 12 Feb 14 - 11:07 AM

Ideally, for the cops, the force would be large enough so that those that sympathize with the protest could be assigned other duties.

Obviously civil unrest is a very complicated matter. In this country brother fought brother in its bloodiest war.

Subject: RE: BS: Where do police draw the line, disobey
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 12:05 AM

The enforcement of law is a two edged sword. Laws should be enacted to protect the public but much too often they are designed to protect special interest groups. Justice should be tempered with a sense of right and wrong but sadly that is often not the case. Examples of law enforcement overstepping its authority are much too frequent and often wagons are circled to protect the bastards who do so! A prime example being the RCMP members who slaughtered that poor Polish visitor in Vancouver and the lack of punishment that they received! I could relate many cases where the RCMP were true heroes and it is indeed a great pity that the force tarred so many dedicated officers by protecting a few rotten apples! Someone once said "The law is an ass" and too often the enforcers of the law prove the statement true!
Heroes are made, not born, and sometimes a crisis will raise the cream to the top. However shit also floats so the parodox goes on and on.

Subject: RE: BS: Where do police draw the line, disobey
From: gnu
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 05:57 AM

Good points well put. Agreed. Perhaps it was simply a kind of venting on my part.

Subject: RE: BS: Where do police draw the line, disobey
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 07:53 AM

Ever since Canada's top cop (RCMP) has been in Harper's back pocket justice has gone bye-bye in this country.

Subject: RE: BS: Where do police draw the line, disobey
From: gnu
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 08:23 AM

I'd say it went back at least to the Airbus scandal, guest.

Subject: RE: BS: Where do police draw the line, disobey
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 08:25 AM

Yes to that.

Subject: RE: BS: Where do police draw the line, disobey
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 10:07 AM

Another paradox for law enforcement is that even the most well intentioned and well written law, not to mention the ones with loopholes, can be subverted by those who have the best lawyers.

The people with the better lawyers are almost always the rich.

Subject: RE: BS: Where do police draw the line, disobey
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 10:16 AM

It takes a combination of "best lawyers" and judges who collude with them. ( And of course "best lawyers" doesn't necessarily mean best or even most competent, but rather the ones with most time and resources to bring to the case.)