People are generally misinformed at what a police officer's job duty is. They really believe that it's "to protect and serve". Now that may be true, but to protect who? To serve who? The majority of people think it's to protect and serve the general public...civilians. That is WRONG.
"In 1856, the U.S. Supreme Court (South v. Maryland) found that law enforcement officers had no duty to protect any individual. Their duty is to enforce the law in general. More recently, in 1982 (Bowers v. DeVito), the Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit held, "...there is no Constitutional right to be protected by the state against being murdered by criminals or madmen. It is monstrous if the state fails to protect its residents... but it does not violate... the Constitution." Later court decisions concurred: the police have no duty to protect you." ( http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=34199 ) So really, the police can literally (and have) stand right next to you while you are being attacked, and have absolutely NO responsibility to stop the attack. The ONLY thing that they are required to do is detain your attacker AFTER you file a complaint...even if they witness the attack themselves. The police are ONLY required to "protect" themselves, and that is all. (Of course, having a shit ton of money always helps, and can buy police protection) The "serve" part is a whole other story. It's not the literal definition, as many believe. In fact, it is the "legalese" definition, and only refers to serving paperwork (tickets, summons, warrants, etc). So what does the police department actually have to do for you? Not much. They must accept and file complaints and reports, serve legal documents, and make arrests ONLY if there is a complaining (or deceased) victim. Another little known fact, assault on a police officer is defined as "unwanted TOUCHING in any way". This INCLUDES if you attempt to defend yourself, while you are under attack BY A POLICE OFFICER! So basically, they can do WHATEVER they want to you, and if you so much as TOUCH them, YOU WILL BE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT!! How fucked up is that?? The fucked up reality is that, as civilians, we have very few rights, when it comes to the police. The Miranda Rights are a joke, and when they ask "Do you understand these rights as I have read them to you?"...it's actually in legalese. What they have ACTUALLY said to you is this: "Do you stand under me?" meaning "Do you grant me authority over you so that you then obey and answer to me, and whatever I tell you to do?" ( http://knowledgeispower-uk.weebly.com/legalese---acts--statutes.html ) (I know that it's a UK site, but the same applies in the US) The whole point to all this is...POLICE ARE NOT THERE TO PROTECT/ASSIST/AID YOU IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM! Their sole responsibility is to protect the GOVERNMENT (town/state/local). THAT IS ALL! They will lie, cheat, beat the innocent, steal, rape, murder, you name it...with absolutely NO consequences. Why? Because the police will protect their own, because they are a BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT THEY ARE SWORN TO PROTECT!! The rights and needs of civilians will ALWAYS come secondary. And this is why WE need to PROTECT ourselves. Not just from civilians who wish to do us harm, but from the POLICE who will do whatever they wish, in order to protect their employer...the government. (Side note, there are a few officers who are not totally fucked up, but they are very few, and far between)
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Hellllloooooo!!! Long time, no blog, huh? Missing me yet?
Anywho...I'm scrolling through my newsfeed on Facebook (which I REALLY need to stop doing so much because it usually pisses me off a great deal), and I see this ridiculousness from the morons over at News 12. Here's a link to the actual posting: http://www.facebook.com/News12LI/posts/10151436343658551:0 (You do need a Facebook account to see it, but the above picture is a screenshot of the original post) Link to the SC Sheriff's "Test, Don't Guess" program page.
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/sheriff/CommunityPrograms/DrugTestingInitiative.aspx (Note they changed the "Scared Straight" program to the "Y.E.S. Tour") So, here's my opinion on the subject: [DISCLAIMER: THIS IS MY OPINION. IT IS BASED ON MY PERSONAL EXPIERENCES WITH DRUG TESTING, TEEN DRUG USE, AND THE PARENT'S APPROACH (as well intended it may be)] First of all....THEY'RE NOT "FREE"!! It's a waste of tax money. If you think your kid is doing something, and you want to "Test, Not Guess"....PAY FOR IT YOURSELF!! You can buy home drug tests at any pharmacy, and health insurance covers most rehabs/drug testing. Don't make ME pay because you can't trust your kid, or you can't just shine a flashlight in your kids eyes to check for pupil dilation. Second...IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE ANYTHING DIFFERENT!!! I was drug tested, pretty much every week, from when I was 13-17....and I only tested dirty one time. I SHOULD have tested dirty EVERY time, but there are ways to get around it. So your kid tests dirty. Then what?? You get into a huge fight, they: (A) Stop talking to you about ANYTHING. (B) No longer trust you, and feel like you're "invading their privacy". (C) Let you yell, scream, and threaten them, and do the same crap they were doing in the first place. (D) Decide they're going to "run away" (E) ALL OF THE ABOVE And what are you supposed to do? (A) Put them on PINS probation, so you kid can keep violating, and get sent to a state house, and/or Juvie? (B) Kick their ass so they "learn a lesson", and possibly get reported to CPS? (C) Do nothing, and possibly get reported to CPS anyway, for child neglect? (Only now, they can prove it) (D) Throw your kid in rehab? (E) Put your kid on "lockdown", so they can run away, and you have no idea where they are, if they're alive or dead, who they're with, what they're doing.....? (F) All of the above? If YOU think that YOU'RE kid is doing something then YOU need to take your kid to FAMILY COUNSELING, and try to reestablish a good rapport with your children. The counselor WILL do a drug test if you request it. The most important thing is to take a look at what you're doing. If you're constantly drinking in front of your kids, they will probably drink too. If you're smoking weed all the time, and think your kids don't know...I got news for you...they do, and they will smoke too (probably steal it from you!). If you're at home eating Valium/Xanax all day so you can "deal", they will too! The most important thing of all is to keep the communication lines open between you and your kids. Granted, this gets nearly impossible when they're teenagers, but it can still be done. And a little ass whooping (NOT BEATING!!!) goes a long way. I have been unable to find exactly how much of the taxpayer's money they are wasting on this program, but I have heard up to $2000 for every 100 tests*.
*This may not be accurate. I searched for the budget allotment for this program, but was unable to find it. I wouldn't be surprised though. At home drug tests range from $7.88-$47.78, and can be a simple 5 panel cup piss test, to a hair follicle test.
http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/at-home-drug-test-kit/ID=prod368689-product http://www.walmart.com/c/kp/home-drug-test-kits I'm sure they have MASSIVELY inflated the costs of the "free" drug tests (probably to cover up some of their insanely high saleries, which have FINALLY been brought to the public's attention) The most important thing is to talk to your kids, and raise them correctly. Lead by example! If you're doing a decent job, you should be able to trust them. Still have your doubts, just use a flashlight! If their pupils are little pin pricks, even after you remove the light from their eyes, they're using some kind of depressant (opiates, alcohol, etc...). If their eyes are largely dilated, even while you're shining the light into their eyes, they're using some kind of stimulant (cocaine, meth, etc...). And if you shine the light into their eyes, and they scream something like, "FUUUUUCCCKKK!!! THERE'S A LASER BURNING A HOLE INTO MY FACE!!!!", and start trying to rip their face off....they're probably on some kind of hallucinogenic drug (LSD, PCP, etc.) Love you all!!!!!! xoxoxo |
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