Please relate any injustice that you have witnessed, or experienced from cops?

[drwho]

I saw the most bizarre thing I think I have heard of in awhile. A person came by saying he was selling magazines for his school and the police approached him while he was doing his sales pitch asking if he had a permit to sell magazines. Now I saw this and was like wth in my head cus I have never seen that type of request before. Do girl scouts have to have permits when selling cookies door to door?

Anyway please relate any experiences you have witnessed, or been a part of that you felt were just not right legally.

[Kid Omega]

I saw the most bizarre thing I think I have heard of in awhile. A person came by saying he was selling magazines for his school and the police approached him while he was doing his sales pitch asking if he had a permit to sell magazines. Now I saw this and was like wth in my head cus I have never seen that type of request before. Do girl scouts have to have permits when selling cookies door to door?


Yes they do.

[Radioactive Zombie]

Doesn't that go under soliciting?

[jobies201]

Yes they do.

Uhm... No.

[Shellhead]

A cop kicked my car once, about 20 years ago.

It was a really busy shopping day close to Christmas time, so there were cops out directing traffic at some of the busier intersections in the parking lot. I was leaving my retail job and stuck in the traffic at this one intersection, where my direction was stuck waiting for a long time. Than the cop made an ambiguous change in gestures that included dropping the flat-palm he was holding our way. I thought that meant that I could go, until he started shouting profanity at me, so I stopped in mid-intersection. He yelled for me to roll down my window and then ran up and kicked my car door. I was scared, but I rolled down my window.

A big redneck with cowboy boots got out of the pickup truck behind me and approached. He yelled at the cop, "You can't kick that man's car. That ain't right." The cop turned to me and said, "You can go." I looked back as I drove away, to see if the redneck got in trouble, but no, he was driving after me.

[Kid Omega]

Uhm... No.

care to elaborate?

[StoneGold]

care to elaborate?

Cute little kids get a pass.

[DonC]

Do girl scouts have to have permits when selling cookies door to door?



In some cities, yes. So does any other door-to-door sales types. Even charities.

[Michael P]

Often those kids selling magazine subscriptions are part of a mid-level marketing scam, and being horribly abused:

http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=115501199061804400

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081700684.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/us/21magcrew.html?ex=1329714000&en=be91678aaac7038d&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

I would be more worried if the cops didn't get involved.

[Ray R.]

Often those kids selling magazine subscriptions are part of a mid-level marketing scam, and being horribly abused:

http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=115501199061804400

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081700684.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/us/21magcrew.html?ex=1329714000&en=be91678aaac7038d&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

I would be more worried if the cops didn't get involved.

Exactly. I know quite a few people in my old suburban neighborhood who were scammed by kids selling imaginary magazine subscriptions, where the checks were cashed and the cash was taken by companies that dissolved within a month or so.

No parents, just underage kids going door-to-door.

Glad to see the cops doing something.

[adoggoesmeow]

I've never really seen or experienced anything to big, but I was handcuffed at an Air Force base once because some guy who had an identical name to mine had a warrant out for his arrest.

That cop didn't feel to smart.

[mgs]

back in high school, someone had their dad's keys to their business in a building. The garage was opened up and literally, thousands of people (us, being high school kids) showed up. eventually, some jackass decided to take an elevator up and vandalise some businesses. the cops showed up and let everyone go (even with underage, everything going on, though I can say there was sex, drugs and alcohol, yes) as there were too many people to take in, BUT, they decided to keep about 12 people.

I got out, but a friend I was driving, got caught and when I went back in for him, the policeman pointed me out (they were in a lineup) and was like, "You! Get down here!". This was right before graduation for us, so it sucked as some people didn't want their chances to get into college ruined. So, out of thousands of people, they kept 12 of us. about 8 boys, 4 girls. They took us to the precinct, booked us and called our parents to take us home.

They eventually wanted to know the full story or they would arrest us all, again. (letting everyone know by letters and phone calls) Luckily, my dad was a NYC cop, retired, so we went in and they read me my rights and all (my mom practically fainted), all they wanted was a statement on record for what happened. My dad was able to flash his credentials around though, so I was treated fine. The kid who stole his dad's keys was questioned, but that's it. No one ever heard from the cops again. But it was ridiculous that we were chosen out of thousands of others.

And I have to say, I've been treated just as fairly in other situations, from various Cops, so this is not to bash them or anything.

[Mac Danny]

Yes they do.

When I was a kid selling boosters for my little league team or as a boy scout selling candy bars door to door I never had a permit.

I also hoofed those candy bars house to house myself. I didn't give them to mommy to sell at work.


Kids got it soft these days.

[Mac Danny]

Do kids need a permit for a lemonade stand, charity Cara wash, or garage sale?

Don't know why they would need one for the other stuff.

[HomerJay]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/HomerJay64/6.jpg

[Gilda Dent]

Do kids need a permit for a lemonade stand, charity Cara wash, or garage sale?

Don't know why they would need one for the other stuff.

In many cities, yes, permits are required for those things. Such laws are not always enforced, but they aren't uncommon.

[BoosterBronze]

In many cities, yes, permits are required for those things. Such laws are not always enforced, but they aren't uncommon.

A pal of mine had a garage sale without a permit. He says a cop wrote him a ticket (like $20) and an hour later came back in his normal car and bought a table.

[cactusmaac]

I got arrested last October and was very impressed by how polite and professional the police were. It was quite an interesting experience.

[BoosterBronze]

I got arrested last October and was very impressed by how polite and professional the police were. It was quite an interesting experience.

You're missing the point! Didnt you read the original post!? Some kid no one knows was asked for a permit by the pigs! It's time to be angry about fascist coppers oppressing us by being corrupt and evil!

Down with the man!

[Gilda Dent]

In the interactions I've had with the police, I've been treated in a professional and respectful manner.

[SOGG]

US Cops? Always cool. Some of Seattle's bike cops even race me when they're not on duty.

Philippine cops though. I've been firehosed and shot at with beanbag guns during peaceful protests. (That turned not so peaceful when they started firehosing us). I've been extorted for money even when obeying the law to the letter and have been shaken down while using covered underpasses.

Those fuckers can go to hell.

[jessecuster3]

In the interactions I've had with the police, I've been treated in a professional and respectful manner.

Maybe that's because you aren't a professional football player on a boat off of Texas.



http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_9190878

[Slam_Bradley]

Yes they do.

Uhm... No.

Cute little kids get a pass.

In some cities, yes. So does any other door-to-door sales types. Even charities.


Seriously, there's no one answer to this question. It depends on the local peddler's ordinances. It's eminently possible that in one town the girl scouts could need a license to sell their cookies and in the neighboring town they wouldn't. It's also fully likely that the police in a town where they'd need a license have better things to do than hassle girl scouts. Blanket statements about city ordinances are usually meaningless.

[Evil Sneak]

I got stopped for being Black on a Monday.

Crazy part was it was a Wednesday, how did he know I was Black two days ago????

[Paul McEnery]

Seriously, there's no one answer to this question. It depends on the local peddler's ordinances. It's eminently possible that in one town the girl scouts could need a license to sell their cookies and in the neighboring town they wouldn't. It's also fully likely that the police in a town where they'd need a license have better things to do than hassle girl scouts. Blanket statements about city ordinances are usually meaningless.

I went looking for Kaluta's bad girl scouts.

You'll have to make do with this.

http://www.art4comics.com/sh_kaluta2.jpg

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

man i'm sorry to be a killjoy but i know of several instances involving KIDS!!, i'll never forget that (kinda coincide with my realistic life lessons thread)

seen a cop throw a elderly black lady on the ground

i have heard cops use racist/sexist slurs

i saw a cop shove his gun in this kids mouth and called him a dirty spic (he was actually black).

i have heard cops actually threaten to KILL people's family members,

theres also a growing suspicion that cops murdered raymond washington.

lets not forget all of those cases where unarmed blackmen was shot dozens of times by "accident". not all of those cases make the news.

and too numurous other shit i'll never fucking forgive them for...

all courtesy of LAPD....

[Zero Hunter]

The only time I have seen a cop get a little unprofesional was one night at a party. He pulled up for a noise complaint and was actully beeing really cool as far as not giving us a lot of grief, until one of my buddies started being a dick to him. I will give the cop credit he stayed calm for a lot longer than I would have but finally grabbed ahold of my friend and basically told him to shut the hell up right now or he was going to jail. Of coarse my buddy being a raging asshole couldn't do it and the cop grabbed him and cuffed him and threw him in the car a little rougher than he probably should have. Buddy ended up with a good knot on the top of his head from where it hit the door frame when he was put in the car.
In all honesty though if you had asked anyone that had seen it that night they would all have said the cop really wasn't to far out of line really, and that our idiot friend probably got what was coming to him.

[Comic_Mobsta]

One time back in like 94 a cop hit my friend in the gut because he said "don't you have anything else better to do". They stopped us out side of a mall because we fit the description of some shoplifters. Whom ironically looked shit like us. In fact one was a white kid with blond hair.

[Justin Davis]

Many here already know this story, but I wrote the following up on one of my blogs not long ago.

A co-worker of mine asked me if I saw some new video of a woman being tasered by a cop, which made me ask him if he saw the one of the kid getting tasered by cops in the UCLA library. When he said no, I found it for him on YouTube, and then watched it myself.

I did not have the best reaction to seeing it.

For those that don't know or don't remember, I had a run-in with an abusive police officer a few years ago. It happened in spring of 2000, if I remember correctly. I won't go through the entire story here, but I can summarize the events.

I had too many parking tickets on the university campus. I usually paid them at the end of the current semester or beginning of each new semester.
The incident happened at 3 PM on a Wednesday in the middle of my college campus.
A campus police officer (who was also a regular police officer in another city) ticketed my vehicle and told me I could leave.
I tried to leave, but he then said my car was being towed.
He told me I could pay the fine there so my car wouldn't be towed.
When the tow truck arrived, he said I couldn't pay it there.
He took my driver's license from me for identification, but refused to give it back.
He refused to tell me why my car was being towed (admittedly, I had too many tickets, but didn't find out that was the reason until later) until the tow truck arrived.
A professor of mine tried to talk to him, but the officer told her to sit down, shut her mouth if she knows what's good for her, and mind her own business.
When the tow truck arrived, I tried to get my license back and talk to him one more time. He was rude and insulting.
I said I'd pick my car up later, tossed my hands up in the air by my head, and said I'd just wait on the steps until my car was towed away.
As I walked away, the officer jumped me from behind, pinned my arms to my chest, swung me up and around, and slammed me face first into the sidewalk.
My nose exploded. My professor freaked out. The officer put his knee in my back, pressed down, and yelled at me to stay still, pinning my arms to my chest and grinding me into the pavement.

There's more, but I'm not sure if anyone who's reading this wants to hear it. Essentially, the officer broke my nose, chipped two of my teeth, may possibly have chipped my right kneecap, and gave me numerous cuts and bruises on my face, arms, and legs. I walked with a limp for weeks afterward and had nightmares for a good chunk of the next year. Also, I was arrested for disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct. Remember, this was 3 PM in the middle of a college campus. The charges were dropped the same day I went to court, which was about a month later (although, I was informed by mail, which took longer), not just because I committed no such crimes, but the officer, and his highway patrol officer friend who was with him at the incident, didn't get one fact right when they took the stand. They didn't even get the color of my car right, and there's a big difference between white and blue.

Knowing all this, I shouldn't have watched the college student getting tasered in the UCLA library video. Watching the video made the adrenalin in my body start racing, and I became short of breath. For some reason, I forced myself to sit through the entire video. I think I was trying to test myself to see how much I'm over what happened to me. Reading the story of what happened afterward didn't make me feel much better because the main officer in the video has a history of violence without any substantial repercussions, which is the same as the officer who attacked me. The officer who attacked me even made a point to wave to me two times after the incident. Once, he was driving by in the campus police car, and the other time, he was walking within 20 feet of me. After watching the video and reading the Wikipedia entry, I had to go outside to cool off. It only made me feel angry and sad.

[BlairH]

I don't have any personal experience with this, but there's a couple of videos on the 'tube:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VfQrDK9YHas

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lC7b9zLlK_4&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5FWXnK5UyRI

[section 8]

due to a misunderstanding in highschool, i was detained by the school resource officer. i wasn't cuffed or anything, but i had to sit in the office while the school contacted my family to confirm my identity. the entire time this cop watched my every move with his hand resting on the 9mm holstered to his hip

the only family member who could come to the school was my grandmother. and the first thing this five foot four, sixtysix year old indian woman did was walk up to this six foot tall cop and tell him that if he didn't take his hand of that pistol she'd "plant it where the sun don't shine" the cop complied and when she left the room to tear into the principal, the cop turned to me with a look as if he'd been knifed in the back "Why didn;t you tell me MS. ******* was your grandma"

That was the day i learned my Grandmotther was once a cop herself, and to that day was notorious for being a hell raiser. while we waited the cop (now with a very different tune) told me a story about federal agent who thought it would be funny to jump out and scare her......she broke his arm in two places.

i asked her about this later she said confimed this " i didn't know who he was at the time, all i knew was he picked the wrong one to f**k with" i

asked her if she really intended to follow through on her threat to the cop
"of corse i would have, i may be old but i'm not dead yet."

[Omega Alpha]

A couple of years ago, a cop here in Rio robbed a supermarket. While using the uniform. It was caught on camera and shown in TV all day. And, as far as I know, he didn't go to jail for it (though I can be wrong).

And there are numerous examples of cops killing or torturing both criminals and innocent people, framing innocents to get their money, etc. Police corruption and violence is pretty much an ordinary fact of life here, it usually doesn't go to the front pages anymore, unless is something really big, involving someone famous, etc.

[section 8]

I saw the most bizarre thing I think I have heard of in awhile. A person came by saying he was selling magazines for his school and the police approached him while he was doing his sales pitch asking if he had a permit to sell magazines. Now I saw this and was like wth in my head cus I have never seen that type of request before. Do girl scouts have to have permits when selling cookies door to door?

Anyway please relate any experiences you have witnessed, or been a part of that you felt were just not right legally.

not too long ago there was a ring of roberies in my area, when they finaly caught these guys, they found out these crooks were posing as (you guessed it) Magazine sales men (well they were teens but you get the idea)
the Magazine scam was ideal, people let them into their homes, the crooks got to see first hand what was there for taking, and best of all if the made a sale they go to take your money from you personally (giving nothing in return but telling the victims their mags. would be in the mail),

so the police might not have been as out of line as you think.

[blackdragon6]

i remember my mom telling me about cops that had roadblocks in the black neighborhoods during an election, checking id's and drivers licenses. I'm not sure if it was local or a national election. (this took place in either the late 80's or early 90's in Birmingham, Alabama)

[Paradox]

drwho should be careful:

Anyway please relate any experiences you have witnessed, or been a part of that you felt were just not right legally.

Just to note, "injustice" and "not right legally" are two WIDELY different concepts.

[Paradox]

Evil Sneak got caught in presumption of race:

I got stopped for being Black on a Monday.

Crazy part was it was a Wednesday, how did he know I was Black two days ago????

In the '70s, I was constantly being stopped for having long hair. Well the term they used was "being suspicious", but, yeah...right. It's suspicious to get in my car, let it warm up and drive away after school.

[LewMoxinsghost]

You know the saying "If it is stupid and it works. then it is not stupid?" Well, I've known some stupid but effective cops. Policework must be hard, but it is a shame that part of the byproduct is endorsing bullies with tax money.

[kmeyers]

I've never really seen or experienced anything to big, but I was handcuffed at an Air Force base once because some guy who had an identical name to mine had a warrant out for his arrest.

That cop didn't feel to smart.

That reminds me of a friend of mine. He got pulled over, gave the officer his driver's license, and then the cop came back to his car window, gun drawn and screaming at my friend to put his hands out the window, and to slowly step out of the vehicle.

Turns out he had the same name as a guy wanted for murder. I don't really blame the officer in that case, but my friend nearly soiled himself.

So, I thought it was funny.

[kmeyers]

In the '70s, I was constantly being stopped for having long hair. Well the term they used was "being suspicious", but, yeah...right. It's suspicious to get in my car, let it warm up and drive away after school.

I had that problem a bit too when I had long hair.

I also used to ride a skateboard to class in college, just because it was way faster than walking. I got stopped by the campus bike cops so many times it was ridiculous.

[LtMarvel]

I can't say I have for certain.

[kmeyers]

This isn't really an injustice, but I now know what Public Enemy was talking about with 911 is a Joke.

I was living in L.A. and the building manager told me to call 911 because there was a guy who was hiding in the back parking lot under a car, so I did. I was on hold for 45 minutes! I hung up the phone when the police helicopter spotlights started shining in the parking lot.

If that would have been a real emergency, I would have been dead.

[Ontir]

I hadn't been in Los Angeles very long. I was staying with a friend, and coming back to his place, after going to look at an apartment. I was going west on Moorpark, in rush hour, as the sun was beginning to set.

I was in the middle lane. Cars to the left turned left, those to the right turned right, the cars ahead seemed to go forward through 5 changes of the light. I remained behind a large truck the entire time.

When I was finally up to the intersection, the truck turned right. I continued forward through the intersection, toward a parked car. I stopped behind the car, and signaled, awaiting an opening to merge left. When one came, I took it. A cop heading east immediately put his lights and sirens on, nearly caused a multi-directional accident to do a u-turn in a cramped intersection to come after me.

I pulled over, getting my license, registration, and proof of insurance ready. The officer - a total lunatic - screamed and spat upon me. To this day I've no idea what he was saying, he was utterly demented and I was terrified (based upon what I'd heard of LAPD) he was going to shoot me. Eventually he handed me a ticket, walked away, and I motored on.

I decided to fight the ticket. Back east, if you go to court and tell the truth, especially when the cop is a deranged bastard, that counts for something. It doesn't work that way in Los Angeles. The cop, much more pulled together than he was on the day of the ticket, got up and completely lied. He didn't just mis-represent things, he made an entire scenario up.

I then got up and countered with reality. The judge looked at me and said, "I'm satisfied the officer was telling the truth." slammed his gavel, and that was it. That was the beginning of my reference to California as "the Screw-Me State."

A few years later, a friend was visiting. We were in downtown LA, walking around on a saturday evening. It was still light out. We had ended up down by Our Lady of Angels Cathedral, and I knew the Disney Concert Hall was somewhere around there, but I wasn't sure where. We saw two officers standing on the sidewalk. We approached, asking for directions. One of the officers, a male, stood in front of the female officer, putting his hand on his sidearm. Instead of directing us to the concert hall (which I now know is VERY close by), he undid the snap on the weapon, and told us to leave downtown. Very bizarre.

[blackdragon6]

This isn't really an injustice, but I now know what Public Enemy was talking about with 911 is a Joke.

I was living in L.A. and the building manager told me to call 911 because there was a guy who was hiding in the back parking lot under a car, so I did. I was on hold for 45 minutes! I hung up the phone when the police helicopter spotlights started shining in the parking lot.

If that would have been a real emergency, I would have been dead.lol thats fucked up....

[kmeyers]

I then got up and countered with reality. The judge looked at me and said, "I'm satisfied the officer was telling the truth." slammed his gavel, and that was it. That was the beginning of my reference to California as "the Screw-Me State."

Another injustice, not by the police, but another good reason to call CA "the Screw-Me State" is that parking tickets are $45 a ticket. I don't know about other cities, but that''s insane.

Especially with the bullshit street cleaning. If you forget which day the sign says you can't park there? $45.

And please, all those street sweepers ever did was just stir up the street dirt and make it airborne.

[StoneGold]

This isn't really an injustice, but I now know what Public Enemy was talking about with 911 is a Joke.

No you don't. Just because it was pretty specifically about EMS.

Hit me
Going going gone
Now I dialed 911 a long time ago
Don't you see how late they're reactin'
They only come and they come when they wanna
So get the morgue embalm the goner
They don't care 'cause they stay paid anyway
They teach ya like an ace they can't be betrayed
I know you stumble with no use people
If your life is on the line they you're dead today
Late comings with the late comin' stretcher
That's a body bag in disguise y'all betcha
I call 'em body snatchers quick they come to fetch ya?
With an autopsy ambulance just to dissect ya
They are the kings 'cause they swing amputation
Lose your arms, your legs to them it's compilation
I can prove it to you watch the rotation
It all adds up to a funky situation
So get up get, get get down
911 is a joke in yo town
Get up, get, get, get down
Late 911 wears the late crown

911 is a joke

Everyday they don't never come correct
You can ask my man right here with the broken neck
He's a witness to the job never bein' done
He would've been in full in 8 9-11
Was a joke 'cause they always jokin'
They the token to your life when it's croakin'
They need to be in a pawn shop on a
911 is a joke we don't want 'em
I call a cab 'cause a cab will come quicker
The doctors huddle up and call a flea flicker
The reason that I say that 'cause they
Flick you off like fleas
They be laughin' at ya while you're crawlin' on your knees
And to the strength so go the length
Thinkin' you are first when you really are tenth
You better wake up and smell the real flavor
Cause 911 is a fake life saver

So get up, get, get get down
911 is a joke in yo town
Get up, get, get, get down
Late 911 wears the late crown

Ow, ow 911 is a joke

[Spike-X]

It has been my experience that, the pettier the 'crime', the more of an asshole about it the cop is. For instance, with minor traffic infringements I (and people I've known) have often been treated like I just run over a little kid, whereas the most serious thing I've done that required dealing with police, they were completely calm and professional.

I'm wondering if the asshole traffic cops are resentful about being stuck on traffic duty rather than 'real' police work, and have to beat every little thing up into a big deal just to make themselves feel important, or if it's that the petty, self-important assholes get stuck with traffic duty because they probably couldn't handle the more hard core stuff anyway?

[kmeyers]

It has been my experience that, the pettier the 'crime', the more of an asshole about it the cop is. For instance, with minor traffic infringements I've often been treated like I just run over a little kid, whereas the most serious thing I've done that required dealing with police, they were completely calm and professional.

I'm wondering if the asshole traffic cops are resentful about being stuck on traffic duty rather than 'real' police work, and have to beat every little thing up into a big deal just to make themselves feel important, or if it's that the petty, self-important assholes get stuck with traffic duty because they probably couldn't handle the more hard core stuff anyway?

I have to imagine that when the person you're yelling at doesn't have a gun pointed at you, it makes it much easier to be a dick.

[kmeyers]

No you don't. Just because it was pretty specifically about EMS.

Hit me
Going going gone
Now I dialed 911 a long time ago
Don't you see how late they're reactin'
They only come and they come when they wanna
So get the morgue embalm the goner
They don't care 'cause they stay paid anyway
They teach ya like an ace they can't be betrayed
I know you stumble with no use people
If your life is on the line they you're dead today
Late comings with the late comin' stretcher
That's a body bag in disguise y'all betcha
I never even got to the EMS part after 45 minutes.

[section 8]

Bah! cops are asshole because the babsit everyone, and everyone tries to lie to them, a little honesty and a decent tension

i was admittedly speeding (about ten miles over) then i tun a cornr and there is the police car. i maintained my running speed until he pulled me over, he took my D.L. to the cruzer and when he came back he was curious

"Now son, didn't ou see me back there?'

Yessir i did."

"and the thought of slowing down never even entered your head huh? "

well i figured b the time i saw you, it was already too late."

(laughing) go on, get out of here"

no ticket no written warning he snt me on my way

[Gilda Dent]

It has been my experience that, the pettier the 'crime', the more of an asshole about it the cop is. For instance, with minor traffic infringements I (and people I've known) have often been treated like I just run over a little kid, whereas the most serious thing I've done that required dealing with police, they were completely calm and professional.

I'm wondering if the asshole traffic cops are resentful about being stuck on traffic duty rather than 'real' police work, and have to beat every little thing up into a big deal just to make themselves feel important, or if it's that the petty, self-important assholes get stuck with traffic duty because they probably couldn't handle the more hard core stuff anyway?

While I've never had this experience myself, I think the saying regarding nerd debates about things like comic book continuity or video games applies here: People are so contentious because the stakes are so small.

[drwho]

I have a question and I want to see if this would piss anyone else off. We have a homeless friend that comes and visits so he did today. Now he usually uses the city streets to walk home. Well evidently someone in the neighborhood called in about him being suspicious and the man is like 65 yrs old. I'm out in my backyard and just happen to come in and a police officer actually opened the front door of the house and was like is anyone home. Then he makes the comment do you have a doorbell because I had no idea they were there until he went and opened the front door. Now I think that is a slight invasion of privacy to actually open my door just to identify if I knew this person. If I said I didnt know him then what the hell would they do with my friend then?

[Pól Rua]

One time, when I was a kid, my older brother had to babysit me, and he watched Salem's Lot on the TV and it frightened the shit outta me and I had nightmares.,
He later went on to be a cop.

That bastard.