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Nice dodging of the question! I'll ask again: if it's not some sort of "treatment", then why are the cops bragging about the effect it has? "You think people

Nice dodging of the question! I'll ask again: if it's not some sort of "treatment", then why are the cops bragging about the effect it has? "You think people like you smashed that cop car up?" Do you think everyone whose home this has been parked in front of smashed that car up? Do you think they were all guilty of the "crimes" that they haven't even been charged with? After all, they weren't "people like you". Of course it's nothing to you - you'll never have one of those parked in front of your house. One of those won't ever go in your neighborhood, because people would lawyer up. It's all very selective, as you put it. No, they'll stay in poor/minority neighborhoods, where people will have the choices of taking it or moving.

chrischen 17y ago
> Do you think everyone whose home this has been parked in front of smashed that car up? How many people's home was this parked in front of? Do you think cops went around parking cars in front of people's homes to intimidate random people? > Do you think they were all guilty of the "crimes" that they haven't even been charged with? Did I say that? Did I even imply that? You think I am one of those "sacrifice liberty for a little security people"? Don't assume that's what I'm arguing for. As far as the cases in the article mentioned, yes. It's a controversial topic and I understand a lot of people have strong emotions over it. And the action these cops took might seem like it's leaning towards the wiretapping camp but it's not. I do think they were all guilty. There was a complaint and someone called the cops to help. They did. As for their specific usage as described in the article (mostly) I think it's perfectly fine. > No, they'll stay in poor/minority neighborhoods, where people will have the choices of taking it or moving. Is that what happened? No. So I don't even know why you brought that up. I know what you're talking about though. If cops decided to target minority neighborhoods simply because minorities have a higher chance of criminal activity it would be a point of contention for me too. But that's not what the cops did in the article. They answered a cry for help. They knew there was problem in the area. And yes the last thing the cop did where she parked that car in front of that house was a little iffy, assuming she wasn't sure if a drug dealer actually lived there.
- Semiapies 17y ago
  RTFA. That is the last typing I'll waste on you.

chrischen 17y ago

> Do you think everyone whose home this has been parked in front of smashed that car up? How many people's home was this parked in front of? Do you think cops went around parking cars in front of people's homes to intimidate random people? > Do you think they were all guilty of the "crimes" that they haven't even been charged with? Did I say that? Did I even imply that? You think I am one of those "sacrifice liberty for a little security people"? Don't assume that's what I'm arguing for. As far as the cases in the article mentioned, yes. It's a controversial topic and I understand a lot of people have strong emotions over it. And the action these cops took might seem like it's leaning towards the wiretapping camp but it's not. I do think they were all guilty. There was a complaint and someone called the cops to help. They did. As for their specific usage as described in the article (mostly) I think it's perfectly fine. > No, they'll stay in poor/minority neighborhoods, where people will have the choices of taking it or moving. Is that what happened? No. So I don't even know why you brought that up. I know what you're talking about though. If cops decided to target minority neighborhoods simply because minorities have a higher chance of criminal activity it would be a point of contention for me too. But that's not what the cops did in the article. They answered a cry for help. They knew there was problem in the area. And yes the last thing the cop did where she parked that car in front of that house was a little iffy, assuming she wasn't sure if a drug dealer actually lived there.

Semiapies 17y ago
RTFA. That is the last typing I'll waste on you.