Whip Slagcheek posted:

Are you gonna toxx for your boy Ted Cruz???

Whip Slagcheek posted:

Racist.

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5 Insane Police Forces No One Ever Talks About

#2. Washington, DC

Let's switch gears and talk about police misbehavior of a different kind: lovely driving. For some reason, it seems to be an epidemic among police in Washington DC. An ABC affiliate in the area looked at databases for six different police precincts around the area. They found that over a three year span, police were involved in more than 2,300 at-fault accidents.

"Improper backing," "driver inattention," and "failure to maintain control" were listed as the most common causes of the crashes, although that last one seems like it's probably at least kind of the cause in every accident, right?

If there's a silver lining, it's that in most of the cases where someone was injured, it was usually the cop doing the lovely driving. Unfortunately, that can't always be the case. In Montgomery County, eight people have been injured in accidents that were determined to be the fault of the police since 2010. Fairfax County has paid out more than $1,000,000 in claims related to the 471 at-fault accidents they've had since 2010.

Don't take that to mean they're averse to trying to skirt responsibility when they tear poo poo up. In 2012, a man named Randy Smith was out $9,000 when a Manassas City Police Department vehicle crashed into his rental home. When he asked to be reimbursed, the city claimed sovereign immunity, which is a legal doctrine that says the sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong. That makes a person awfully difficult to sue, you know?

Of course, not every story of terrible driving by the D.C. Metro area police has such a slapstick quality to it. In 2008, a woman named Ashley McIntosh was killed after a police cruiser ran a red light without using a siren and smashed into the side of her car. The incident was captured by a dashboard camera.

Things have gotten so out of hand in Prince George's County that the police department there recently launched a campaign called "Arrive Alive" that's aimed at reminding cops to not drive like they're in the movies.

Cmdr. Shepard posted:

Ah yes, cracked.com, the best for hard hitting news and investigative reports.

Cops, who spend literally their entire work day driving around, get into accidents. More at 5.

Reign Of Pain posted:

It's because they don't do enough yoga

Branis posted:

the going theory is meatsicle was the cannibal cop. Theres no evidence to support it but I want to believe.



Midwesterners got to stand together against the ivory tower east coast elite cops

i'll grant beanieson honorary midwestern citizenship, but he has to rep a lovely state like michigan.

Cmdr. Shepard posted:

Smoke some weed, drink a beer, chill the gently caress out and stop crashing in to people and shooting black people.

-Obama address to the police memorial today.

Cmdr. Shepard posted:

Smoke some weed, drink a beer, chill the gently caress out and stop crashing in to people and shooting black people.

-Obama address to the police memorial today.

Reign Of Pain posted:

Since when do blacks talk to the police?

POTUS posted:

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION


Each May, our Nation salutes the American women and men who put their lives on the line every day to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law. On Peace Officers Memorial Day and during Police Week, we recognize all those who have dedicated their lives to this vital task. With heavy hearts, we mourn the heroes taken from us only because they chose to serve, and we rededicate ourselves to carrying forward their noble legacy.

Our law enforcement officers have extraordinarily tough jobs. They regularly work in dangerous environments and in difficult, high-tension situations. And they often face challenges deeply rooted in systemic problems and broader social issues. These professionals serve to protect their communities and strengthen their Nation, and they deserve to go home safely to their loved ones at the end of each shift. As President, I am committed to making sure America's dedicated police officers receive the support and recognition they have earned, and to doing all I can to protect those who protect us.

One important way to make policing safer and more effective is by continuing to enhance relations and trust between law enforcement and the neighborhoods they serve. This will make it easier and safer for police officers to do their jobs, and it will strengthen the places we live and work. This important task will require our Nation -- our communities, our law enforcement, and our leaders at every level -- to come together to commit to meeting this challenge and moving our country forward, block by block and neighborhood by neighborhood. As President, I firmly believe it is within our power to make progress in our time, and I am dedicated to partnering with all those who are willing to do this necessary work.

My Administration is taking concrete steps to implement the commonsense, pragmatic recommendations my Task Force on 21st Century Policing put forward based on input from law enforcement personnel as well as criminal justice experts, community leaders, and civil liberties advocates. And we are engaging with local jurisdictions so they can begin to make the changes that will help ensure that police officers and their communities are partners in battling crime and that everyone feels safe on and off the job.

Our Nation's police officers are mentors in our schools, familiar faces on the corner, and pillars of our communities. They keep our borders secure and our roads safe, and in times of crisis, they rush toward tragedy. They are hardworking mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons who have dedicated their lives to public service, working every day to build a brighter future for their families and their Nation. Their selfless commitment and daily sacrifice represent what is possible for every city, town, and reservation in America, and our country has an enormous opportunity to lift up the very best law enforcement personnel as examples -- not just to other officers, but to all who aspire to lives of good citizenship. This week and every week, let us remember the patriots who laid down their lives for ours and honor all who strive to make our Nation more safe, more free, and more just.

By a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962, as amended (76 Stat. 676), and by Public Law 103-322, as amended (36 U.S.C. 136-137), the President has been authorized and requested to designate May 15 of each year as "Peace Officers Memorial Day" and the week in which it falls as "Police Week."

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 15, 2015, as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 10 through May 16, 2015, as Police Week. I call upon all Americans to observe these events with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also call on the Governors of the United States and its Territories, and appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day. I further encourage all Americans to display the flag at half-staff from their homes and businesses on that day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth.

GunForumMeme posted:

I love guns, alcohol, AND powerlifting.

Shooting Blanks posted:

All at once?

JayKay posted:

Today I learned: Pictures of pubes with no junk doesn't fall under the VA state code for sexting!

HAVE AT IT BOYS!!! SEND THEM PICKS TO UNTAGGED!

Shooting Blanks posted:

All at once?

Untagged posted:

You all need to learn better manscaping.

Cmdr. Shepard posted:

It's not just that I thought he'd be a better president (he would've been), but that I figured we were better as a nation than electing a 2 year do-nothing from the most corrupt state in the union.

edit - If loving jeb bush is the GOP nominee I'm just gonna stop voting altogether.

Whip Slagcheek posted:

Are you gonna toxx for your boy Ted Cruz???

Justin Godscock posted:

I just want to say thank you America for taking him. Can we give you the rest of our ultra-conservatives from southern Alberta that freak the poo poo out of everyone especially sane conservatives? Just house them in an ultra-red state that will never go blue as long as trailer homes exist.

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

Cmdr. Shepard posted:

More intelligent and thought provoking posts from n4i.

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

It's funny because it's no more or less intelligent or thought provoking than what you said

Vahakyla posted:

I am a business owner who supports high taxes and government takeover of private business, ama.

Branis posted:

sucked republican dick for the last 8 years and gave them everything they wanted.

Cmdr. Shepard posted:

Oddly enough, your posts still have more substance than an Obama speech.

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

Keep going I'm almost there.

Reign Of Pain posted:

This mo'fucka knows whats up



e: btw, I ate this for lunch again today: