Chicago, IL—Once upon a time the local cops were there for
you and your family. If you heard
something go bump in the night they came and you were glad to see them. Those days are over. You need learn how to lock your doors and to
use self-help.
The politicians have changed our cop’s jobs and duties and
not for the better. Today a visit with
the police is nothing more than about government by extortion. Sometimes it is as bad is it can get.
Today we have photo traffic enforcement cameras designed strictly
to generate revenue. The ultimate collection agency is always the
local cops that arrest you and tow your vehicles. Of course the cops are always armed and ready
for combat. This is not about traffic
safety but local government funding all the crap we don’t want or need. The happy contractors involved always fund
those expensive political campaigns.
An insult to injury on the government traffic extortion cams
is that our courts are too often allowing hearsay evidence and we have millions
of wrongful fines being levied.
The other monster is the out-of-control federal law
enforcement agencies. More and more
Congress has given federal agents powers over ordinary street crime. The problem is the training the feds just don’t
receive. They are never trained in local
laws or residential law enforcement.
Federal police only know how to make felony street
stops. They have no training about or
authority over local traffic laws. They are
not even taught how to deal with a routine family disturbance call or handle a
tavern brawl. Understandably these can
be very complicated events.
The federal agents began decades ago to impersonate state
and local police by wearing insignias that say POLICE. Federal cops have jurisdiction over federal
crimes and only have the power of Citizen’s Arrest over local crimes. Of course the ignorant public does not really
have a clue.
The FBI has a perennial complaint. When they announce their office to make
arrests and enter property with search warrants people never believe them. Unless that have combat SWAT gear or Raid
jackets people blow them off as impostors.
Today initially they yell out, “police!” not FBI. The same is true with
the other alphabet federal law enforcement agencies.
They have gone around their problems by forming joint
operations. That localizes the feds and
federalizes the locals. The not so fun
part is when you get charged with the same violation in both the federal and
state courts!
Today anything more than a lost dog call, seems to be a SWAT
operation. This is not about public
safety but law enforcement people and their bosses living out Walter Mitty
dreams of being the fictional Hollywood movie SWAT commandos. The amount of deaths and life changing
injuries has never been higher during these senseless operations.
SWAT operations and hostage negotiations have their place
just not on every home visit!
Law enforcement people have forgotten that they can do so much
more with a telephone and kind words than with their bucket helmets, jackboots
and automatic weapons. Today there are
tons of leftover combat crap like tanks, Humvees, and firepower from Hell being
handed over to local cops.
Serving felony arrest warrants seems dangerous right? It will be for sure if you turn every warrant
into a man hunting operation. I was
taught to contact the wanted subject’s mothers by phone. I’d tell them their son was wanted on a warrant
and the bail amount for release that was set. Additionally I’d tell them if their boy shows
up at my station at 9:00 AM with the bail cash he’d simply get booked for court
and sent on his way.
If the bond was too much I’d tell the mom that I’d get him
in front of a judge quickly and the fact that he self-surrendered would go a
long way to help the judge reduce the bail amount. In the long run cooperation will help with
sentencing issues. If your boy has to
serve some time he could be in minimum-security comfort or wind up on, “The
Rock” based on how he responds to the warrant.
Needless to say every Monday morning I have a full
house. The rest I’d have to chase down
or simply wait until they got caught on a street stop.
I know there is still some cops someplace serving warrants
with class by telephone. However today
any excuse to kick down doors and toss the cool and very destructive flash bang
grenades seems to be the way of the “New Breed” of cops. I guess
the Old-Breed won’t make for an exciting reality TV show.
I have to say there can be no question that many more lives
are saved by telephone then by SWAT operations.
Frankly citizens need avoid contact with law enforcement
whenever they can. Don’t call 911 for
anything more than fire or medical emergencies.
When the cops come they have to guess just who are the good and bad
guys. Trust me they don’t always get it
right. That goes double if the “victim”
is emotionally upset for any reason.
Avoiding conflict and choosing your friends and lovers
wisely is still the best way to keep the cops away. When the cops visit you today it will cost
for those old fines, bail bonds, lawyers and perhaps your job if you can’t show
up for work.
The feds have so many laws that I’d venture to say we break plenty
without even being aware we are in violation.
Our Congress has armed the IRS, EPA, and every obscure federal agency
with war weapons. The federal building
security guards they now call Homeland Security are out making petty traffic
stops on federal property.
United States of America is a full blown
police state. It will only get much
worse.
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