James Kirkup on modern policing and the case of Harry Miller:
The cop said he was in possession of 30 Tweets by me. I asked if any contained criminal material. He said…. No. I asked if any came close to being criminal… and he read me a limerick. Honestly. A limerick. A cop read me a limerick over the phone. I said, I didn’t write that. He said, “Ah. But you liked it and promoted it.” I asked why he was wasting his time on a non-crime. He said, “It’s not a crime, but it will be recorded as a hate incident”… The cop repeatedly called the complainant “the victim.” I asked how there could be a victim if, as he’d established, there was no crime. He said, that’s just how it works.
I wonder how many cops will back this stuff up when someone actually shows them that they will suffer for their treatment of rational sane people who will not back down from fascist tactics. War is coming and it will not be a war of words.
“I wonder how many cops will back this stuff up…”
ALL OF THEM. Do not ever, ever doubt it. See Caledonia for elucidation.
Plod works for the government. Not you.
A gentle reminder owg.
The police are the government they represent institutionalized force. The weight of the government it’s laws, regulations and norms juxtaposed against the rights of the individual. When they are told by their masters to march – they march. Guess who wins?
I guess many will have to die.
In merry old england Harry Miller,
thought life was becoming still sillier
so he wrote a song
about a giral with a dong
and ended up in the slammer
OK It needs a bit of work still
If the majority of white people were racist or hate-filled the world would suddenly be a different place, but not for heterosexual white people.
If talking heads refuse to listen to Martin Luther King they should listen to the other King, as in Rodney: “Can’t we all just get along?”
Why don’t the people who get this type of call from the police tell them to F$%^ off and hang up on them? Why even engage them in conversation?
Gathering intel for the lawsuit? I’d tape the whole thing, guaranteed.
Also, if you tell them to shove it and hang up, their next move could be to send the SWAT team to your house and “search” it. A “search” is where they kick in your front door at 3AM and break every stick of furniture in the house, and shoot your dog.
This type of thing happens more regularly than one might hope, I’m afraid. There’s examples where they’ve gone to the wrong house and shot the homeowner when he’s standing naked in his own bedroom. Imagine what could happen if they were angry with you.
The entire Police Department, admininistration and board in Thunder Bay have been found guilty of racism both systemic and actual and can’t apologize fast enough. I guess it’s their fault that the city is now vying for the title of the murder and crime capitol of Canada. Don’t dare say anything. Everyone is having a drum beaten in their face and they damn well better like it.
Don’t bother to hide your hate. Let the cops know that there are people in this country that are deserving hatred. Hate is a normal human emotion and it can help you defeat your enemies. That is why we got is as a basic human feature. It’s not a bug.
When you let some asshole know that he/she/it is hated, that makes them a bit paranoid and uncomfortable … as it should.
Love freely and hate freely as well. It’s all part of humanity … can’t deny your humanity now can you?
Also …. you really should remember, that you do not need to be smart to be a policeman. You need high school and must be at least 5’8″ tall … or at least that used to be the criteria. I think it now helps if you are a woman, black or brown, (headscarf is okay), bearded Muslim or Seek … bonus points if you come with a colorful turban, If you are transgendered or just a standard Bb Gay person there is a gun and badge waiting for you.
I think you get the idea …. I used to respect the police, I don’t anymore. Not the ones who toe the government’s political correctness and ignore real crime.
Agree, Duke. The Fuzz know which side their bread is buttered on. Never doubt that! When push comes to shove they shoot first.
This is the poem and remember he didn’t write it he just liked it:
You’re a man.
Your breasts are made of silicone
Your vagina goes nowhere
And we can tell the difference
Even when you are not there
Your hormones are synthetic
And lets just cross this bridge
What you have you stupid man
Is male privilege.
Not a very good limerick.
It’s silly, pointless, has too many lines and doesn’t rhyme anywhere (limerics are supposed to, in the order 1,2,5 and 3,4 for those who don’t know). I hate it. Will some busybody Canadian cop phone me now?
“just” [shrug shrug] “how” [shrug shrug] “it” [shrug shrug] “works”.
the shrugs is the means by which authorities get away with shit by the supertanker load.
in a compliant, deferential, demure, polite, populace like canadistan.
nuthin nobody can doo aboud dit.
wrong on all counts. it takes time and hard work to get and keep on the straight and narrow. most just want to ‘watch the game’ and fire up the BBQ on weekends.
and learn to shrug in their sleep.
I saw a LOT of this way back in grade school and hi school. gawd knows what goes on in those putrid swamps now.