Good Cops, Bad Cops
Rob earlier today blogged about Melanie Scarborough's complaints regarding the District of Columbia police. Scarborough's article also prompted Eric at Classical Values to post these videos about Ed Lawson, who won an appeal to the Supreme Court with this holding:
Kolender v. Lawson 461 U.S. 352 (1983), the court held that California Penal Section 647(e) (which "requires persons who loiter or wander on the streets to identify themselves and to account for their presence when requested by a peace officer") was unconstitutionally vague . . .
It just so happens that Mr. Lawson has some vids up on YouTube, which I found rather fascinating, and here he talks about his unofficial profession of being arrested:
It wouldn't matter to me what the guy was talking about, I just find him interesting and sort of dramatic in his presentation - I also find him completely credible, and have no reason to doubt what he says. I found part 4 to be rather wrenching, and gave me a lot of food for thought.
Here, on the other hand, is a vid link to a cop acting as a consumate professional, in the face of racist comments from a true jerk.
P.S. See, I could never be a cop, because I wouldn't even last long enough to be a bad cop. The CAIR guy in the vid at the last link for example . . . I would have planted his dentures in concrete the moment I had him outside the building.
It is good to know one's limitations.
