http://www.alternet.org/katrina/26871/
New Orleans Police Department has become corrupt over the last 10 years. It is said that the officers are not paid enough so it makes them feel like they can do what they feel like doing. Officers from New Orleans do as much as rape people, beat people, and even get paid for keeping secrets about drug stashes from their department. This article says that the department is very stressed because of all of the corruption. I do not blame the department for feeling this way at all. After something like this happens it seems almost as if you would not know how to handle it. And the worst part of it all is that it all just keep happening. In a situation like this you cannot just keep firing and hiring employees because you can't find people who are trained in law enforcement just down the street. Being a police officer takes a lot of training and work. This article states that eight different officers were arrested in only a six month period. This is not a coincidence. This is officers who are not getting paid enough so they do what they want. It is beyond unfair that some officers are using the label of a police officer just to get into women's houses so that they can rape them. Some officers are even kidnapping. These cops arrest people daily for doing all of the crimes that they are commiting. New Orleans police department is so corrupt and only seems to be getting worse. I would love to keep researching on this topic to find out more about 2011 to see where is it going now and if it is getting better or worse.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
John Beemer
http://www.wnem.com/story/15217534/msp-trooper-faces-super-drunk-driving-charges
New Years of 2011 John Beemer was involved in a two car crash. Beemer was highly intoxicated while driving on Gratiot and Orr in Thomas Township. Beemer was not on duty but in my opinion should not have been doing such a thing when he pulls people over every night for doing exactly what he was doing. The other car involved had several injured passengers in it and they were sent to the hospital. The reason I chose to write about this is because I have one specific question: Would Beemer have been punished if there was no other car involved and no one was injured. A lot of times you hear of officers getting away with crimes because of their job title. I strongly feel as if Beemer was only pulled over for drunk driving that the officer would have let him go and just given him a ride home because he would have known the officer.
Beemer may face charges up to $8,000 because of the new "super drunk" law. Alcohol treatment is also mandatory for him. Beemer has also had previous offenses for driving while intoxicated. This is his second offense. Beemer has not worked since then and I feel that he should never be able to return to any job field involving the law. He deserves the punishment that any other citizen would recieve.
New Years of 2011 John Beemer was involved in a two car crash. Beemer was highly intoxicated while driving on Gratiot and Orr in Thomas Township. Beemer was not on duty but in my opinion should not have been doing such a thing when he pulls people over every night for doing exactly what he was doing. The other car involved had several injured passengers in it and they were sent to the hospital. The reason I chose to write about this is because I have one specific question: Would Beemer have been punished if there was no other car involved and no one was injured. A lot of times you hear of officers getting away with crimes because of their job title. I strongly feel as if Beemer was only pulled over for drunk driving that the officer would have let him go and just given him a ride home because he would have known the officer.
Beemer may face charges up to $8,000 because of the new "super drunk" law. Alcohol treatment is also mandatory for him. Beemer has also had previous offenses for driving while intoxicated. This is his second offense. Beemer has not worked since then and I feel that he should never be able to return to any job field involving the law. He deserves the punishment that any other citizen would recieve.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Do Police Officers always follow rules?
One thing that has always bothered me are hypocrites. Everyone has been one in their life and sometimes it's hard not to but it does happen and it really does irritate me. The main one's that bother me are police officers. Many police officers arrest people for drunk driving every night. How is it fair that those people go to jail for drinking and driving but when police officers drink and drive nothing happens? It's not! How often do you see a cop texting and driving? I've seen it too many times. If it was any other person they would get a ticket for it but most police officers seem to automatically think just because they are cops they can do what they want. And the worst part of it all is that you see it when they are on duty.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/drunk-driver-blamed-for-crash-fire-and-power-outage-in-sylmar.html
This is an article of a police officer who was caught drunk driving. In this particular article the officer was arrested because he did harm someone else. I feel like if he did not harm anyone and was just pulled over for driving poorly that the officer would not have given him a ticket. Not all police officers are this way but it is important for those people to make the right decisions if they are treating people who don't the way they do. It's just respect.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/drunk-driver-blamed-for-crash-fire-and-power-outage-in-sylmar.html
This is an article of a police officer who was caught drunk driving. In this particular article the officer was arrested because he did harm someone else. I feel like if he did not harm anyone and was just pulled over for driving poorly that the officer would not have given him a ticket. Not all police officers are this way but it is important for those people to make the right decisions if they are treating people who don't the way they do. It's just respect.
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