tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post114122548972523471..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Few complaints against police doesn't mean no complainers, finds undercover reportGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1141520605007514182006-03-04T19:03:00.000-06:002006-03-04T19:03:00.000-06:00Trix Kid,I'm not a "rabbit", "misdirected", a "mal...Trix Kid,<BR/><BR/>I'm not a "rabbit", "misdirected", a "malcontent", nor am I "self-involved", and I'm certainly not a "miscreant".<BR/><BR/>Ad hominem attacks on someone who disagrees with their point of view, usually means the person who employs them, the ad hominems, has no grounds or reason to stand on in the debate, so the person resorts to insults. <BR/><BR/>"Well...you just can't be right...you're a miscreant or a silly rabbit or something."<BR/><BR/>This is serious to many of us. We are very concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1141514526889235262006-03-04T17:22:00.000-06:002006-03-04T17:22:00.000-06:00"Your honorable nature really shines through.":0)C..."Your honorable nature really shines through."<BR/><BR/>:0)<BR/><BR/>Complete change of personality for the constituents, hey, Anonymous?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1141493674268541862006-03-04T11:34:00.000-06:002006-03-04T11:34:00.000-06:00Scott never resorts to that kind of name calling. ...Scott never resorts to that kind of name calling. Troll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1141492477650747472006-03-04T11:14:00.000-06:002006-03-04T11:14:00.000-06:00Henson and the Hensonites, the authority on "honor...Henson and the Hensonites, the <I>authority</I> on "honorable nature".<BR/><BR/>Heheh, now that's a good one.<BR/><BR/>I merely mirror your M.O.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1141445720000792552006-03-03T22:15:00.000-06:002006-03-03T22:15:00.000-06:00Heavens! - "malcontented, misdirected, self-involv...Heavens! - "malcontented, misdirected, self-involved miscreants"?<BR/><BR/>Yes, I'm sure you're real respectful toward everyone in your jurisdiction. Your honorable nature really shines through.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1141436464675916002006-03-03T19:41:00.000-06:002006-03-03T19:41:00.000-06:00Silly rabbits.My service is in what I will do that...Silly rabbits.<BR/><BR/>My service is in what I will do that you wouldn't, and couldn't, regardless of the pay. Speaking of, paymasters, we all need a raise.<BR/><BR/>How I treat the citizens of my jurisdiction, and how I express myself towards and shed light upon the drivel of malcontented, misdirected, self-involved miscreants is...well...different to say the least. Trolling? I don't see it that way, but you can always censor me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1141335578434649812006-03-02T15:39:00.000-06:002006-03-02T15:39:00.000-06:00Scott, the main problem with much of what has happ...Scott, the main problem with much of what has happened with regards to the relationship between the civil populace and their <I>employees</I>, the civil servants, is that <I>entirely too many of the latter have forgotten that that's just what...they...<B>are.</B></I> Employees. Servants. Not masters. The power that has been vested in them came from the citizens. It was not invested by some <I>deus ex machina</I>. Forgetting that fosters abuse of civil rights, corruption, etc. In short, it serves as the breeding ground for such travesties as Tulia. <BR/><BR/>As always, it comes down to the old question Cicero asked over two millennia ago: <I>"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"</I> Indeed, who <I>shall</I> police the police? The police, themselves? What human being is so totally without flaw that they can make such a claim? I certainly can't. <BR/><BR/>As that little experiment proved, allowing that kind of attitude on the part of the police towards their paymasters to go unchallenged is a recipe for the kind of behavior witnessed by the experimenter. That kind of thing I saw in 1983 in East Berlin and it has no place in this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1141310093091010532006-03-02T08:34:00.000-06:002006-03-02T08:34:00.000-06:00Thanks so much PD!!Kaptinemo, you hit the nail on ...Thanks so much PD!!<BR/><BR/>Kaptinemo, you hit the nail on the head, but the anonymous commenter from 7:21 a.m. has simply proven my friend Mike Godwin's <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law" REL="nofollow">famous law</A> -- pretty quickly really, to get there by the fourth comment.<BR/><BR/>It's funny, when I started Grits some people thought it was odd to have such a narrowly focused state-level blog. Everybody wanted to be Kos or the Instapundit. Now some folks are unhappy if it's not EXCLUSIVELY so - at least the trolls apparently feel that way. Folks without an axe to grind usually don't seem to mind an occasional detour.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1141305681906269712006-03-02T07:21:00.000-06:002006-03-02T07:21:00.000-06:00hey folks, a cop is a cop wherever he is,, texas, ...hey folks, a cop is a cop wherever he is,, texas, florida,, natze germany or i assume anywhere elseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1141304208581646082006-03-02T06:56:00.000-06:002006-03-02T06:56:00.000-06:00Mr. Anonymous is once again missing the main point...Mr. Anonymous is once again missing the main point: <I><B>a member of the taxpaying public which foots the bill for the salaries of some of these apparently less-than-civil 'civil servants' was being treated as if he were a criminal</B></I>...just for asking for a complaint form. <BR/><BR/>Is Mr. Anonymous saying that the taxpayer who conducted the experiment would be treated better in <I>his</I> precinct? Can he guarantee the level of professionalism in the interaction between public and (supposed) 'public <I>servant</I>' would be higher than it evidently was in Florida? Or would the same attitude towards his <I><B>paymasters</B></I> be exhibited by him and his precinct?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1141272836390117042006-03-01T22:13:00.000-06:002006-03-01T22:13:00.000-06:00Let me come quickly to the defense of Grits. It ha...Let me come quickly to the defense of Grits. It happens to be the single most legitimate source for information on criminal justice. It should be a go-to reference guide for state policy and the mainstream media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1141266261172566792006-03-01T20:24:00.000-06:002006-03-01T20:24:00.000-06:00Hmmm. No recent negative report on Texas agencies...Hmmm. No recent negative report on Texas agencies, so rile everyone with a Florida story. I can't wait for the tinfoil crowd to rally around the "trends are showing an increase" claim, when it's "proven" that there has been an increase in complaints over the last 40 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com