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Good list…. Outlaw vern’s favorite movies in 2011. This guy writes reviews that really speak the me, he thinks the same things I think more often than most. Not that I agree with his choices, or his opinion of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. But it’s a good list.
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Any civilian doing this would have been charged that night. Any. 100%. That it is several days later and scumfuck violent drunkard Trooper Jesse Miller has still not been charged is a clear example of the thin blue line, the “professional courtsey” (read: corruption) where the system protects its own.
The cops who can hospitalize us do so because they know they will be less likely to be properly punished for their crimes.
Too bad the homeowner didn’t have a gun; I have a feeling the world would be a better place if Jesse Miller had been shot dead that night.
It’s really dangerous to move into an abandoned house. Local police will accost you as if you are a burglar or squatter. A friend of mine ended up pointing a gun at a cop who was peeking in his window when he moved into a previously abandoned house. I guess he’s lucky to be alive.
Land of the free, eh?
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January 16, 2012 at 10:06 PM
You sir, are ignorant. Cop or not, the accused is a civilian while off the clock. He probably had a few too many while enjoying his life as civilian, away from the stressful and dangerous job of protecting citizens like you.
Now, I am not defending his actions as he was obviously in the wrong. You should wait to hear the facts before making such an opinionated comment. Maybe they guy has a substance abuse problem and maybe he needs help.
Sure, many law enforcement officers are corrupt and take advantage of their power but this case seems different. There has been no evidence to suggest that this trooper did anything with malicious intent.
To me, it appears that he got intoxicated beyond the point of reason and function which is a symptom of a larger problem that is clinically considered an illness. He is lucky that the homeowner did not kill him and should be provided treatment for his disease.
January 17, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Even if he is off-the-clock, he was intoxicated. If he were not a cop, he’d be charged as a civilian for intoxication, assault, breaking and entering, or whatever charges are appropriate. No one should be going around to people’s houses breaking in doors and assaulting homeowners without reason. Since he is a cop, they are investigating and not charging him. Maybe their investigation will uncover the truth, or maybe they will cover it up.
Alcoholism is no excuse for violence. And if one is a cop and are using their position of authority in improper ways, they need to be held accountable.
January 17, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Exactly. The only thing I’d change in your statement is: No one should be going around to people’s houses breaking in doors and assaulting homeowners EVEN WITH reason. There aren’t legal excuses for attacking someone in their home. :)