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That's why I was training with SWAT. I was part of an engineer battalion the National Guard and we were to stand ready in case there were riots in DC when the G8 summit (could've been G20, IMF or some other money-related summit that get's all the stupid fuckers in a riotous mood - I forget which it is) came to town in Washington DC.

So you oppose high taxes but you live off the government.

We should threadsplit.

You should shut up.

So do you think there are good Taliban? Tobacco company executives? Mafia?

Motives are the measure of a man. Who watches the watchers?

The other day I was taking garbage out of my own apartment and went around the building under some tape surrounding a totally halted tree cutting job (no equipment was present either), that was also completely blocking the way to the dumpster behind the apartment. After I come out, cop walks up and harangues me for 30 minutes about how he was "about to push me out of the way" and "everyone else here is obeying the laws", then made a big show of radioing in to see if I had any outstanding warrants, "you're stopped, you can't move. You mad?"

Yeah, obviously he really thinks I'm wanted on felony charges somewhere because I'm taking out my garbage out of my own apartment. Really. Or maybe he's just a punk.

So I asked the guy's name and badge number, saying I was going to report him for harassment and abuse of authority. He gave his name and made a big show of flashing his badge. When he saw me actually pull out a PDA and type all this down he got visibly nervous and said, "never mind my name, you just need my badge number" (he gave an Italian name despite being Hispanic). I then took a picture of the entire scene (this punk then insisted on striking a tough-guy pose in the picture, probably to carry on his childish little act but also to show he wasn't nervous about what I was doing).

So then after wasting half an hour of my time for absolutely no reason other than to power trip, I went through the motions of calling up Internal Affairs. I don't need a crystal ball to know nothing will come of it. The cops protect their own more vigilantly than the public.

It's a typical experience and I've had many such others.

I don't generally read the domestic news - it actually didn't occur to me that this is one topic where I am influenced by it - but I have read news stories where cops are very obviously guilty of serious crimes but get off because of the organization. Now, saying that the news "portrays cops in a bad light" could only be relevant if those stories aren't true or representative of the whole. Which they are. If you believe otherwise, then show me good evidence - where the cops turn on their own when misdeeds are suspected.

Certainly, it's consistent with my own experience on this and similar occasions, so, yeah, whatever.

Opinions are just that, not facts, you can't disprove all of their beliefs therefore can't call all of them bad.

Who watches the watchers? I am guessing the cops boss watches the cop. The cops boss is watched by his boss who is watched by his boss who is watched by his boss, once you get to the top? Where is the relevance I am sure you already figured that out. All actions are accountable, cops protect their own.

Does it make it right? Hell no. But how many things in the world could you point out that are handled wrong? And you wanna bitch about cops? Who are you going to call if your house gets broken into? Get robbed on the street? Need emergency help?

Don't bite the hand that you expect to help you.

So as many people have said, you crossed tape you shouldn't have. You are probably also the kind of person had you been hurt after crossing the tape would have sued the people who put the tape there. It is simple they put the tape there for a reason, if you choose to ignore it you pay the consequences. If all the cop did was harass you then count yourself lucky, I am sure he could have used some obscure law no one has heard of to cite you.

Doesn't matter how the media portrays them, the decisions aren't made by the media or the people who watch it. They are made by the organization that employs them, of course they will televise when the cop gets off. And I am sure that they televise when a cop is indicted, but your focus is on all the WRONG in the world not what is done right.

Riddle me this.....If you get bad service at a restaurant one time, and the next is a good experience, which will you remember?

So though the area was clearly marked, you are allowed to walk through it if there's no danger?