Cop Hits Reporter With Car Then Threatens her

[Raineyrocks]

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/11/19/schmuck-alert-videos.html#comments

Shmuck Alert is a blog that reports on accounts of people hassling reporters.

Above: Officer Friendly from the Oakland School District Police threatens to "stuff" Oakland Tribune photojournalist Jane Tyska into his cruiser and jail her. If you don't like profanity, cover your ears.

    Remind us to watch our elbows next time we're in Oakland! That seems to be all it takes to make the local School District Police Chief go postal! The cop in question is seen hurling invectives and otherwise being a total ass to Oakland Tribune photojournalist Jane Tyska. According to him, the female photog struck his patrol car with her elbow, setting off an on-camera tirade in which he curses her up (and down!), threatens to 'stuff her' in the back of his (fatally-crippled) cruiser and accuses her of trying to incite a riot. Hey occifer, how about a steaming hot cup of 'CHILL THE #&$@% OUT!'? I've seen calmer reactions at school bus collisions...

[AntonLee]

I saw that happen the other day, someone had their camera out and their elbow just ran right into my car.  It's crazy how that happens.

/sarcasm

[Porcupine_in_MA]

"But not all cops are bad!"

[AnarchoJesse]

What was this cops name? I say we plaster his image up and down the internet.

[Sam A. Robrin]

"But not all cops are bad!"

Some are outright horrible!

[Bald Eagle]

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
"Who shall watch the watchers themselves?"

- Satires of Juvenal, Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, 1st/2nd Century Roman poet

The essential problem was posed by Plato in the Republic, his work on government and morality.  The perfect society as described by Socrates, the main character of the work, relies on laborers, slaves and tradesmen. The guardian class is to [serve and] protect the city.  The question is put to Socrates, "Who will guard the guardians?" or, "Who will protect us against the protectors?"  Plato's answer to this is that they will guard themselves against themselves. We must tell the guardians a "noble lie."  The noble lie will inform them that they are better than those they serve and it is therefore their responsibility to guard and protect those lesser than themselves. We will instill in them a distaste for power or privilege; they will rule because they believe it right, not because they desire it.

What do the "protected" do when the "protectors" no longer believe the lie?

[Raineyrocks]

What was this cops name? I say we plaster his image up and down the internet.

Police Chief Art Michel


http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/_i_trib__i___fire_oakland_schools_police_chief/Content?oid=863131