Sweet Serendipity

Shooting to kill isn't a sport among police officers, although it sometimes seems that way. No, deadly force, the law enforcement "nuclear option," is justified only in the face of immanent risk of death or serious injury.

That's why some cops are rumored to carry an extra gun. Blast someone into the netherworld, and you'd better have an excuse. "He raised a gun and pointed at me" is about as good an excuse as can be had, even if it is a lie.

In Hartford, Connecticut, events in the shooting death of 18-year-old Jashon Bryant have taken an unusual twist. It turns out a BB gun found at the scene wasn't really there at all. A former confidential informant of the officer accused of shooting the young man planted it. Here's a gift

Of course, the CI claims has hasn't spoken to the cop in years; the cop's lawyer denies speaking to the CI. The CI just happened to be in the area and, out of the goodness of his heart, wanted to help the cop.

Right. An, oh, by the way, did you hear shares of the Brooklyn Bridge are being auctioned on ebay? Find 'em right next to the image of Jesus etched in toast.

Comments

[Steven G. Erickson]

I used to work 3rd shift at a 24 hour convenience store in a New England city more than two decades ago.

Police officers were then proud to show their throw away pieces usually kept in the glove compartment ready to throw atop a body they shot out of anger or arrogance.

Friday and Saturday nights were 'date nights' for the cops. Mothers, daughters, girl friends, and wives of average citizens could negotiate their way out of a DWI or other offense by performing a sex act or having some in the cruiser nookie.

If officers pulled over a woman that they could share, the call went over the radio in code.

Before the Rodney King fiasco, cops would ask me for the keys for the dumpster area, and the first time I did I wondered what they possibly could be throwing away.

When I saw flesh with blood hanging from a brick wall, I then knew the cops' purpose for wanting the keys.

They also had a running 'joke' after beating the daylights out of a suspect, "He fell down the stairs at the lock up," and then there would be a pause, "... And, there's no stairs at the station lock up, ha, ha."

Complain about a judge or cop in the newspaper, to a politician, propose Civilian Oversight over the cops or courts, or threaten to sue for your civil rights and you can expect to be threatened and followed around by the cops.

If that doesnd't work they WILL arrest you and throw you in prison.

A research chemist I know that worked for a pharmisutical (sp?) company blew the whistle on corporate/government fraud and corruption, and was then arrested in Rhode Island, transferred to Connecticut and then held for 8 weeks without being told what she was being charged with and was then made to sign a paper to not complain about any Connecticut officials for 2 years as part of her eventual release.

If cops and the courts don't have to follow any laws, nor the Constitution, why do they even bother doing 'the show' having trial when the powers that be have already made up their minds and decided the outcomes of cases.

The OJ trial is a good example of how little practice prosecutors and judges have doing thing in the proper way. It was obvious in that televised trial that they had no practice following rules of law and running a court case in a legitimate way.

-Steven G. Erickson aka Vikingas
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