Category Archives: Cops Behaving Badly

Cops Behaving Badly: Doubleplusungood

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Today’s entry in the annals of rotten cop behavior is a two-fer. First, from Florida, a disturbing case of racist elder abuse, caught on dashcam (despite the cop’s efforts to switch the camera off): Details from Raw Story: Technicians in … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: Fuck the Police (Before They Fuck You)

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Sabina Becker

(Logo from the infamous Dave Rabbit sweatshirt, a limited-edition Vietnam War pirate radio joke product.) Pardon my Anglo-Saxon and the explicit artwork, but given what shit is hitting the fan in Britain, it was only fittin’… Undercover police officers routinely … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: Death by pepper spray

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Florida police bound, gagged and pepper-sprayed a mentally ill man until he died. Interestingly, this was reported by FUX Snooze, in a non-snoozing mode for a change. Let’s hear Megyn Fucking Kelly try to explain how “a food product, essentially” … Continue reading →

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How to justify a police state, or “This ain’t Canada anymore”

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker

How do you justify police brutality on the level of last year’s G20 summit? And how do you justify turning Canada into a most unCanadian police state? Well, it helps if you get the media on side, as whoever infiltrated … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: Yeah, they blend RIGHT in.

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

What? You didn’t think there’d be police infiltrators (or would-be infiltrators) at Occupy TO? Watch this, naïve soul… Yeah, guys, you’re so discreet with your butch haircuts, your steroid builds, and your earpieces and walkie-talkies and cute widdle cellphone cameras. … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: A phrase goes literal

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This was taken at Occupy Wall Street. Somehow, I don’t think this will go down as an effective way to improve police/community relations.

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Fear of a white shirt

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A whiteshirt (the now infamous Anthony Bologna, police inspector, NYPD) pepper-sprays a group of peaceful women protesters at Occupy Wall Street. You can hear one of the blue-shirted officers say “I can’t believe he just fuckin’ maced her.” This incident … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx occupies Wall Street

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Sabina Becker

It’s one of those drizzly, autumnal days around here. Usually, just the kind of weather that would send a kitty indoors, to curl up on her humans’ laps, with her tail wrapped cozily around all fours, purring and not letting … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: To Serv(ic)e and…

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Oh lord. I hope this officer did protect while he was, um, serving: According to The Smoking Gun, this unprofessional-but-oh-so-romantic moment took place in New Mexico, in an oft-vandalized location. Hence the camera on hand to capture it all. Apparently … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx looks at London

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

If the Stumpy Cat is meowing and pawing at my leg, I know there is something she wants me to address. And sure enough, our cyber-kitty friend has found several links of interest regarding the London riots… First up, Cort … Continue reading →