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As we all know and understand, all cops are above the law. They've no need to heed the rules the rest of us 'normies' must follow.
Which is why the cop in this story was going 90 mph in a 30 mph zone where he hit and killed Hayley Adamson a day before she was to take her GCSE exams. He did not have his lights or his siren on, because he didn't want to alert the driver he was pursuing. Pursuing at 90 mph.
(I would assume that by the time you get up to 90 mph, I'm pretty sure the guy you are chasing knows you're there...)
Whats even creepier about this story is the big brother style license plate recognition system that was in use and failed on this occasion by sending the cop on a 90mph chase after a vehicle and its occupant, which were in complete compliance with the law. Basically, there are cameras on the cop car that automatically read and run the license plates of the vehicles around them. With or without probable cause. In this case, it picked up a car that was recently in non-compliance with the law. The system just hadn't been updated yet.
Or how about the cop that pushed a man to the ground because he happened to be within shoving distance? The man was walking home from work and died of a heart attack minutes after this bit of police brutality. Unfortunately his path took him straight through the G20 protests which had a bunch of cops on the edge all riled up to the brim with testosterone.
It may seem a bit of a stretch to complain so specifically about cops in a blog that would lead you to believe its all about government waste. However, cops are a part of the government. Taxpayer dollars pay their salaries, for the buildings and vehicles, and fund technology designed to invade your personal right to privacy. I've said my peace.
Salaries of cops that appear to feel above the law...
THIS is whybritspaytaxes.
P.S. - At least the 90mph cop will sit in prison, and Officer Shovey is suspended pending investigation. When the cops around here in Rockford Illinois hit people, all charges are dropped in the end. And yes, it happens somewhat frequently.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Prosecutorial Incompetence
All charges against Alaska's favorite Senator, Ted "Why don't you ask my wife about that" Stevens have been dropped. Turns out, the team on the job from Bush's DOJ dropped the ball, time and again, blatantly. Almost seems as though they tried it. (technically, they didn't try it, but...)
Stevens roams free after decades of trading government contracts for personal favors and now we're paying for a big ol' investigation into the DOJ's incompetence...
This is whyipaytaxes.
On a side note, I sat with a friend this evening who is experiencing the frustration of a prosecutor unable to do his job. I won't go into the whole story and obviously leave out some key details, but...
Basically, this guy got busted on his third DUI 2 years ago. He demanded a jury trial, as is his right, and court date after court date has gone by. Today was to be the Big One, the jury was called and all. But the trial got delayed yet again because the prosecution was unprepared. They still had a few affairs to get in order.
1.) Had HE been the one unprepared, they would have thrown him in jail.
2.) While awaiting trial, he is being forced to submit to regular urine tests, twice weekly. This will not credit him as any sort of probation served.
3.) They called out the jury for that? Man, those must've been some pissed off jury members...
Imagine living your life knowing that on a special date in three months you might go straight to jail. On that special date, they say, well, maybe on this new special date, in three months.
Stevens roams free after decades of trading government contracts for personal favors and now we're paying for a big ol' investigation into the DOJ's incompetence...
This is whyipaytaxes.
On a side note, I sat with a friend this evening who is experiencing the frustration of a prosecutor unable to do his job. I won't go into the whole story and obviously leave out some key details, but...
Basically, this guy got busted on his third DUI 2 years ago. He demanded a jury trial, as is his right, and court date after court date has gone by. Today was to be the Big One, the jury was called and all. But the trial got delayed yet again because the prosecution was unprepared. They still had a few affairs to get in order.
1.) Had HE been the one unprepared, they would have thrown him in jail.
2.) While awaiting trial, he is being forced to submit to regular urine tests, twice weekly. This will not credit him as any sort of probation served.
3.) They called out the jury for that? Man, those must've been some pissed off jury members...
Imagine living your life knowing that on a special date in three months you might go straight to jail. On that special date, they say, well, maybe on this new special date, in three months.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Can't believe I forgot...
So, a handful of weeks ago when the nation collectively got their panties in a bunch over a couple hundred MILLION dollars in bonuses to AIG execs, I totally forgot to point out the $4 BILLION Merrill Lynch gave in bonuses a month early (12/08) to avoid losing those bonuses as they went out of business.
tsk tsk tsk... We're such sheep! They got away with a whole bunch more money without much of a bitchin' at all. But when it became popular to bitch about things like this you suddenly have Barney "Don't like 'em? Tax 'em!" Frank demanding their heads...
Whatever. I guess that one was a freebie. Your welcome.
THIS is whyipaytaxes.
tsk tsk tsk... We're such sheep! They got away with a whole bunch more money without much of a bitchin' at all. But when it became popular to bitch about things like this you suddenly have Barney "Don't like 'em? Tax 'em!" Frank demanding their heads...
Whatever. I guess that one was a freebie. Your welcome.
THIS is whyipaytaxes.
Who Knew?
Iris Mack, thats who.
So, back in 2002 this Harvard trained mathematician spotted the variety of derivatives (the very same derivatives most claim are responsible for bringing our economy to its knees) in use in the Harvard endowment fund and questioned them. And how was she rewarded?
By getting fired! Of course!
Wait, it gets a smidge better:
Who had she turned to with her concerns that led to her getting fired?
Larry "Women just don't understand science" Summers!
To finish connecting the dots, Larry is currently the White House Director of Economic Council and works with Geithner to fix our economy.
I'll summarize, eliminating my contrived questioning method above:
1.) Iris Mack graduated with a PhD in Mathematics from Harvard.
2.) A handful of months later, she accepted a position with the Harvard endowment.
3.) Within her first six months, she was positively agape at the policies and procedures in use there. It seems they were using complex derivatives that no one truly understood, in spite of the mountains of cash they were investing in them.
4.) So, she approached the guy in charge, Larry Summers, and patiently explained to Larry that if no one knew what it meant, they probably shouldn't be throwing cash at it like its going out of style. Maybe a little research first? Once we know what we are doing, maybe then we can throw all of our eggs in that basket, but until then it makes me a bit queasy. OH, and PLEASE don't expose me as being the one that raised these concerns.
5.) Larry, in turn, went straight to Iris' manager and told him to fix it.
6.) The manager fixed it by firing Iris within a few weeks of her initial report to Larry.
7.) Larry has since made a shit-tonne of money off of speaking engagements, at least occasionally explaining to all of the super-smart men that while indeed they are cute and fun to hump, women couldn't possibly understand all of the complex scientific things we menfolk know.
Many of these speaking engagements have been at organizations who are now dependent on TARP funds. In fact, he continued to speak at organizations who paid him WITH tarp funds after they had been bailed out.
As a reward for being both ignorant of the forces behind our economy's downfall and a plain ol' ignorant fool, he has been appointed as the chief economic adviser in the White House.
Find the details and some actual reporting about this story at the Boston Globe:
Ex-employee says she warned Harvard of risky moves
I don't know about you, but my confidence in the system has been strengthened. I just LOVE that they have all the same people that caused, or at least ignored this mess in positions to get us out of this mess...
Wait, wait, here's a better outro:
Giving ignorance a seat at the head of the table...
THIS is whyipaytaxes.
(I wonder if Larry ever admitted that black people, like women, just aren't able to comprehend science... Not that he would admit it on tape, but I wonder... (I can just picture him laughing off the concerns of the black female that approached him as a quaint result of affirmative action))
So, back in 2002 this Harvard trained mathematician spotted the variety of derivatives (the very same derivatives most claim are responsible for bringing our economy to its knees) in use in the Harvard endowment fund and questioned them. And how was she rewarded?
By getting fired! Of course!
Wait, it gets a smidge better:
Who had she turned to with her concerns that led to her getting fired?
Larry "Women just don't understand science" Summers!
To finish connecting the dots, Larry is currently the White House Director of Economic Council and works with Geithner to fix our economy.
I'll summarize, eliminating my contrived questioning method above:
1.) Iris Mack graduated with a PhD in Mathematics from Harvard.
2.) A handful of months later, she accepted a position with the Harvard endowment.
3.) Within her first six months, she was positively agape at the policies and procedures in use there. It seems they were using complex derivatives that no one truly understood, in spite of the mountains of cash they were investing in them.
4.) So, she approached the guy in charge, Larry Summers, and patiently explained to Larry that if no one knew what it meant, they probably shouldn't be throwing cash at it like its going out of style. Maybe a little research first? Once we know what we are doing, maybe then we can throw all of our eggs in that basket, but until then it makes me a bit queasy. OH, and PLEASE don't expose me as being the one that raised these concerns.
5.) Larry, in turn, went straight to Iris' manager and told him to fix it.
6.) The manager fixed it by firing Iris within a few weeks of her initial report to Larry.
7.) Larry has since made a shit-tonne of money off of speaking engagements, at least occasionally explaining to all of the super-smart men that while indeed they are cute and fun to hump, women couldn't possibly understand all of the complex scientific things we menfolk know.
Many of these speaking engagements have been at organizations who are now dependent on TARP funds. In fact, he continued to speak at organizations who paid him WITH tarp funds after they had been bailed out.
As a reward for being both ignorant of the forces behind our economy's downfall and a plain ol' ignorant fool, he has been appointed as the chief economic adviser in the White House.
Find the details and some actual reporting about this story at the Boston Globe:
Ex-employee says she warned Harvard of risky moves
I don't know about you, but my confidence in the system has been strengthened. I just LOVE that they have all the same people that caused, or at least ignored this mess in positions to get us out of this mess...
Wait, wait, here's a better outro:
Giving ignorance a seat at the head of the table...
THIS is whyipaytaxes.
(I wonder if Larry ever admitted that black people, like women, just aren't able to comprehend science... Not that he would admit it on tape, but I wonder... (I can just picture him laughing off the concerns of the black female that approached him as a quaint result of affirmative action))
Sunday, April 5, 2009
GM Strikes Again
I think I know why Wagoner needed to be fired.
I think I know why GM has failed and very possibly might truly fail.
Here's the latest 2010 model GM recently unveiled:
2009 New York Auto Show: 2010 GMC Terrain Makes World Debut(edmunds)
estimated 21 mpg in city driving and 30 mpg on the highway. The EPA has yet to certify those numbers.
[optional] engine is expected to deliver 18 mpg in city driving and 25 mpg on the highway.
A BRAND NEW gigantic SUV released by GM... Your bailout dollars at work!
THIS is whyipaytaxes.
I think I know why GM has failed and very possibly might truly fail.
Here's the latest 2010 model GM recently unveiled:
2009 New York Auto Show: 2010 GMC Terrain Makes World Debut(edmunds)
estimated 21 mpg in city driving and 30 mpg on the highway. The EPA has yet to certify those numbers.
[optional] engine is expected to deliver 18 mpg in city driving and 25 mpg on the highway.
A BRAND NEW gigantic SUV released by GM... Your bailout dollars at work!
THIS is whyipaytaxes.
Bad Cops Gone Bad
I never realized, until recently, a pretty obvious use of some of lifes technical advances.
As we all know, there has never been a shortage of police ignorance. Many cops are simply people that couldn't elevate themselves into the position of power they crave any other way. They simply go to a laid back boot camp and suddenly a power over ANYONE has been bestowed along with a gun. Whats not to draw the ignorants?
What there WAS a shortage of until the last couple of decades were video cameras. Specifically, just about anyone and everyone having a camera and deciding to keep it rolling when they got pulled over or were about to experience any sort of interaction with the law.
Even more importantly was the shortage of methods for people to share these videos with each other al a YouTube.
In conclusion, do a few searches on YouTube with the keyword police and a mix of the following keywords: corruption, misconduct, arrogance, incompetence, etc. etc. The wealth of videos to watch will leave you both astounded and queasy. The fact that these guys have been given the right to take away your rights is absolutely amazing and a bit profound.
Don't get me wrong, cops provide a valuable service. I just don't know that mostly pretty poorly educated men should have quite so much power...
Special thanks to badphoenixcops.com for opening my eyes to this obviously rich source of angst against my government. (Not to mention a pretty entertaining read about a pretty darn corrupt police force)
Paying the salaries of incompetence...
THIS is whyipaytaxes.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Bullshit Posturing
When Obama decided that part of the way to get stimulus cash to quickly stimulate the economy was to give a shit-tonne of cash to the states to spend, many a republican governor cried foul and said they'd refuse the money. Screw the people in my state, I refuse the money because I want to make a stand. I want to show the world, that I am against Obama policies. I agree with Rush and hope that Obama fails, even if it has to take the economy down with it. (Bobby Jindal, the Gorilla from Wasilla, and Sanford from South Carolina were among the many republicans that felt that Obama failing was more important than reviving the economy, or helping the citizens of their states)
I knew almost immediately that it was all bullshit posturing and that when it came time to cut the checks they'd have their hands out with the rest of us. WHO can turn down [virtually] free money? Sure, it comes from taxpayer cash, but its being doled out just to be spent, which in turn revives the economy.
Well, today, one of the first dogs came crawling with their tail tucked far between their legs and it was Mark 'I'm too good for your money' Sanford of South Carolina. Lets all have a hearty laugh and point session, shall we?
Paying the salaries of folks who like to talk a big game they don't even play...
THIS is whyipaytaxes.
I knew almost immediately that it was all bullshit posturing and that when it came time to cut the checks they'd have their hands out with the rest of us. WHO can turn down [virtually] free money? Sure, it comes from taxpayer cash, but its being doled out just to be spent, which in turn revives the economy.
Well, today, one of the first dogs came crawling with their tail tucked far between their legs and it was Mark 'I'm too good for your money' Sanford of South Carolina. Lets all have a hearty laugh and point session, shall we?
Paying the salaries of folks who like to talk a big game they don't even play...
THIS is whyipaytaxes.
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