Was anything done to the cashiered cop that lied about the radio. Seems to me he should be doing jail time and the previous cases that resulted in conviction when he was a cop need to be reviewed.

Is post modern America a great country or not? Just think, you get thrown in jail, undergo a trial based upon lies and at the end have a tidy three dollar profit for your troubles.

Kafka should file an anti-trust action against the Lone Deecider’s Government for infringement upon his plot lines. They’ve taken all the fun out of imagining the potentials of bad government.

If a cop tells a bank employee to suspend a customer’s account the employee will do it. I usually get charged double. If a cop tells an employee or a business owner the customer is a terrorist suspect they’ll do exactly what the cop (or cops) want. McVeigh made every angry proponent of gun rights, with a short haircut, a suspect. The Kansas city serial killer made every bogus suspect a suspect indefinitely. Roswell (N.M.) made every conspiracy theorist a crack-pot. The CIA exploited the Roswell incident. When people debunk theories about 9/11 they do it over the rediculous ones (always silent about the one where the US gov’t simply instigated the attack.)

And then there is the imminent doomsday example to justify torture: someone has a nuclear bomb in a briefcase while the FBI is holding a suspect who knows this. Does this give the FBI the responsibility to torture the suspect to save the country. The argument is convincing. The important fact is always concealed by the news media; delivering such a sophisticated compact device is nearly impossible, or, equally important, that torture is the only means available to save the country.

The bigger or greater the lie or deception, the more difficult to believe the truth or to uncover it. The people who watch COPS are mostly cops. If you watch it closely you can see the deception. Police keep stuffed animals in the trunks of their “squad” cars to give to the most needy children (image control.) Criminals on foot are miraculously caught (on tape.) The show even places some (innocent) cops in harms way to gain the public’s sympathy.

To the cautious observer the show gives it all away and sometimes reveals deceptive police tactics.

Force police to follow important rules. When they knock on your door, out of breath, demanding you let them search your home, tell them to get a warrant. When they imply you’re hiding something or you’re aiding a criminal tell them you’re forcing them to respect important principles, principles more important than the act of catching a single suspect (to advance their careers).

If a cop tells a bank employee to suspend a customer’s account the employee will do it. I usually get charged double. If a cop tells an employee or a business owner the customer is a terrorist suspect they’ll do exactly what the cop (or cops) want. McVeigh made every angry proponent of gun rights, with a short haircut, a suspect. The Kansas city serial killer made every bogus suspect a suspect indefinitely. Roswell (N.M.) made every conspiracy theorist a crack-pot. The CIA exploited the Roswell incident. When people debunk theories about 9/11 they do it over the rediculous ones (always silent about the one where the US gov’t simply instigated the attack.)

And then there is the imminent doomsday example to justify torture: someone has a nuclear bomb in a briefcase while the FBI is holding a suspect who knows this. Does this give the FBI the responsibility to torture the suspect to save the country. The argument is convincing. The important fact is always concealed by the news media; delivering such a sophisticated compact device is nearly impossible, or, equally important, that torture is the only means available to save the country.

The bigger or greater the lie or deception, the more difficult to believe the truth or to uncover it. The people who watch COPS are mostly cops. If you watch it closely you can see the deception. Police keep stuffed animals in the trunks of their “squad” cars to give to the most needy children (image control.) Criminals on foot are miraculously caught (on tape.) The show even places some (innocent) cops in harms way to gain the public’s sympathy.

To the cautious observer the show gives it all away and sometimes reveals deceptive police tactics.

Force police to follow important rules. When they knock on your door, out of breath, demanding you let them search your home, tell them to get a warrant. When they imply you’re hiding something or you’re aiding a criminal tell them you’re forcing them to respect important principles, principles more important than the act of catching a single suspect.

I’m sort of surpirsed Agent Templeton hasn’t filed a counter-claim for citizen harrassment of a federal officer or defamation of character. After all, in a nation where no real definition of torture exists, what right does Higazy have to impune the integrity of Agent Templeton who merely threatened torture?

I’m sure there are those who believe that Higazy was fortunate in that he wasn’t sent to Gitmo for 5 years prior to being released. I’m afraid his case may end up showing there is no limit on how far the feds can go. Remember, courts can’t even hear some rendition/torture cases because of national security reasons.

I wouldn’t be shocked if a court ruled that Higazy has filed a frivilous suit and must pay the government for its legal costs. Perhaps my opinion of the legal system may be clouded - I did watch Kafka’s “The Trial” on TV last night with Anthony Perkins and Orson Welles on TCM.

Ron Paul. Tear down these missile defense systems Mr Shrub. Doctor No is greater than Jefferson and Madison combined. Giulianni tries to cover him up - why.

He was smart to run as a republican. Libertarians got their foot in the door.

Hamiltonian