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AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)
11. Wrong. The chart does not show "93.4% of all policemen have a great record with ZERO complaints"
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 05:56 AM
Apr 2013

But you already knew that, didn't you?

According to that chart 93.4% of all policemen have a great record with ZERO complaints graham4anything Apr 2013 #1
The problem comparing cops to any other occupations… MrScorpio Apr 2013 #2
Get rid of the bad ones. The problem is-the bad police have guns(aka Dorner). graham4anything Apr 2013 #3
Is there a point to any of this? MrScorpio Apr 2013 #6
You don't do a service to good cops by not acknowledging they are 93.4%. graham4anything Apr 2013 #13
Are you serious? MrScorpio Apr 2013 #15
Boston showed what is wrong with the world. And it's hate. graham4anything Apr 2013 #17
Whatever, dude MrScorpio Apr 2013 #18
They sy stem doesn't work 93.4% of the time Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2013 #28
usually SwampG8r Apr 2013 #12
the way I read it, 61% admit to being bad cops RedRocco Apr 2013 #46
Ignore graham, seriously, his thought process never makes sense to most! n-t Logical Apr 2013 #40
Whole Foods employees don't tblue Apr 2013 #4
Please show me the stats. graham4anything Apr 2013 #5
It only says that if you know nothing about statistics. EOTE Apr 2013 #21
I would rather have a policeman 100% of the time than a Zimmerman even once. graham4anything Apr 2013 #23
And with that kind of asinine logic, this country is utterly doomed. EOTE Apr 2013 #26
"Please tell me you're actually Andy Kaufmann doing performance art." Earth_First Apr 2013 #45
What is wrong with you? Baseball player? LOL, you playing with us? Logical Apr 2013 #39
Go back to school. Your knowledge of statistics is NON-EXISTENT. TheMadMonk Apr 2013 #7
Sure that 93.4% are not being complained on... AgainsttheCrown Apr 2013 #8
Also, it is *per year*. redgreenandblue Apr 2013 #10
Actually, 93.4% is a pretty bad number. redgreenandblue Apr 2013 #9
Ever hear of the Top 100 I-Tunes songs? graham4anything Apr 2013 #47
Wrong. The chart does not show "93.4% of all policemen have a great record with ZERO complaints" AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #11
Remember-if 90% of someone with a bad cancer die, 10% live. graham4anything Apr 2013 #14
Wrong. You falsely equated the stats for the pool of cops for one year with all cops. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #16
No, it is not. graham4anything Apr 2013 #19
Yeah, 93% are just fine and dandy. EOTE Apr 2013 #20
I would rather have a policeman than a Zimmerman 100% of the time. graham4anything Apr 2013 #22
What a fantastic standard you've got there! EOTE Apr 2013 #25
Stereotyping all policemen as a single unit is like stereotyping any race or religion graham4anything Apr 2013 #29
Your posts are becoming more and more of a befuddled mess. EOTE Apr 2013 #31
No it doesn't say that 93.4% "have a great record with ZERO complaints". Mariana Apr 2013 #24
LOL, what percent would make you upset? n-t Logical Apr 2013 #34
Bad cops are worse than bad citizens kudzu22 Apr 2013 #35
You should talk to Adrian Schoolcraft, I think. beevul Apr 2013 #38
79% of them don't like our Constitutional System of Justice. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #41
The problem as I see it. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #27
What percent of the population file a complaint against a police officer per year? ever? FarCenter Apr 2013 #30
5,763 complaints on an NYPD membership size of 34,500 MrScorpio Apr 2013 #32
Considering their frequent contact with anti-social behaviors, it is an astonishingly low rate FarCenter Apr 2013 #33
Let me know how many citizens being abused is ok with you! n-t Logical Apr 2013 #36
'compliant' attitude? They are our employees. If eg, you are a minority in NY and you are sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #42
Well, perhaps you haven't caught on to the fact that the NYPD harasses citizens routinely… MrScorpio Apr 2013 #43
Anti-social behaviors like walking down the street being the wrong color. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #44
The police union is not a real union.... Logical Apr 2013 #37
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