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In reply to the discussion: Breaking: Supreme Court Blocks Illinois Law Prohibiting Taping of Police [View all]glacierbay
(2,477 posts)43. I fully agree
and that's why I won't tolerate any bad actions from the officers under my command. My division has had the least IAD complaints 2 years running now and when I retire, I will retire with pride knowing that my division is as honest as I could make it.
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Breaking: Supreme Court Blocks Illinois Law Prohibiting Taping of Police [View all]
Hissyspit
Nov 2012
OP
So the Godfather can't reign with impunity? What's Chicago coming to if you aren't
24601
Nov 2012
#46
Either (1) the Court did not accept a petition to be heard (#4) or (2) the Court rejected an appeal.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#47
Yea, well, the Chicago police can still illegally taze people and otherwise deliver unnecessary
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#5
So can every other police department in the nation as the cops have 100% control and are more
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#7
That is an excellent point. All Americans really need to do more digging into the
RKP5637
Nov 2012
#27
Well, have the kings of the United States made a good decision by random chance?
fasttense
Nov 2012
#12
Yes, but the Chicago Tribune is a Republican newspaper with reporters who write misleading stories.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#39
Let's just forget about the total trampling of the constitution that was this law
Downtown Hound
Nov 2012
#18
The article doesn't explain the rationale for making taping illegal in the first place.
randome
Nov 2012
#23
Yep, it was actually written as some kind of anti-eavesdropping law. n/t
Downtown Hound
Nov 2012
#37
Bullshit. She's not required to do anything she isn't morally supportive of.
PavePusher
Nov 2012
#32
Bullshit. The Civil War ended slavery in all States when the 13th Amendment was adopted.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#38
The best police officers set good examples for others to follow, and none should object to having
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#42