It is the Distinct Honor and Privilege for Michigan's Resident Rocker to sit down in the Cockpit; under the beautiful Flag of God's Country; which as I have said so many times before is None other than Canada! Now, I understand that this may Piss off some of yous and to that I say deal with it! Alright; as we all know Independence Day is this Coming Wednesday; and as a True Canadian Patriot; I intend to show My True Patriot Love In All Thy Son's Command; as I always do every time this Magical Holiday Rolls around! Now I have to say I generally try not to offend anybody when I sit down to Write Out My Manifestos. Especially My Uncle Keith who Lives in the Great State of Georgia. Now Uncle Keith is a Man whom I have Looked Up to for My Entire Life; yet he has been chastising Me over the Language I use in these Posts; especially my Liberal use of the word "fuck!" Now I Personally don't Understand why this word is one that some People consider as "Offensive." Yet, Out of Respect for Uncle Keith; I will try to Minimize the use of that word in this Posting. Now for those of yous who wonder who My Uncle Keith is, he's My Mother's Brother. Yet in This Posting I Intend to go out of My way to "Offend" Certain People whom for the Life of me I cannot understand their Logic at all! But that will come after I Put Up a Little Side Note before I get into the Main Topic. Now as I have made it clear My Father, Roger, and I haven't spoken to each other in Over 31 Years; that's correct; the Last Time I spoke to My Father was when I was the Magical age of 19. Now what Precipitated that shit? Well; it's a Long Story; but I will try to give you the Cliff Notes version of the story. Anyway, 41 Years ago, My Mother Divorced My Father; now I ain't going to go into any details about why this Happened. Because 1979 is such a Long damn time ago! And I ain't about to Look for "Who's Fault it was," because that's in essence Irrelevant! I mean Let's face it Nobody is truly "Innocent" as far as that's concerned! As is the Case of Divorce and or Family Breakups; the "Adults" make the Decision to No Longer be together and the Child(ren) usually end up being Caught in the Middle of all the bullshit! Sure; My Father Resented the fact that My Mother Divorced him; and it really Pisses me off when (Usually the Mother) says "I did this for the Kids." What a crock of bullshit that is! I admit when My Mother Divorced My Father; it Traumatized me; because I was only 9 Years Old at that time; and having to bounce from the House I grew Up in to another House (Or Apartment) where My Father was Living for what turned to be the Second Half of My Childhood wasn't exactly My Idea of a "Good Time!" And I Vowed that if I ever had Kids (which of course I do, both are now Grown, for those of yous who don't Know of My Little Headbangers; they both can be found on Facebook, My Daughter, Marjorie will turn 26 in December and My Son, Jonathan turns 24 in Over a Couple of Months) that they would NEVER have to go through that shit! Yet; because their Mother was SELFISH; she Put them through that Trauma anyway! But Let's be Honest; Even though she is Now Deceased; she STILL IS the First "True Love" of My Life; no matter what anybody says! By the same token it didn't make very much sense for Me to Keep Shacking Up with that Woman, because we always were butting heads! Now I guess it was simply more of a "Peaceful" arrangement. But getting back to My Father; In essence I don't know if he ever got over My Mother Divorcing him or not; despite the fact that after I Graduated from Port Huron Northern High School in 1988; he Remarried. Now whether he is still Married to this Woman is anybody's guess. For that Matter whether My Father is still alive or not is anybody's guess! I haven't reached out to him in this span of time! I don't know if he is still Practicing this cockamamie Religion that he was so damn Obsessed with Indoctrinating My Brother and I into or not! Yet I have thought about Possibly talking to him again; which if yous were to ask me that Same Question 10 Years ago; My answer would have been a resounding "FUCK NO!" Yet; I need to obtain Closure for the 31 Years of My Life that he Missed Out on! I am sure he is aware of My Little Headbangers, yet I don't know if he has ever met them! Now since My Kids are Now Grown; whether they want to meet My Father or not; well I can't make that Decision for them! Because for a Majority of their Lives; they have known ONLY 1 "Man" as "Grandpa." Please allow me to explain what I mean by that; Their Now -Late Mother's Father Passed Away when Maggie was only 4 Years Old and Jonathan was only 2; so I don't know how much of a Memory they have of their Maternal Grandfather; this "Man" is My Mother's Husband whom My Mother has been Married to for; well come September 33 Years. And to tell yous the truth I don't have a damn Clue as to what the hell My Mother still sees in this asshole; that's right I am talking about Paul Brown, Jr. Now I ain't going to rehash all of the bullshit I have had to deal with from this piss ant for the Last 4 Years! Personally; I think My Mother Only stays Married to this ALCOHOLIC LOSER Strictly to Make My Father Jealous! Yet I intend to set a few Ground Rules for a Possible Meeting with My Father in Terms of Possibly bridge the Gap of over 31 Years in the Making; these Ground Rules will be as Follows: No Discussions about Dragging Me "Back to Church," that bullshit will not fly with me at all! No badgering me about the Length of My Hair; because I have been growing My Hair Past Shoulder Length for the Last 36 Years and I am Plenty Comfortable with My Hair being this way! Most of all DO NOT Give me ANY shit about My Kids being Conceived "Out of Wedlock," because not only will that result in the end of the discussion; I would kick his ass for that! Because I WILL NOT Tolerate any swipes at My Kids! I Openly admit I have made My share of Mistakes when bringing up My Kids; but they always knew that their Father was always and still is a Phone Call or a Text Message away. That hasn't changed at all! In fact I have Invited both My Daughter and My Son Out for a beer; the Next time I head to Pork Huron. In fact if My Father was willing to sit down for a beer while we discuss everything that has gone on for the Last 31 Years. Yet I don't know if he would be willing to take me up on that Offer! Yet in essence, Paul, My Mother's Husband has been Obsessed with "Uncle" Roger for the Last I dare say 38 Years; that right I said "Uncle" Roger. Because Paul is My Father's Nephew; how fucked up is that? I guess it's a good thing that My Mother got her Tubes Tied after My Brother was born! Yet I find this to be very interesting exactly How Paul will be able to explain away to My Mother how he managed to Father a Child with My Nephew's Mother; assuming that Paul ain't too much of a chicken shit to Take a damn Paternity Test! After all he continuously DENIES the FACT that he fucked My Nephew's Mother! Yet I really don't give a Rat's ass about whether he DID or he DIDN'T! After all as I have said many times before I believe that Humans Being are meant to be Monogamous, are a Fallacy! I mean shows Like the Jerry Springer Show and Cheaters are Proof of that! Now I Openly admit Monogamy does work for some People; Let's Use My Cousin Carl as an example: He and his beautiful Wife, Nanette have been Married for Going on 21 Years and they seem Inseperable! They Run a Trucking Company; they have amassed a Small Fortune Together; and Neither one of them has any Notions of straying away from one another. O.K. I have gone on My Side Rant Long enough; now it's time to get to the Main Course; which is as we all know the Coronavirus, which Leads to a Condition known as COVID-19; has become a Global Pandemic that have Ravaged the World Population. Now I ain't No Medical Professional; and I don't have a damn clue as to how this Virus became the Worldwide Menace that it now is; yet One thing I do Know is the United States has been Plagued by a Pandemic known as the Donald Trump-Mike Pence REGIME! That's right for those of yous who support this fucking FASCIST DICTATOR; I'm going out of My way to Offend yous! And May I say I ain't the Least bit "Sorry" if I Offended yous! Recently a "Friend" of Mine on Facebook told me to "Move to a Communist Country," after I Stated that a Photo of a Demonic Looking Statue bore a Striking Resemblance to the DICTATOR, Donald Trump! Well, to that I say why Not Colonize a Remote Desert Island; appoint Donald Trump to be YOUR DICTATOR and Keep your FASCIST Beliefs on that Island! In fact I would Like to Issue a Challenge to those of yous whose Yearly Incomes are Less than 6 Figures (I ain't gonna talk about My Uber Wealthy Former Sister-In-Law, Kelly who's Fabulously Wealthy, and or anybody who's fabulously Well off) Can yous Honestly say that yous are "Better Off than yous were 4 Years ago; ever since this Sociopath, Donald Trump Moved ILLEGALLY into the White House? And if so; How? I can tell yous that sure to hell ain't the Case for me and the UNSILENT Majority of People who Call this Country "Home!" I absolutely fucking Love it when those who support this DICTATOR; get sand in their pussies about being asked to wear Masks over their faces during this Pandemic (this is especially the Case in My Home State of Michigan) when Governor Gretchen Whitmer encouraged ALL Michigan Residents to Wear Masks over their faces; yet the SUPPORTERS of the DICTATOR; whine that "Governor Whitmer is taking away My Freedom!" To that I say BLOW IT OUT YOUR ASS! I mean are yous for fucking Real? O.K. Where do I stand on this debate? Well, I'm glad yous asked. I ain't the Least bit afraid of this damn Virus; because according to My Logic; we're all going to Die, someday! My attitude is "If it's My Time to go, then it's My Time to go!" Yet by the same token; I ain't afraid to wear a Mask; even though I may be Hot and Uncomfortable to wear in the Summer; but when I go into a Building at one of My Company's Customers; I wear a Mask that Covers My Nose and My Gutter Mouth! Why? Very damn simple! Because it's My Company's Policy! So take this "You're a Sheep," bullshit and Wipe your ass with it! Because the ONLY People who will tell me what to do are those who are PAYING ME to tell me what to do! Taking this a step further; whenever I go into Like say a Grocery Store or any Business where I will be there for More than 5 Minutes; then I will do so; because that's the Policies of those stores; therefore who would I be to argue? Yet there are some who act Like SPOILED, PETULANT CHILDREN when asked to don a Mask before going into these Stores, or even worse; Some People just act Like downright dicks! Allow Me to Give yous a couple of Examples of these things happening near My Hometown of Mount Morris, Michigan. These occurred right at the time this Pandemic was really becoming a Major Problem. At a Family Dollar Store in Flint, Michigan; the Security Guard asked this Woman to Put on a Mask as was consistent with that Store's Policy; she Refused therefore the Woman was Denied entry into that store. 2 Hours Later; this Woman's Husband and Her Son return to that store and Shoot the Security Guard dead! I Guess that same day at a Dollar Tree Store in nearby Holly, Michigan this Old Man was asked to don a Mask by a store Employee what did he do in Response? He wiped his Nose on this chick's shirt! I know some jackass will ask me "You don't Listen to Rap, which is performed Primarily by Black Artists, doesn't that Make you a Racist?" O.K. to whoever would ask me that; have yous Cornered the Market on Stupid? Jesus H. Christ! What Right would I have being Known as Michigan's Resident Rocker if I Listened to Rap? I don't Listen to Rap because It SIMPLY DOES NOT APPEAL TO ME AT ALL! I know I have shared this article before on the 14 Defining Characteristics of Fascism by Dr. Lawrence Britt; but it bears Repeating because the Trump-Pence DICTATORSHIP has become every Freedom Loving American's and Canadian's Worst Nightmare; here it is: The 14 Defining
Characteristics Of Fascism
Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), Trump (USA) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and Military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism - The Governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from Government Leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed
to the Government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the Government Leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of Labor is the only real threat to a fascist Government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the Police are given almost Limitless power to enforce Laws. The people are often willing to overlook Police abuses and even forego Civil Liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national Police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are Governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use Governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by Government Leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of Legislation to control voting numbers or Political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections. Now I Challenge ANYBODY and I do mean ANYBODY to find ANY of this Research to be even remotely Untruthful! Go ahead; and No; what yous hear from Rush Limbaugh and or on FOX "News" DOES NOT Count as Kind of FACTUAL Rebuttals! Even before this Damn Pandemic, Trump Repeatedly IGNORED Warnings from This Country's Top Medical Experts about this Horrible Virus! And as a result Over 100,000 Americans are Now allowing weeds to Grow in their Carcasses; because they're all DEAD! Now what's all the More Unsettling is how this DICTATOR Openly ENCOURAGES Police Misconduct! Now as a Victim of Police Misconduct; albeit 27 Years ago; I Know all too well How a Bad Cop Can ruin the Reputation of an entire Police Department and or Law Enforcement Agency! How in the Holy Hell is it that a Pile of shit that such a Rare Combination of Stupidity, Arrogance, and Just Downright a Complete Lack of what makes any kind of Humans Being allowed to Remain in Power Rather than in Prison where these CRIMINALS ALL BELONG? Well, a Large Part of it is 1 Senator Mitch McConnell a Republican from Kentucky! McConnell; by controlling the Senate SAVED Donald Trump, a VILE EXCUSE for even a Rat Made Certain that when Trump was Impeached, that Trump would Not be Convicted and therefore Removed from Power! Check this Out; because 20 Years Prior to Articles of Impeachment being Introduced against DICTATOR, Donald Trump, a LEGITIMATE President, Bill Clinton was Impeached for Lying about getting a blowjob from somebody other than his Wife! Now a Lie about Committing Adultery IS NOT a Crime; yet will the Large Number of Crimes Committed by Donald Trump DOES NOT Warrant Removal from Power? Really? If My Memory Serves Me correctly, I Believe Richard Nixon was Impeached for Similar Crimes albeit Nixon Resigned to save his ass! Yet when Members of the REGIME basically show their ass to the Rule of Law; well this Country is in a World of hurt! As it has been made 1000% Crystal Clear; the Future of this Country is at stake! I ain't Voting for Joe Biden; because I think he's a Better alternative; but I will be Voting for Joe Biden because He's NOT Donald Trump! But if Donald Trump was running against a Condom I use to bang a Dort Highway Hooker; I would Vote for the Condom! Does this Kind of Give yous an Idea as to how disgusted I am that Donald Trump is Still DICTATOR of what is supposed to be the "Land of the Free!" Yet the Revolution has gotten Started in 2018 and the Blue Wave is coming for the Trump-Pence REGIME as well as all of the ENABLERS of this CRIMINAL DICTATORSHIP! I wonder, if there were Courageous People in Nazi Germany who Dared to Stand Up to Adolf Hitler when he was Terrorizing Most all of Europe during World War II? I Guess I will Never truly know! Yet if yous give a Damn about what the United States is Supposed to be; then do your Civic Duty; and Vote This CRIMINAL REGIME Out of Power! Until Next Time, this is Michigan's Resident Rocker saying it's time to eradicate this Pandemic known as FASCISM and White Supremacy! Vote Like your Life Depends on it; because it Just May!
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Michigan's Resident Rocker Weighs In On Police Brutality...........
The Time has finally come for Michigan's Resident Rocker to sit down in the Cockpit under the beautiful Flag of God's Country; which as all of yous know is Canada! How many damn times do I need to Repeat this? As I have been saying; for those of yous who say "Go back to Canada." Please allow me to make your Worst Nightmare a Reality; I was Born here in the States; I was Born in Port Huron, Michigan. Now of course I will Never forgive My Mother for Giving Birth to me in this Oppressive Shithole of a Country! Now of course I will explain My Embarrassment in being an American when I get to the Heart of the Topic at hand; so Please follow along and I shall educate yous even further. In fact I often Look at these Manifestos from deep within the Chasms of My Twisted Mind as More educational than the typical Government Mandated Brainwashing that Our Kids are subjected to in School! You know; why don't we raise the Stakes and Make My Manifestos a Part of the Required Curriculum in every School? And while Performing Reforms in Education; why not Mandate a 3 Hour Music Class Called the House Of Hair; Hosted by Twisted Sister Frontman, Dee Snider; and as far as Physical Education Goes; well those Classes if yous ask me really don't need any Improvement! Now of course when I was in School; I have to admit that because I have a rather short attention Span; I Only focused My Attention on things that I actually was Interested in; so In essence yous could say I was somewhat of a "Class Clown,' Like I really Give a fuck what Educators; Let alone My NOW FORMER "Parents" think anyway! Now I recall all too well how I was FORCED to take Ritalin; when I was in School; I fucking HATED that shit with a Passion! I NEVER NEEDED ANY Mind Altering Chemicals when I was in School; I needed for School to be Less BORING! And of course I got Teased Mercilessly By My Classmates when I was Younger! Now of course as I Progressed through Junior High; I still had very Little Interest in "Learning" the same old tired Lame ass Bullshit; that Schools attempt to drill into the heads of Children! Yet as I was about to enter High School; I began to show Interest in the females; I guess that was a Turning Point in terms of My School Days. Especially since there was this One Girl I Really Liked; but I would be so afraid of Letting her know that I really Liked her; that I would attempt to perform awkward stunts to get her attention! Well, I got her attention, all right, but not the Kind I had in Mind! Believe me she was (and as far as I know still Is) a very beautiful young woman. I Guess she's about a Half a Year Younger than me. But Damn; did I ever want to be with her! I mean yous talk about a "Trophy Girlfriend," Lisa (That is her name) was the description of that term! I mean I didn't merely have "Wet Dreams" about her; I mean I wanted her in the worst ways Possible; yet I was too damn afraid to be Honest with her and Tell her how I really felt. Of course a couple of her friends (At the time) Really didn't Care for me, and I figured she wouldn't want to see me at all! So here comes the Night of a Dance which was for 8th Grade Students going onto High School; and yous talk about a Night I wish I could Get back; that was it! Yous could say I completely "Blew" ANY Chance of her even wanting to have anything to do with me. Yet early in Our Sophomore Year she asked me if she could talk to me; I responded that she could. She then told me "I noticed that it appears as if you Really Like me and it seems as if all of your attention seeking Stunts were a way of Getting My Attention am I right?" Well; I told her that I could not Lie to her. She then said; and I will never forget this; "Why didn't you just come to me and tell me how you really felt?" Of course Naturally she is Most Beautiful Young Woman in My Graduating Class and I have to admit I was terrified of being Rejected by her; yet in all honesty; I felt she was out of My League. But she also told me "You really didn't have to resort to all kinds of Crazy Stunts; all you had to do was talk to me; you didn't need to resort to doing those Nonsensical Tricks to get me to Like you." Well; I Openly admit when I approach beautiful Looking Women; I still get very Nervous. Now the Last I have heard about her is she is Now Married and is a Junior High School Teacher (Like her Father was, albeit he Taught at Port Huron Northern High School) where Lisa, Myself and I dare say at Least 300 Others Graduated from back 32 Years ago in the Magical Year of 1988. How Ironic is it that My Daughter, Marjorie; Graduated from the Same School 25 Years almost to the very Date that her Father did? But that is a True Story! Alright, Moving Right along; Now we are at the Point where I Must Forewarn yous that if yous don't Like My Use of Colorful Language as well as My Liberal use of the word "fuck" and or every variation of it; then STOP READING THIS POSTING from this very Point! How many damn times do I need to repeat this? After All, I Ain't "forcing" Yous to Read these Blog Entries! Because the Topic is One that is very Personal to me; and that's Police Misconduct, especially when Police Officers Cross the Line and Use Excessive and Unnecessary Force! Now Please allow me to ask yous this: What's the First things that Come to Mind when I mention the Following Names: Eric Garner in New York, New York, Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Freddy Grey in Baltimore, Maryland, Malice Green in Detroit, Michigan, Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, and finally George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota? Well, Obviously ALL of these Names belonged to Black People, who were MURDERED by Police Officers! That's right, I said these People were MURDERED! What really Pisses me Off is the Fact that so far ONLY in the Malice Green Case in Detroit n November 5,1992 where Officers Involved in these Fatal Assaults were actually Convicted of Murder! 2 of the 3 Officers in the Malice Green; Walter Budzyn and Larry Nevers were Found Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder in the Death of 35 Year Old Malice Green. Now I have heard all kinds of Rumors that Malice Green was whacked out on Cocaine at the time of the Fatal Beating that took Place. Now Of course a 3rd Officer, Robert Lessnau; was Acquitted in Connection with the Malice Green Murder! Now according to Court Documents Green was Literally Bludgeoned to Death when Budzyn and Nevers repeatedly Hammered Green in the head with their Police Issued Flashlights! Now I have handled one of these Flashlights; and believe me they ain't the Most Lightweight thing yous can ever get your hands on! When yous have 2 Cops who are Rather Well Trained in Restraint Techniques; then Clobbering a Man with 10+ Pound Flashlights; is something I would say Constitutes EXCESSIVE FORCE! Now this Incident was Never Recorded on Video; and in all Honesty; if Budzyn and Nevers Walked; then Detroit would have erupted Like Los Angeles, California did damn near a Year Prior to that! Of course Nevers and Budzyn had Several fucking Complaints Levied against them for Using Excessive Force! Budzyn Received 8 to 14 Years in Prison; whereas Nevers got 12 to 18 Years in Prison for 2nd Degree Murder! Now in the Most Recent Incident in Minneapolis, Minnesota; where 46 Year Old George Floyd was MURDERED after a White Officer, Derek Chauvin, Literally Kneeled on Floyd's Neck after Floyd was Handcuffed, and thus was Literally Defenseless! Floyd was Pleading for his Life; Yet Chauvin Refused to Release the ILLEGAL Hold he had on Floyd and of course Floyd Died; which touched Off at Least 11 Straight Days of Protests! To that I say as a Victim of Police Misconduct, Myself, I say what the fuck is Taking so damn Long to Bring the fucking Plague of Police Brutality to Light? But of course; what's all the Worse; the Modern Day Version of Adolf Hitler, Donald Trump, actually ENCOURAGES Police Brutality! That fucking Piss Ant even had the fucking GALL to Have a "Private" Police Force Throw Tear Gas Bombs at PEACEFUL Protesters so he can Pose in front of a Church Holding a Bible for a disgusting Photo Op! Now if yous are Law Abiding Freedom Loving "Americans," then this should make you want to fucking PUKE! I know it sure to hell makes me Mad enough to spit fucking tacks! Just when yous think that the "President" that My One Former Sister-In-Law, Kelly Worships, could not stoop any fucking LOWER; well I guess I have been Proven Wrong Once again! Now before I share My Story of being Victimized by Police Misconduct; I shall share a couple articles on Police Brutality and How Cops Continuously Get Away with Using Excessive Force and every other form of Misconduct. Yous Can find these articles by typing in www.wilsonlaw.com as well as vox.com: Police Officers are often lauded as heroes and protectors of their communities. In most cases, such characterizations are accurate, but in some, it could not be further from the truth. South Carolina has certainly seen this to be true. According to The Post and Courier, an Officer was fired last year for using excessive force. It is worth questioning: why do Police Officers use excessive force?
Fear or Insecurity
In other cases, a Police Officer may be legitimately afraid of the Suspect they are dealing with. This might trigger insecurity that then motivates an attack. Although an officer may feel truly scared, fear alone is not a justification for the use of excessive force. On the contrary, an officer should respond by attempting to diffuse rather than escalate the situation.There is no single reason to attribute to all of these offenses, but there are patterns that emerge in such cases of abuse. In identifying these common causes, perhaps communities can fight against them and reinstate the reputation of Police that Citizens and Precincts alike would like to see upheld.
Prejudice and discrimination
An increased focus on biases within Police work has revealed something that many already knew to be true: Officers often treat minorities and other marginalized groups differently. In the worst cases, this may involve the use of excessive force that would not otherwise be applied. Unfortunately, the color of one’s skin can elicit a violent response from the Police if an Officer is prejudiced or discriminatory.
Toxic Environment
Reports indicate that in some Departments encourage the use of excessive force and reward Officers for engaging in violent behavior against Suspects. This unacceptable environment unsurprisingly fosters attacks that can have deadly consequences. Police Officers should maintain their commitment to protecting and serving, but too often, this takes a backseat to biases, fears or pressures to act violently.
Police are very rarely prosecuted for Shootings — and not just because the Law allows them wide latitude to use force on the Job. Sometimes the Investigations fall onto the same Police Department the Officer is from, which creates major conflicts of interest. Other times the only available evidence comes from eyewitnesses, who may not be as trustworthy in the public eye as a Police Officer.
There is a tendency to believe an Officer over a Civilian, in terms of Credibility,” David Rudovsky, a Civil Rights Lawyer who co-wrote Prosecuting Misconduct: Law and Litigation, told Vox’s Amanda Taub. “And when an Officer is on trial, reasonable doubt has a lot of bite. A Prosecutor needs a very strong case before a Jury will say that somebody we generally trust to protect us has so seriously crossed the line as to be subject to a Conviction.”
If Police are charged, they’re rarely Convicted. The National Police Misconduct Reporting Project analyzed 3,238 Criminal Cases against Police Officers from April 2009 through December 2010. They found that only 33% were Convicted, and 36% of Officers who were Convicted ended up serving Prison Sentences. Both of those are about half the rate at which members of the Public are Convicted or Incarcerated.
The Low Conviction and Incarceration rates have fed into the idea among critics of Law Enforcement that Police can get away with using deadly force even in situations that don’t call for it. This poses concerns for those who want to hold Police accountable, but critics also worry it has fostered a Police culture that’s too Lenient in using force because Cops believe there most likely won’t be Legal Consequences even if they make a bad call. Have yous ever seen the TV Show, COPS? I hate that fucking Show because it GLORIFIES Police Brutality! Mostly against Black Men! Now some of these guys go Put Up Quite a fight when these heavily Armed Cops Try to Arrest them; but Let's Face it, Just Like in Professional Wrestling; which is the ONLY LEGITIMATE Combat Sport there is; Quite Often yous will see 4 or 5 Heavily Armed Cops Beating Up 1 Man (and Quite Often they will beat up Women as well). What's all the more fucking Disturbing is the Fact that after a "Suspect" has been Cuffed; these Cops will continue their Assault against Said "Suspect," how the fuck can anybody "Resist" when his/her Hands are Cuffed behind his/her back? During 1 Episode; this Guy who was Running from the Police who didn't even Put Up a Fight was Violently bodyslammed to the Ground and Pounded on by 4 Officers; how is this a "Fair Fight?" The Answer is it ain't! In another Episode this Guy who Obviously was Drunk (Now where does this sound familiar?) Had his Hands Cuffed behind his back and his Legs were Bound in Leg Irons behind his back yet One Officer was Kneeling on his Head while the other 4 Repeatedly Punched and Kicked this fucker! Now Quite Often the "Suspects" that are regularly Abused are Primarily Black and or Hispanic Men! Yet I am a white Man and I ended Up being a Victim of Police Misconduct; here's My Story; now this Occurred 27 Years ago, yet the Scars are still Fresh in My Memory. It was a Typical Hot Summer Night in July of 1993; I was Working at a Local Gas Station in Port Huron. (This was before Full Service Gas Stations were being Phased Out). At 12:45 AM a Man with a White Stocking Cap (known as a Touque, by us Canadians), Black Horn Rimmed Sunglasses on his head, Pointed a Gun at me and Demanded Money. Now of course; I wasn't about to stop and Play 20 Questions with this motherfucker; I figured he means Business! So I empty all the Cash I had into a Pillowcase he was Carrying; Like I was Trained to do; I Immediately Called the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department to Report the Robbery; what a fucking Mistake that was on My Part! Because who Responded to the Scene? But None other than Perhaps the One Motherfucker who I would Hope got Fire Ants Placed into the piss hole of his dick; Terry Baker! Now to say this fucking Piece of shit and I had a History was in essence a fucking Understatement! Of course if yous have a Gun Pointed at yous; yous ain't gonna be able to think very Clearly; I don't give a fuck How Fearless yous are! Yet, Terry Baker Instantly Accuses ME of "Stealing the $450.00 Over which My fucking Life was Threatened!" On the Scene was Regional Manager of that Company, Curtis Lawrence, a Fat Pile of Human Excrement; with a Buzzcut! Now I really Disliked this Burr-Headed bastard as it was; but then Terry Baker Instructed Curtis Lawrence to "Break Him, Curtis; Use Every Threat you have to even Hit Him, I'll Look The Other Way!" Once Curtis Lawrence Started Interrogating Me; I stated "You have No fucking EVIDENCE Linking Me to this Crime, except I am the Victim!" That Fat fuck then said "I've got all the Evidence I need; if you don't confess Right Now, I'm gonna bash your fucking Head against this Wall!" (Referring to the North Wall of the Car Wash at that Facility! In fact I Hold these assholes in the Same Contempt as I Hold that fucking DRUNK, My Mother's Husband, Paul Brown, Jr. In fact I sort of wish I could Lock all 3 of these shitbags in a fucking Glass Booth with a swarm of at Least 100 "Murder Hornets!" Now what the fuck am I talking about in terms of "Murder Hornets?" I am referring to the Asian Giant Hornet; which has been Plaguing Japan for Several Decades as far as I know and these fuckers are Nasty from what I have heard about them! But anyway; I am Ordered to Undergo a Polygraph to Clear My Name; well that went about as well as Placing My dick in a fire ant Mound! This fucking "Cop" Started Interrogating me over "What I did with the Money?" I had told this fucking CATERER to Curtis Lawrence SEVERAL TIMES "Stop It! Leave Me Alone! I Have NOTHING To Say To You!" Furthermore, when I stated that "I WANT A LAWYER!" That didn't seem to Matter! The Cop said "So, you want to Keep Quiet, eh? I've got ways of Making Punks, Like You Talk!" I stated that this is a BLATANT VIOLATION of My Rights! Yet he Kept Drawing Back his Right Hand as if he was going to Slap Me! He stated that I was Not Allowed to Go Home Until I Confessed! and he also Uttered the Threat "If you don't confess Right Now, I'll Slap the Taste Out of your Mouth!" After I had stated that I wanted a Lawyer; and he told me "Tough Shit; you'll get your Lawyer Once you Confess!" Well after being COERCED into Confessing to a fucking Crime that I DID NOT COMMIT! Yous would have thought the Injustice would end! Wrong! I ended up being Arrested 2 Months Later and of course Terry Baker Paraded Me around with My Hands Cuffed Behind My back Like I was a fucking 12 Point Buck that he shot out in the Woods! Now of course the "Lawyer" who was SWORN to Represent Me; SOLD ME OUT! Because he wasn't in a Mood to FIGHT to Clear My Name; because if he did what he was SWORN to do which was get me ACQUITTED of the 1000% FALSE CHARGES of "Embezzlement" that I had Slapped against Me; then he feared he wouldn't get Paid! What a fucking VILE EXCUSE for a Humans Being this Piece of shit is! If yous ask Me this bag of shit needs to be Disbarred! In fact; I would add this asshole as well as that fucker from the fucking St. Clair County Prosecutor's Office to that Glass Booth filled with Murder Hornets! I mean why the fuck are Police Officers ALLOWED to get away with Using Excessive Force; Committing Perjury (for those of yous who don't know what Perjury is) Perjury is the Willful Telling of a LIE or Series of LIES; while Under Oath in a Court of Law! Now I ended Up Getting 3 Years Probation for that very fucking Crime that I DID NOT COMMIT! At that Point in Time; I entered a No Contest Plea to a Reduced Charge; because My Daughter was Just a baby back then and I felt I could Not Risk being taken from her any further! But what a fucking INJUSTICE this was! Fast Forward 23 Years Later and of course I had to be seen for a Careless Fall Injury because I hit My head against the floor of a Customer's Location when Lo and Behold who did I run into? That fucking Pile of Rat Shit, Terry Baker! I wanted to Pummel that cocksucker to death! But I know Violence doesn't solve a damn thing! Yet yous could Understand why I felt that way! Now I get it; being a Police Officer is a Very Stressful Job and Quite Often a Very Thankless one on top of that! And I Understand that 99% of this Nation's Police Officers are Law Abiding and Take their Oath to "Serve & Protect" the Communities where they Work; very seriously! But all too often I see Police Officers who act as if they're John Rambo, and they Rough Up PEACEFUL Protesters who want to see the Use of Excessive Force against People of Color STOPPED! Why the fuck are Police who encounter PEACEFUL Protesters Dressed in Riot Gear Spoiling for a Fight? I tell yous the Videos I have Seen Not Only of George Floyd being MURDERED to a 75 Year Old Unarmed Man being Shoved to the Ground in Buffalo, New York; to a Young Woman being Violently thrown to the Ground in New York; I mean what the fuck kind of a Society do we Live in? Yet Genesee County Sheriff, Chris Swanson is a Cop I can Respect; why is that? Because he Joined a PEACEFUL Protest against Police Brutality! Now a have a few Friends who are Black. In Fact My Immediate Supervisor is a Black Man and I have Nothing But a World of Respect for him! I Generally Treat People the way I want to be Treated in Return! But what's really all the More Disturbing is the FACT that a fucking WHITE SUPREMACIST; that's right, I am referring to My One Sister-In-Law, Kelly's "President," Donald Trump as a fucking WHITE SUPREMACIST and a fucking RACIST! And of Course this Indirect Descendant of Hitler ENCOURAGES Police Brutality! And why the fuck not? I mean if the Shoe fits, Wear it! This Pile of Shit went on Twitter and Tweeted and I Quote "LAW & ORDER". Now How fucking Hypocritical is this motherfucker to say shit Like this because Donald Trump acts as if things Like LAWS, RULES & REGULATIONS Simply DO NOT APPLY to Him! FUCK YOU! Donald Trump! I ain't one to wish Death on anybody; but if somebody was to Assassinate Donald Trump; the ONLY Tears a Majority of the American People "Cry" would be Tears of Joy! I know I shouldn't say shit Like this, but Donald Trump Makes being an "American" a fucking Disgrace! I always thought an Individual Like Adolf Hitler would Have NO Place in the "American Government," yet the 2016 Presidential Election that Donald Trump STOLE, Proved Me Wrong! Well, 7 Months from Now the Nightmare of the Donald Trump DICTATORSHIP will be OVER if My Vote has anything to say about it! Until Next Time this is Michigan's Resident Rocker saying NOBODY is Above the Law! Especially those who are Sworn to Uphold it!
Fear or Insecurity
In other cases, a Police Officer may be legitimately afraid of the Suspect they are dealing with. This might trigger insecurity that then motivates an attack. Although an officer may feel truly scared, fear alone is not a justification for the use of excessive force. On the contrary, an officer should respond by attempting to diffuse rather than escalate the situation.There is no single reason to attribute to all of these offenses, but there are patterns that emerge in such cases of abuse. In identifying these common causes, perhaps communities can fight against them and reinstate the reputation of Police that Citizens and Precincts alike would like to see upheld.
Prejudice and discrimination
An increased focus on biases within Police work has revealed something that many already knew to be true: Officers often treat minorities and other marginalized groups differently. In the worst cases, this may involve the use of excessive force that would not otherwise be applied. Unfortunately, the color of one’s skin can elicit a violent response from the Police if an Officer is prejudiced or discriminatory.
Toxic Environment
Reports indicate that in some Departments encourage the use of excessive force and reward Officers for engaging in violent behavior against Suspects. This unacceptable environment unsurprisingly fosters attacks that can have deadly consequences. Police Officers should maintain their commitment to protecting and serving, but too often, this takes a backseat to biases, fears or pressures to act violently.
Police are very rarely prosecuted for Shootings — and not just because the Law allows them wide latitude to use force on the Job. Sometimes the Investigations fall onto the same Police Department the Officer is from, which creates major conflicts of interest. Other times the only available evidence comes from eyewitnesses, who may not be as trustworthy in the public eye as a Police Officer.
There is a tendency to believe an Officer over a Civilian, in terms of Credibility,” David Rudovsky, a Civil Rights Lawyer who co-wrote Prosecuting Misconduct: Law and Litigation, told Vox’s Amanda Taub. “And when an Officer is on trial, reasonable doubt has a lot of bite. A Prosecutor needs a very strong case before a Jury will say that somebody we generally trust to protect us has so seriously crossed the line as to be subject to a Conviction.”
If Police are charged, they’re rarely Convicted. The National Police Misconduct Reporting Project analyzed 3,238 Criminal Cases against Police Officers from April 2009 through December 2010. They found that only 33% were Convicted, and 36% of Officers who were Convicted ended up serving Prison Sentences. Both of those are about half the rate at which members of the Public are Convicted or Incarcerated.
The Low Conviction and Incarceration rates have fed into the idea among critics of Law Enforcement that Police can get away with using deadly force even in situations that don’t call for it. This poses concerns for those who want to hold Police accountable, but critics also worry it has fostered a Police culture that’s too Lenient in using force because Cops believe there most likely won’t be Legal Consequences even if they make a bad call. Have yous ever seen the TV Show, COPS? I hate that fucking Show because it GLORIFIES Police Brutality! Mostly against Black Men! Now some of these guys go Put Up Quite a fight when these heavily Armed Cops Try to Arrest them; but Let's Face it, Just Like in Professional Wrestling; which is the ONLY LEGITIMATE Combat Sport there is; Quite Often yous will see 4 or 5 Heavily Armed Cops Beating Up 1 Man (and Quite Often they will beat up Women as well). What's all the more fucking Disturbing is the Fact that after a "Suspect" has been Cuffed; these Cops will continue their Assault against Said "Suspect," how the fuck can anybody "Resist" when his/her Hands are Cuffed behind his/her back? During 1 Episode; this Guy who was Running from the Police who didn't even Put Up a Fight was Violently bodyslammed to the Ground and Pounded on by 4 Officers; how is this a "Fair Fight?" The Answer is it ain't! In another Episode this Guy who Obviously was Drunk (Now where does this sound familiar?) Had his Hands Cuffed behind his back and his Legs were Bound in Leg Irons behind his back yet One Officer was Kneeling on his Head while the other 4 Repeatedly Punched and Kicked this fucker! Now Quite Often the "Suspects" that are regularly Abused are Primarily Black and or Hispanic Men! Yet I am a white Man and I ended Up being a Victim of Police Misconduct; here's My Story; now this Occurred 27 Years ago, yet the Scars are still Fresh in My Memory. It was a Typical Hot Summer Night in July of 1993; I was Working at a Local Gas Station in Port Huron. (This was before Full Service Gas Stations were being Phased Out). At 12:45 AM a Man with a White Stocking Cap (known as a Touque, by us Canadians), Black Horn Rimmed Sunglasses on his head, Pointed a Gun at me and Demanded Money. Now of course; I wasn't about to stop and Play 20 Questions with this motherfucker; I figured he means Business! So I empty all the Cash I had into a Pillowcase he was Carrying; Like I was Trained to do; I Immediately Called the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department to Report the Robbery; what a fucking Mistake that was on My Part! Because who Responded to the Scene? But None other than Perhaps the One Motherfucker who I would Hope got Fire Ants Placed into the piss hole of his dick; Terry Baker! Now to say this fucking Piece of shit and I had a History was in essence a fucking Understatement! Of course if yous have a Gun Pointed at yous; yous ain't gonna be able to think very Clearly; I don't give a fuck How Fearless yous are! Yet, Terry Baker Instantly Accuses ME of "Stealing the $450.00 Over which My fucking Life was Threatened!" On the Scene was Regional Manager of that Company, Curtis Lawrence, a Fat Pile of Human Excrement; with a Buzzcut! Now I really Disliked this Burr-Headed bastard as it was; but then Terry Baker Instructed Curtis Lawrence to "Break Him, Curtis; Use Every Threat you have to even Hit Him, I'll Look The Other Way!" Once Curtis Lawrence Started Interrogating Me; I stated "You have No fucking EVIDENCE Linking Me to this Crime, except I am the Victim!" That Fat fuck then said "I've got all the Evidence I need; if you don't confess Right Now, I'm gonna bash your fucking Head against this Wall!" (Referring to the North Wall of the Car Wash at that Facility! In fact I Hold these assholes in the Same Contempt as I Hold that fucking DRUNK, My Mother's Husband, Paul Brown, Jr. In fact I sort of wish I could Lock all 3 of these shitbags in a fucking Glass Booth with a swarm of at Least 100 "Murder Hornets!" Now what the fuck am I talking about in terms of "Murder Hornets?" I am referring to the Asian Giant Hornet; which has been Plaguing Japan for Several Decades as far as I know and these fuckers are Nasty from what I have heard about them! But anyway; I am Ordered to Undergo a Polygraph to Clear My Name; well that went about as well as Placing My dick in a fire ant Mound! This fucking "Cop" Started Interrogating me over "What I did with the Money?" I had told this fucking CATERER to Curtis Lawrence SEVERAL TIMES "Stop It! Leave Me Alone! I Have NOTHING To Say To You!" Furthermore, when I stated that "I WANT A LAWYER!" That didn't seem to Matter! The Cop said "So, you want to Keep Quiet, eh? I've got ways of Making Punks, Like You Talk!" I stated that this is a BLATANT VIOLATION of My Rights! Yet he Kept Drawing Back his Right Hand as if he was going to Slap Me! He stated that I was Not Allowed to Go Home Until I Confessed! and he also Uttered the Threat "If you don't confess Right Now, I'll Slap the Taste Out of your Mouth!" After I had stated that I wanted a Lawyer; and he told me "Tough Shit; you'll get your Lawyer Once you Confess!" Well after being COERCED into Confessing to a fucking Crime that I DID NOT COMMIT! Yous would have thought the Injustice would end! Wrong! I ended up being Arrested 2 Months Later and of course Terry Baker Paraded Me around with My Hands Cuffed Behind My back Like I was a fucking 12 Point Buck that he shot out in the Woods! Now of course the "Lawyer" who was SWORN to Represent Me; SOLD ME OUT! Because he wasn't in a Mood to FIGHT to Clear My Name; because if he did what he was SWORN to do which was get me ACQUITTED of the 1000% FALSE CHARGES of "Embezzlement" that I had Slapped against Me; then he feared he wouldn't get Paid! What a fucking VILE EXCUSE for a Humans Being this Piece of shit is! If yous ask Me this bag of shit needs to be Disbarred! In fact; I would add this asshole as well as that fucker from the fucking St. Clair County Prosecutor's Office to that Glass Booth filled with Murder Hornets! I mean why the fuck are Police Officers ALLOWED to get away with Using Excessive Force; Committing Perjury (for those of yous who don't know what Perjury is) Perjury is the Willful Telling of a LIE or Series of LIES; while Under Oath in a Court of Law! Now I ended Up Getting 3 Years Probation for that very fucking Crime that I DID NOT COMMIT! At that Point in Time; I entered a No Contest Plea to a Reduced Charge; because My Daughter was Just a baby back then and I felt I could Not Risk being taken from her any further! But what a fucking INJUSTICE this was! Fast Forward 23 Years Later and of course I had to be seen for a Careless Fall Injury because I hit My head against the floor of a Customer's Location when Lo and Behold who did I run into? That fucking Pile of Rat Shit, Terry Baker! I wanted to Pummel that cocksucker to death! But I know Violence doesn't solve a damn thing! Yet yous could Understand why I felt that way! Now I get it; being a Police Officer is a Very Stressful Job and Quite Often a Very Thankless one on top of that! And I Understand that 99% of this Nation's Police Officers are Law Abiding and Take their Oath to "Serve & Protect" the Communities where they Work; very seriously! But all too often I see Police Officers who act as if they're John Rambo, and they Rough Up PEACEFUL Protesters who want to see the Use of Excessive Force against People of Color STOPPED! Why the fuck are Police who encounter PEACEFUL Protesters Dressed in Riot Gear Spoiling for a Fight? I tell yous the Videos I have Seen Not Only of George Floyd being MURDERED to a 75 Year Old Unarmed Man being Shoved to the Ground in Buffalo, New York; to a Young Woman being Violently thrown to the Ground in New York; I mean what the fuck kind of a Society do we Live in? Yet Genesee County Sheriff, Chris Swanson is a Cop I can Respect; why is that? Because he Joined a PEACEFUL Protest against Police Brutality! Now a have a few Friends who are Black. In Fact My Immediate Supervisor is a Black Man and I have Nothing But a World of Respect for him! I Generally Treat People the way I want to be Treated in Return! But what's really all the More Disturbing is the FACT that a fucking WHITE SUPREMACIST; that's right, I am referring to My One Sister-In-Law, Kelly's "President," Donald Trump as a fucking WHITE SUPREMACIST and a fucking RACIST! And of Course this Indirect Descendant of Hitler ENCOURAGES Police Brutality! And why the fuck not? I mean if the Shoe fits, Wear it! This Pile of Shit went on Twitter and Tweeted and I Quote "LAW & ORDER". Now How fucking Hypocritical is this motherfucker to say shit Like this because Donald Trump acts as if things Like LAWS, RULES & REGULATIONS Simply DO NOT APPLY to Him! FUCK YOU! Donald Trump! I ain't one to wish Death on anybody; but if somebody was to Assassinate Donald Trump; the ONLY Tears a Majority of the American People "Cry" would be Tears of Joy! I know I shouldn't say shit Like this, but Donald Trump Makes being an "American" a fucking Disgrace! I always thought an Individual Like Adolf Hitler would Have NO Place in the "American Government," yet the 2016 Presidential Election that Donald Trump STOLE, Proved Me Wrong! Well, 7 Months from Now the Nightmare of the Donald Trump DICTATORSHIP will be OVER if My Vote has anything to say about it! Until Next Time this is Michigan's Resident Rocker saying NOBODY is Above the Law! Especially those who are Sworn to Uphold it!
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