Police Station Intimidation in South Florida. This is not surprising or new but it is infuriating. Nothing makes me more insane than stories like this. If you watch the video, there are officers who should be summarily fired for their behavior. The guy posing as the complaintant was not disrepectful or belligerent. He was merely asking for a complaint form. As noted, some departments do not have them as a matter of policy. All complaints must be made by the Supervisor on duty. This is lunacy. If you do not create a paper trail at the civilian level, a great many of these are going to go nowhere. I thought the report was fair in that it also showed there are officers there who are courteous and respectful. Some were genuinely apologetic that there was no form for them to fill out. It was very telling that several of the officers were immediately combative, argumentative and hostile to any inquiries. "Methinks thou doest protest too much" as the old misquote goes. I wonder what a similar investigation in Delaware or Philly would yield.
Quarantine 2008 has ended
Fair warning: possibly graphic post and not for the squeamish. So it all started Friday night. Wife and I had a long day (as usual) and had finally finished with dishes, laundry and the rest of the normal daily grind. The baby had been fussy most of the day and had spit up here and there. Mostly we thought it had been switching from formula to milk which can sometimes cause this type of thing. By the time kid #4 rolls around you tend to let these things slide. If this were #1 we'd have called in a medivac at the first sign of vomiting in a 1 year old. He finally calmed down and we got him off to sleep. We watched a bit of The Wire and retired (very) late. About 10 minutes later #2 wakes up crying complaining of a stomach ache. I ask if he has to go to the bathroom and he says no, it's not that. His stomach really hurts. OK, into my bed and I'll get the heating pad for a bit. We get him settled and he calms down. Knowing that he tends towards the dramatic, I s...
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