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Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
Another anti-Bill rant by Lovin. Another anti-police post that the moderator says should be posted in the potpourri section.
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
They were 100% correct arresting that CNN crew for failure to obey police orders to clear the area. That crew -nor any other- should just get a free pass because they have some kind of "press credentials". If they have made a prior arrangement with the police or the local administration, then they should be allowed to stay under those conditions. In this case it appears they did not, so once they refused to vacate, arresting them was the right move. There should never have been an apology because it just emboldens bad actors.lovinlife101 wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 10:17 am...
We've seen cops arrest a CNN crew for exercising their freedom of the press.
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In general I agree with this whole post. There is no recourse for a "normal" citizen against the abuse of force by police. There are good cops out there (most of the time) but they do look the other way when things they don't like are happening because they will be "tagged" as as issue and they might not get the support they need when they really need it. They're human, so you can't expect a lot more.lovinlife101 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:25 amOne of the country's worst kept secrets is that cops are out of control and corrupt. They abuse their power, prosecutors fail to take action, and they most often get away with it. The "good cops" (still trying to find them) who say police corruption is wrong, never take action, never call out bad actors, never push to have the bad cops (which are most of them) removed from their jobs. Where were all the "good cops" that all of you say are the majority of officers when George Floyd was being killed? Huh? Anyone? Bueller?
Where is the national push, led by the "good cops," to get the bad actors out of the police force? Crickets.
All they support is "the brotherhood." Cops stand up for other cops regardless of morality, legality, or sanity.
They admit to having and using "discretion." That means, they enforce the laws they want, ignore the laws they don't want to enforce, and make up offenses ("obstruction", "failure to ID", etc.) because they believe they are better than you and need to push you around to make themselves feels better.
And who celebrates, honors, and promotes these monsters? None other than the news personality closest to them, William Jefferson "Hot Rod" Harris.
At some point though, we have to weigh the options. Since they are all just human, should we just eliminate the police and just fend for ourselves? Police weren't always a fixture in society, even in the USA. Do we forego the 80-90% good because of the 10-20% bad?? I think some police departments (especially those that get thrown under the bus by their leadership) should seriously consider an entire force "sick day weekend" sometime to let us all think about it.
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
10-20% of police don't kill people either. No where close. I gave that as a very generous percentage of all "bad" cops, which could be just writing an unwarranted ticket, or wasting department dollars.lovinlife101 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 10:12 amIf 10-20% of a certain vehicle killed people, it would be banned.
If skydiving killed 10-20% of people, it would be banned.
If a certain dog killed 10-20% of its owners, it would be banned.
Now, I am not for banning anything. I am putting things in terms you people can understand.
Policing is intended to protect the good players and punish the bad players. But what we're seeing is abuse of power, selectively enforcing the rules, and other corruption.
How about we "fend for ourselves" like every civilization on planet earth prior to government-backed forced policing?
You need to review the LAWS in that area to find out what SOCIETY has granted as powers for those police orders. If society has delegated the authority to those police to establish a perimeter and penalties if you violate that, then that's the price you pay. That's how a civilized society works when you have the rule of law.lovinlife101 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 10:16 amAnd no, just because police told someone to stand somewhere else, doesn't mean that person has to comply or face arrest. In a public place, exercising the freedom of the press, that reporter and crew has every right to be there regardless of what police say. Rights don't get removed simply because police said so.
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
Have you ever read the Amendments to the Constitution??lovinlife101 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:13 pmThe constitution limits the government's powers over the governed, not the other way around.km1125 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:42 am10-20% of police don't kill people either. No where close. I gave that as a very generous percentage of all "bad" cops, which could be just writing an unwarranted ticket, or wasting department dollars.lovinlife101 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 10:12 amIf 10-20% of a certain vehicle killed people, it would be banned.
If skydiving killed 10-20% of people, it would be banned.
If a certain dog killed 10-20% of its owners, it would be banned.
Now, I am not for banning anything. I am putting things in terms you people can understand.
Policing is intended to protect the good players and punish the bad players. But what we're seeing is abuse of power, selectively enforcing the rules, and other corruption.
How about we "fend for ourselves" like every civilization on planet earth prior to government-backed forced policing?
You need to review the LAWS in that area to find out what SOCIETY has granted as powers for those police orders. If society has delegated the authority to those police to establish a perimeter and penalties if you violate that, then that's the price you pay. That's how a civilized society works when you have the rule of law.lovinlife101 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 10:16 amAnd no, just because police told someone to stand somewhere else, doesn't mean that person has to comply or face arrest. In a public place, exercising the freedom of the press, that reporter and crew has every right to be there regardless of what police say. Rights don't get removed simply because police said so.
Freedom of the press. Freedom to assemble. It's pretty simple, really.
For Freedom to assemble, it says " the right to peaceably assemble". Riots are not "peaceable" and anyone "assembling" during a riot is not protected.
Freedom of the Press means they are not restricted or compelled in what they write. It does not guarantee the methods that can be used for collection of the material. They are not allowed to violate laws to get their content. Would it be OK if they hacked into any computer system to get their material for their story? Would it be OK for them to break into any building to get a story? Would it be OK if they held people at gunpoint to get their story?? "Freedom of the Press" is what they could claim, because if you stopped them you're stopping "the press". That's ridiculous. They need to comply with the LAWS that all citizens have agreed to implement.
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Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
Open RICO investigations on the major police unions, get rid of so-called "Qualified Immunity," and continue to reform civil asset forfeiture laws, and we'll see major progress in reducing abuses by law enforcement.
Morgan Wallen is a piece of garbage.
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
A lot of the police have spoken out on George Floyd's death time to arrest the other 3 that stood by and did nothing. Now with smartphones, you're seeing it more than you did 20 or 30 years ago were all it was and I said they said type matter.
Go Pistons, Let's Go Redwings.
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
This thread still has nothing to do with Flint broadcasting and should be in political potpourri
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
Yes, people are finally seeing you for what you are, Lovin: a hateful, little troll who derails every conversation into a rant against Bill Harris or anti-LGBTQ stance. You are pathetic. Don’t believe me? Ask literally everybody.
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
He’s not being paid for it because he’s not working. Pretty hard to change the news narrative when he’s sitting on the beach growing his salt and pepper goatee.
But keep taking pot shots at your former coworkers at 25-66, Lovin.
But keep taking pot shots at your former coworkers at 25-66, Lovin.
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
You sound jealous Lovin. Move on and get a hobby.
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
If the station is good with keeping Bill’s bio up there for freelance work, that’s their decision. If you disagree, I suggest you apply to become the new GM. I can introduce you to the regional manager, Lame Michaelson...
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
Other than putting out a lame statement, Sinclair doesn’t care about BLM. If they did, mega-bizzillionaire David Smith would donate money to the cause, air must runs on BLM and police use of force, and fire the entire white male corporate news team. But he won’t...
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
Live PD was a pretty good show A&E made the wrong choice in canceling it being the number 1 show on Fri & Sat nights I hope it finds a new home as for Cops I stopped watching that years ago. You met Bill Harris Lovin you didn't like him from day 1 because he was pro-police.lovinlife101 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 11:05 amSinclair can do what it wants, but if it wants people to take its BLM message seriously, it will remove the police officer’s favorite newscaster, Deputy Bill Harris, from its website and not use him on any future newscast.
Nearly 50 years of blindly promoting cops is hardly a career to be proud of. Is that the kind of newscaster you want? One that has never revealed any police corruption despite being closest to cops his entire career?
COPS has been cancelled.
Live PD has been canceled.
It’s time to cancel Harris PD and pdq.
Go Pistons, Let's Go Redwings.
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
I don’t understand the cancellation of Live PD. Showing and analyzing police action is a good thing. It helps the public better understand tactics and the pressures faced by police. Some of the “action” shows how police resolve disputes in a non-violent way. And when there are practices that deserve to be debated, then I’d prefer that to happen in the open as well. Cancelling Live PD does nothing to help further that conversation over good policing.
Re: Bill Harris' career, a lifetime of cop-supporting
For someone who likes to criticize the media, I find it interesting that Lovin just makes up entire conversations. I guess Lovin’s new mantra is “When your arguments just don’t add up... make sh*t up.”