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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(8,360 posts) Sat May 18, 2024, 06:17 AM May 18

cops see baby doll through window, assume its dead baby and break in without a warrant [View all]

2 cops come to wrong address.
rifle through mail, peer through window
see baby doll on couch, discuss that it's either a doll or a dead baby.
call in back up and about 6 cops break in
after they realize it's a baby doll, the continue to search through house.

Homeowner is suing all of them.

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cops see baby doll through window, assume its dead baby and break in without a warrant [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd May 18 OP

F**k these cops nowadays. Ever since 9/11 they've been given a pass and called "hero's" captain queeg May 18 #1

Those cops in Texas who sat on their hands while a lone gunman killed all those kids deserve a lifetime of condemnation NBachers May 18 #3

Corporate media started calling them "First Responders" after 9/11. sop May 18 #16

Had there been a dog there in its own home--even a friendly non-protective one, they would have shot it. hlthe2b May 18 #2

I just knew that the family was African-American malaise May 18 #4

I think it's reasonable that the police department should pay for whatever repairs are necessary. Oopsie Daisy May 18 #5

they NEVER pay for the repairs BlueWaveNeverEnd May 18 #6

Yes. Whether the police are responsible for repairing damage caused during a wrong-door entry depends * Oopsie Daisy May 18 #7

They can get away with murder multigraincracker May 18 #10

I support our police. It's a mistake to paint them with such a broad brush. Oopsie Daisy May 18 #11

There are good cops, just not multigraincracker May 18 #13

There are two kinds of cops: bad cops, and those who cover for bad cops. sop May 18 #17

That statement paints an overly simplistic picture of a complex issue * Oopsie Daisy May 18 #38

Then let's judge police officers "based on their own actions and character," not always cover up for them. sop May 18 #40

I knew we would get the few bad apples argument. SarahD May 18 #43

I got pulled over 5 times NanaCat May 19 #66

My brother was a Cop...he was a good guy and did not engage in this behavior. However, he knew other police did. Demsrule86 May 18 #46

I would agree with you, if CanonRay May 18 #37

Sure, Jan. NanaCat May 19 #65

Yawn. 🥱😴💤 Oopsie Daisy May 19 #67

I do like the idea of having judgements come out of the Police Retirement Fund erronis May 18 #19

Held responsible multigraincracker May 18 #27

It would be the most... 2naSalit May 18 #33

ACAB aocommunalpunch May 18 #8

At least we know Florida Dem May 18 #9

They charged the doll with resisting arrest. Voltaire2 May 18 #29

Excited delirium was listed as the cause of death. sop May 18 #32

But that finger does need some attention. Think. Again. May 18 #30

Fuck the police. The institution is unreformable. WhiskeyGrinder May 18 #12

Another set of cops in the wrong business HAB911 May 18 #14

Armchair critics snowybirdie May 18 #15

Says someone using a generalization. Check in the mirror. erronis May 18 #20

huh...1) wrong address ret5hd May 18 #21

Is this particular group of cops indicitive of all? I think that's the point on generalizations. paleotn May 18 #26

Bingo. paleotn May 18 #23

+1000 - "because god forbid that Americans pay taxes" RandomNumbers May 18 #44

If they spent half the money they multigraincracker May 18 #53

Tell me you didn't watch the video w/o telling me you didn't . sybylla May 18 #24

Unless a cop is recorded while doing something obviously illegal, they are completely untouchable. sop May 18 #36

They were recorded going through her mail and breaking into her home without cause. intheflow May 18 #54

Ha ha...cop-sucking JanMichael May 19 #62

Keystone Kops, only intentionally brutal with guns. Voltaire2 May 18 #42

I agree Kaleva May 18 #51

I think they knew it was a doll. BlueWaveNeverEnd May 18 #58

Kind of confused here... if that had been a baby in distress and they waited for a warrant Peacetrain May 18 #18

it's not believable. Couldn't tell a doll from a baby? bigtree May 18 #22

They discussed whether it was a "dead" baby. sybylla May 18 #25

And yet, they called for backup and not an ambulance ecstatic May 18 #35

Excellent point! intheflow May 18 #55

hmmmm. .Minneapolis PD? derek chauvin's old department? My, my. niyad May 18 #28

They illegally went thru the mail too. LiberalFighter May 18 #31

They're liars. They knew it was a doll ecstatic May 18 #34

No retraining. aocommunalpunch May 18 #39

The cops definitely screwed up. However, dead bodies really do look like mannequins. Oneironaut May 18 #41

I seriously do not understand the need to apologize and explain away shitty cops being shitty. Voltaire2 May 18 #47

"long history of complaints", so naturally the cop is still on the job. Solly Mack May 18 #45

Got-DAMN! Stupid sonsabitches. Aristus May 18 #48

I suppose we could grant all cops total immunity, like Trump promised to do when elected. sop May 18 #49

Hope she Rebl2 May 18 #50

Interesting that they discussed "doll" or "dead baby" but not "live baby not breathing" unblock May 18 #52

Police are militarized and they are at war with non-LEOs John Shaft May 18 #56

Years ago, when I was a young mother going to UNM womanofthehills May 18 #57

I wrote a paper about the potential problems with militarizing cops in 1987 JanMichael May 19 #63

What if it was a real baby and they did not respond Tribetime May 18 #59

Why did they call for more cops, instead of an ambulance, prior to breaking down the door then? Lancero May 18 #60

Oink! LudwigPastorius May 18 #61

Fucking cops shooting at fucking acorns and shit like the scary ass Keystone Kops they fucking pantomime. SoFlaBro May 19 #64