Cops and donuts . . .

Pavlov shared a link said Sun, Feb 28th 2016 at 12:42am ET

I guess some cops can see a donut in just about anything.

https://fusion.net/story/272058/43-tweetsttorm-race-criminal-justice/

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mfladd said Sun, Feb 28th 2016 at 12:53am ET:

I do not mean to make light of this...but you understand anything with donuts and you brings up AG.

(so few people will get this)

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  I feel bad for how those donuts were treated. Nothing against AG of course.
  
  PlacidPenguin said Sun, Feb 28th 2016 at 12:55am ET
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- Perra Grande
  
  BigBalzac said Sun, Feb 28th 2016 at 11:00am ET
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zahita459 said Sun, Feb 28th 2016 at 7:26am ET:

I used to know a police horse who also loved donuts. He would steal them from the officers eating them. Particularly jelly filled.

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Lotsofgoats said Sun, Feb 28th 2016 at 10:06am ET:

and it's all meaningless when we're largely unwilling to prosecute police officers for blatantly breaking the law like this. as mentioned, district attorneys and public prosecutors have a huge incentive to work with law enforcement, so it's an absolutely unchecked system.

everything sucks, burn it.

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BigBalzac said Sun, Feb 28th 2016 at 10:59am ET:

When a profession closes ranks to protect the bad apples, whether it's police, priests, or teachers, they choose to allow the bad apples to spoil the barrel.

When they make that choice, they should be viewed accordingly by the public and deserve the lost trust.

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uwacn said Sun, Feb 28th 2016 at 8:23pm ET:

Pro tip - don't swerve for cats (or bunnies either). The cat has a better chance if you just keep going straight. This is especially true if you're riding a bike (or if you're a YBM, apparently).

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- @uwacn Bingo! My insurance agent gave me a few hints recently:
  - Never swerve to miss a small animal. You seldom improve your chances of missing the animal, but you do risk losing control of your vehicle.
    If you do hit a small animal and sustain any damage, it is generally considered a "Comp" claim, which usually means lower deductibles and no rate increase.
    
    If you swerve and damage your vehicle, or even worse injure yourself or passengers, it will most likely be treated as a Collision with a substantially higher financial burden.
  Of course, none of this may apply for larger animals or farm animals, and laws may vary.
  2many2no said Mon, Feb 29th 2016 at 1:28am ET
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- @uwacn who do you have insurance with?? Both scenarios would be considerd a collision.
  
  growyoungagain said Mon, Feb 29th 2016 at 2:26am ET
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  My experience (hit a deer and smashed the grill, buckled the hood, damaged the radiator of my car) was that my claim was handled by my insurer as a comprehensive claim, $100 deductible, no effect on rates.
  
  macromeh said Mon, Feb 29th 2016 at 2:58pm ET
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- @macromeh With my insurer if you are behind the wheel and the tires are moving, it is handled as collision. Maybe they consider hitting an animal as an act of god?
  
  growyoungagain said Mon, Feb 29th 2016 at 3:14pm ET
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connorbush said Sun, Feb 28th 2016 at 10:41pm ET:

what the actual fuck mr 360 circles.

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RedOak said Sun, Feb 28th 2016 at 10:53pm ET:

The following story is a more complete picture - same gist but read thru to the end for a better understanding of the attorney's perspective... he just might be going places. Quite a background and he's running for office.

http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2016/02/24/t-greg-doucette-on-false-arrest-and-police-brutality/

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KittySprinkles said Mon, Feb 29th 2016 at 7:01pm ET:

Thank freaking dog that the pictures existed. Without them, I don't doubt they'd have tried to make an example of this kid.

A friend of mine is heavily involved with biker rights. After the shooting in Denver this month, he came into possession of photos showing the cop that killed the guy, one with his gun out next to the guy and another outside, after having just killed a man, no cuffs and being allowed to use his cell phone.

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