I'm sure everyone has been told not to send cash through the mail, but I always wondered if the postal workers were all that sinister that they would risk their Federal level jobs for the contents of an envelope. Now I see who is really opening packages and stealing the contents...the police.

http://insiderlouisville.com/metro/...-to-stealing-nearly-75000/?platform=hootsuite

Yay, cash flow!

 

I'm sure everyone has been told not to send cash through the mail, but I always wondered if the postal workers were all that sinister that they would risk their Federal level jobs for the contents of an envelope. Now I see who is really opening packages and stealing the contents...the police.

http://insiderlouisville.com/metro/...-to-stealing-nearly-75000/?platform=hootsuite

Yay, cash flow!

“Detective Willett wants to apologize to Louisville Metro Police Department, apologize to the people of this community for letting them down, and we hope and pray all recognize 20-plus years of service to this community should not be discounted by one unfortunate situation,” Butler said.

Willett will be formally sentenced April 19. A maximum sentence would mean 10 years behind bars, but Butler is hoping for home incarceration or even probation.

I would say the same thing if I were looking at 10 years behind bars.

Lock him up.

 

If only he had turned the money in and claimed it was, "Civil Asset Forfeiture" there would be no charges against him for stealing from the mail. The Mafia only whacks guys who steal from THEM.

 

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/201...down-by-90-percent-as-gun-violence-skyrockets

Interesting article

 

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/201...down-by-90-percent-as-gun-violence-skyrockets

Interesting article

And the Chicago cops don't see any connection between shooting unarmed people in the back, decades of rampant corruption, complete disregard of The Constitution, SWAT assaults for grandmothers, and the operation of a secret torture site leading to a general disrespect for them from the citizens? Gee, whooda thunk it!

 

In the news today, more disrespect for Illinois cops.
False arrest, thrown out of court, still goes on the record and costs a man $650 to get the false arrest deleted.
Yay, cash flow!

http://www.copblock.org/169641/arrested-south-elgin-illinois-knowing-law/

 

Is Chicago the norm for police .... And gangsters?

Both have history, and corrupt politicians.

 

Is Chicago the norm for police .... And gangsters?

In Chicago, it's hard to tell the difference.
From Al Capone in the Prohibition days, to Daley's Boys, to Homan Square, just showing up in public can get you killed. The Mob won't kill you unless you mess with them. The only reason the police need is revenue generation, cash flow. Even if no crime happened, catch-and-release causes cash flow. (See post #1436)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/24/chicago-police-detain-americans-black-site

 

In Chicago, it's hard to tell the difference.
From Al Capone in the Prohibition days, to Daley's Boys, to Homan Square, just showing up in public can get you killed. The Mob won't kill you unless you mess with them. The only reason the police need is revenue generation, cash flow. Even if no crime happened, catch-and-release causes cash flow. (See post #1436)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/24/chicago-police-detain-americans-black-site

And it is my theory that this is why they came down so heavy on the "mob". At least in my area things like child molestation, drugs, killings and etc went up exponentially since the crack down on the mafia. They behind the scenes keep things in check. And this area was a pretty big mafia center.

 

since the crack down on the mafia. They behind the scenes keep things in check.

That's a very interesting observation. The Mob doing a better job than The Police.

Nobody expects The Mob to come help them with their problems, but people often think The Police exist to mediate domestic arguments or neighbor annoyances. They don't. People in general have more realistic expectations about The Mob.

The Mob doesn't pick random strangers off the street for kidnapping and extortion.

The Mob is famous for, "protection" which is really extortion. They can destroy businesses and people with this, "insurance" racket.
Our Government requires, "insurance" for your car, which seems reasonable to me, but our government also wants fees for everything from Dow Chemical Company to a lemonade stand operated by a 9 year old person. These rackets also suppress business success. The Police enforce these rackets and other cash flow opportunities on a day to day basis. The Mob isn't as pervasive, but seriously destructive in the places where they operate the protection racket.

When The Police decide you need to be whacked, it can take 10 or 20 years to finish the job and it can enrich lawyers by a million dollars. When The Mob decides the same, you won't last a week, and it's a lot less expensive.

When considering either organization, a person can try to be too insignificant to be worthy of their attention.

I know I haven't begun to do a proper job of this. It would probably require a book...or two.

 

That's a very interesting observation. The Mob doing a better job than The Police.

Maybe the mob didn't work the same way every where? Around here if a child was being molested, we'll say, you got the "word" out to a known guy, and almost every one new who they were. Any thing other than small stuff being stolen or fenced needed to be approved and they got a "cut". Even the cops used them to punish bad guy's "above" the law

 

Any thing other than small stuff being stolen or fenced needed to be approved and they got a "cut".

Still interesting. It sounds like the local Mob was as pervasive as the government, taxing almost everything that moved.

 

Still interesting. It sounds like the local Mob was as pervasive as the government, taxing almost everything that moved.

Another reason the mob was tamped down is state lotteries.

 

Another reason the mob was tamped down is state lotteries.

Unfair competition?
and un-taxed commerce...from the government's point of view.
It amuses me when I think of two organizations competing for the same tax dollars.

 

In today's news, one that might be close to @Hypatia's Protege
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/unarmed-biology-teacher-killed-by-police/

Another unarmed man, a biology teacher in Mankota Minnesota, graduate of MSU Mankota, shot to death by a lone policeman.
Another cop feared for his life because "unarmed". Probably a drunk on New Year's Eve...too drunk to control himself...too drunk to win a fist fight...

I'm thinking, "This guy is an athlete. I'm gonna have to shoot him to stop him. Better shoot him twice, just to make sure. Wait...better shoot him twice again to make doubly, doubly sure I have "eliminated the threat" (of survival).

This one is white. Just a stupid drunk making as ass of himself. No danger from the NAACP, ACLU, or the Mainstream Media. No danger from the body camera I don't have. I will have to serve "paid vacation" until the sergeant "deems" it. I hope there are no security cameras in this hotel hallway."

A 30 year veteran of the police force can't take down a rowdy drunk on New Year's Eve without firing his gun until the corpse stops twitching.

 

Another reason the mob was tamped down is state lotteries.

Worked the same way in Denver years ago. Ex father in law was a cop there. They pretty much left the mob alone.
Kind of like the old Las Vegas.

 

A 30 year veteran of the police force can't take down a rowdy drunk on New Year's Eve without firing his gun until the corpse stops twitching.

I hear ya!

At the same time:

Tuseth “broke free and began hitting and kicking” the officer.... Only seconds later, he was dead.

Assaulting an officer --under any circumstances-- is not a good move!

While it seems that certain LEOs do indeed 'mistake' their badges for 'hunting licenses' -- it's equally evident that certain individuals should abstain from alcohol (and know as much!)...

Maintaining an open mind pending further info...

Best regards
HP

 

Assaulting an officer --under any conditions-- is not a good move!

Stupid games get stupid prizes. It just makes me sad that a 30 year police veteran hasn't learned how to subdue a rowdy drunk without shooting him several times. I mean, c'mon. Police club people every day in this country. Did his "baton" have a puncture?

 

That's a very interesting observation. The Mob doing a better job than The Police.

It helps when your hands are not tied with those pesky Bill of Rights.

 

Stupid games get stupid prizes. It just makes me sad that a 30 year police veteran hasn't learned how to subdue a rowdy drunk without shooting him several times. I mean, c'mon. Police club people every day in this country. Did his "baton" have a puncture?

If the individual reaches toward the officers pistol .... the threat rose to a much higher level.

I wasn't there. I'd prefer to wait for the investigation.

You don't bring a club to a gun fight.