Ferguson shows how a police force can turn into a plundering ‘collection agency’

[UWDude]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/05/ferguson-shows-how-a-police-force-can-turn-into-a-plundering-collection-agency/?tid=hp_mm&hpid=z3


Of all the harrowing stories buried inside the Justice Department’s report on the Ferguson Police Department, one of the most illustrative begins with an illegally parked car. The year was 2007. And a Ferguson officer who noticed the illegally parked vehicle issued its driver, an African American woman, two citations and a ticket for $151.

To the driver, who had bounced in and out of homelessness, the fine was draconian. She couldn’t pay it in full. So over the next seven years, the woman missed several deadlines and court dates. That tacked on more fees, more payment deadlines, more charges. She ultimately spent six days in jail. All because she didn’t park her car correctly. As of December 2014, the woman had paid the city of Ferguson $550 resulting from a $151 ticket. And she still owes $541...

And, people, please don't even think this is just limited to Ferguson. This is nationwide. Fines, civil asset forfeiture, tickets, impounds, it wreaks havoc on the poor, and these monsters
simply
do
not
care

[DamianTV]

They dont care because its an ego defense mechanism by design that results from the function of their jobs. Cops can be taken out, but not with Violence or Money. Attack their Belief and get them to understand they are the source of pain for far too many. Use their own tactics against them. This war is over if we could collectively get the Cops on our side, which is very possible. Just look at our Military. They stop collecting fees for their shadowy overlords and refuse to murder the innocent, its game over for the power elite who refuse to pull the trigger themselves.

Cops can be beated at their own game.

[Ronin Truth]

Rocket science solution for the persecuted.

MOVE AWAY!

[enhanced_deficit]

Hypocrisy. Team Obama out again talking about Ferguson Police while remaining tight-lipped on DC Police conduct.


Obama Condemns Ferguson Police For 'Oppressive And Abusive' Tactics
Reuters
03/06/2015 5:20 pm EST
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/0...n_6819850.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/06/obama-ferguson-police_n_6819850.html)


Mother killed by Capitol Police was shot in back of head (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?448895-UPDATE-Mother-killed-by-Capitol-Police-was-shot-in-back-of-head&)


Lawyer representing mom killed by DC cops arrested (http://nypost.com/2013/10/15/lawyer-representing-dc-crash-mom-arrested/)
Oct 15, 2013 - Eric Sanders (far right) with Miriam Carey's family before speaking to the media on Oct. 4. Photo: Robert Mecea ...

White House and DC police tight-lipped over handling of fatal car chase
Obama administration refused to comment on police's response to the car chase which left Miriam Carey dead
Oct 4, 2013 -
Police and the Obama administration remained tight-lipped on Friday over the handling of a car chase in Washington DC that ended when officers shot dead an unarmed woman in front of her one-year-old daughter.
Officials from the agencies involved in the incident declined to provide any explanation of their officers' actions, beyond praising them in glowing terms.
Officers from the secret service and Capitol police attempted to detain Miriam Carey, 34, after her car tried to breach a perimeter barrier close to the White House.
Video footage showed police appearing to corner her car before Carey managed to get away. Police gave chase and shot her dead around 1.7 miles from where the incident began. Carey's daughter was in the car at the time.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...e-miriam-carey (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/04/obama-police-dc-car-chase-miriam-carey)


Windows Up, Don't Shoot (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?464067-Windows-Up-Don-t-Shoot&)


Why We Should Not Forget Miriam Carey (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?430626-Why-We-Should-Not-Forget-Miriam-Carey&)

Iran attacks US for abusing human rights of unarmed mom Miriam Carey (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?443911-Iran-attacks-US-for-abusing-human-rights-of-unarmed-mom-Miriam-Carey&highlight=miriam+carey)

First They Came for the Post-Partum Depressed Mom (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/363531/drift-toward-despotism-mark-steyn/page/0/1)
November 8, 2013 4:45 PM

The Drift toward Despotism (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/363531/drift-toward-despotism-mark-steyn)
Too many of our rulers and their enforcers reflexively see the citizenry as a threat. By Mark Steyn (http://www.nationalreview.com/author/mark-steyn)
An unarmed woman was gunned down on the streets of Washington for no apparent crime other than driving too near Barackingham Palace
http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...steyn/page/0/1 (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/363531/drift-toward-despotism-mark-steyn/page/0/1)

http://c8.nrostatic.com/sites/default/files/uploaded/pic_giant_110813_SM_The-Drift-Towards-Despotism.jpg
http://freakoutnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Carey-350x196.jpg (http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=udIQ9TKc02dJ3M&tbnid=bXE56by7P7_WnM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffreakoutnation.com%2F2013%2F10%2F 08%2Fthis-ridiculously-stupid-obama-conspiracy-will-make-you-bang-your-head-on-the-wall-youre-welcome%2F&ei=CF6uUsfqOOrMsATUmYDQCw&bvm=bv.57967247,d.b2I&psig=AFQjCNHK44k5Bz3cqHiqC8D44gozmz2ShA&ust=1387245441685155)



Why did Capitol cops cut down 'innocent' woman? (http://www.wnd.com/2013/12/capitol-cops-gunned-down-my-innocent-sister/)

[Mach]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/05/ferguson-shows-how-a-police-force-can-turn-into-a-plundering-collection-agency/?tid=hp_mm&hpid=z3


And, people, please don't even think this is just limited to Ferguson. This is nationwide. Fines, civil asset forfeiture, tickets, impounds, it wreaks havoc on the poor, and these monsters
simply
do
not
care

I was going to say..... yes, this is just another market throughout the whole US.

Grew up in North County, within 5-15 minute drive of Ferguson my whole life and that's all the police have ever been... To Protect and Serve - their Administrations, just remember that all of that money goes up the chains and gives those people even more power to make even more money of off other peoples backs.

A SCAM.

[Stratovarious]

What ever happened to the don't chase policy that seemed to get started, not too long ago...

Sick #### .

What kind of violent criminal runs from the police ?
Usually someone with too many parking ticketsl who the hell cares, I'm sure they got a license number,
they could have shown up at her house or let it go period.
Give us a break you blood thirsty Obama, NSA, mentality, wanna be war heroes.


..

[Stratovarious]

I bet this department can't wait to do another No knock Police Home Invasion and kick some dogs to death, while they
percussion grenade a child in a crib, at the wrong frgn house.

[UWDude]

Rocket science solution for the persecuted.

MOVE AWAY!

to where? Where in the US are the police and "justice system" bureaucracy not a system to fleece the peasants? I was with a friend, with florida plates, when he was pulled over in a county near me, for speeding. It was the 30th, an obvious quota strike, as he was not even speeding, (in a construction zone). When we went to court, was there a judge? Nope, there was a commissioner.

"The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy."
--Oscar Wilde