America’s incarceration population and rate continue to increase. At a cost of about $60 billion per year, we hold 2.3 million people behind bars. Details in the recently released Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletins Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007 and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007. ABC news reports: The report provides a breakdown, noting “of…
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Don’t worry if you’re crazy or stupid, being crazy or stupid isn’t a crime.
Remember to tell me if you have anything sharp on you before I pat you down.
I’ve visited Liberty City. And the problems are even worse than you think. Since the surge in crime, which began on April 28 at midnight, more than 830,000 civilians have been murdered—nearly one-tenth of Liberty City’s total population. In addition, 35,000 vehicles have been reported stolen, many of which were then driven illegally over sidewalks…
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Even if you don’t mean it as an insult, please don’t call me “shorty,” “brother,” “boo,” or “dog.”
My father recently passed away. He will be missed by many. He was a good man and a very good father. After the funeral I have a previously scheduled (and unrelated) engagement. The next post will be around June 16. See you then. Meanwhile “Officer Pete Says” is on autopilot and will continue to post…
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Don’t piss off police, some of us are assholes.
Don’t be surprised when we arrest someone, there really isn’t much else we can do.
As reported by James McKinley Jr. in the New York Times: On the night of May 17, dozens of men with assault rifles rolled into town in several trucks and shot up the place [Villa Ahumada]. They killed the police chief, two officers and three civilians. Then they carried off about 10 people, witnesses said.…
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It doesn’t matter if you’re right. Nobody will believe you if you’re in jail.