"jkale" wrote in message
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activities out in the streets. it's all for their own safety and
protection . I love scanning, but tell you the truth , they are
probably right ..........



k

This is ridiculous. Once again, police have a double standard. A nice
cover, too, in case they break the law. Sure, use the "in the name of
terrorism"-excuse, and they can do anything.
Arrgh!



well you're right on the level of experience that you probably
interact with the public and the police ...... but look at it from
their perspective. day in and day out , the police only have the
opportunity to interact with the bottom feeders, scum suckers , and
dregs of humanity. they hardly ever associate with or interact with
the average John Q Public .... to the police , nearly all people (
that aren't wearing blue ) that they see are human waste. people
are shooting them in the face for a traffic ticket stop , they are
ducking bullets or fists around every corner and up every block. sad
as it is, that's what this world has come to. neighborhoods are
riddled with registered sex offenders ( never mind the ones that
haven't been caught yet ) , cars are stolen by the 1000s from all
neighborhoods , car chases are rampant , bank robberies happen
all the time , murders are a daily thing ( more than one a day in
this part of the country ) and THATS only a small part of the story !

If I was a cop, I wouldn't want the possibility of the " perps "
having any " inside " information or radio tip offs any more than
possible. if that hacked off some general citizens or made them start
talking " police conspiracy " then I'd be tempted to say " bring that
hacked off citizen down here on the beat with the boys in blue and
duck a few bullets , chase a few bank robbers or sex offenders and see
what they thought about it all afterwards.

do you want the sex offenders to be able to monitor MDT and police
communications ? ...... what about the drug dealers and pimps , or
maybe the gang bangers while they invade your home or rape your wife
?? if YOU do it, you gotta let everyone do it as well .......
forget about the terrorists , homeland security is a WHOLE lot more in
jeopardy from home grown crime right here , all around us. think
it's so important for YOU to listen in that " all the perps " should
be able to as well ??

I wanna listen in , but I know it's for the best if NO ONE does. it's
like a lot of things in this world that the actions of a few have
screwed up things for the rest of us ..... trouble is there is WAY
more than a few bangers, rapists, murders, car thieves, and robbers
lurking out there these days .... WAY more than a few.

do cops screw up ?? .... sure they do ..... everyone does from time to
time ..... but think what your world would be like without them
....... think long and hard . they aren't perfect , but they work
24 hours a day to make our lives a little bit better and most do a
pretty go job in the process.

You make some valid points there. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt
that you live in a city where police are actually fighting crime.
Unfortunately, in my city, the police are rather corrupt, partially not
their own fault, but because of my town's city council. I can't walk to
work without bumping into a drug dealer downtown begging me for
money/cigarettes/etc., but if I take a stroll in the ritzi white upper class
district, it is crawling with cops (the excuse is that they are doing "radar
training"). If you don't want people to talk "police conspiracy", show your
hand to the public, and don't hide.