In Oakland, California, recently it is only because a lot of bystanders
used
their cell phone video cameras and cameras, that a Bart "cop" was charged
with murder (not gone to trail yet) for shooting an unarmed, facedown man
in
the back. Although not the police police, they have persisted in calling
them
cops so I presume they have some legal standing as cops.
They are just like any other police, Marnie. I'm not defending the actions
of those few bad eggs on New Year's, but they do have the same powers as any
other police department.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BART_Police
Related to the topic, every day I am reminded why it's really great to live
in America. We do have some backwards bullshit here too, but nothing like
what exists in many other countries. Nanny States like Britain need to get
their heads out of their asses before their people pull them out.
John
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