GoDaddy Silences Police-Watchdog Site RateMyCop.com -- Update
A new web service that lets users rate and comment on the uniformed police officers in their community is scrambling to restore service Tuesday, after hosting company GoDaddy unceremonious pulled-the-plug on the site in the wake of outrage from criticism-leery cops.
Visitors to RateMyCop.com on Tuesday were redirected to a GoDaddy page reading, "Oops!!!", which urged the site owner to contact GoDaddy to find out why the company pulled the plug.
RateMyCop founder Gino Sesto says he was given no notice of the suspension. When he called GoDaddy, the company told him that he'd been shut down for "suspicious activity."
When Sesto got a supervisor on the phone, the company changed its story and claimed the site had surpassed its 3 terabyte bandwidth limit, a claim that Sesto says is nonsense. "How can it be overloaded when it only had 80,00 page views today, and 400,000 yesterday?"
Police departments became uneasy about RateMyCop's plans to watch the watchers in January, when the Culver City, California, startup began issuing public information requests for lists of uniformed officers.
Then the site went live on February 28th. It stores the names and, in some cases, badge numbers of over 140,000 cops in as many as 500 police departments, and allows users to post comments about police they've interacted with, and rate them. The site garnered media interest this week as cops around the country complained that they'd be put at risk if their names were on the internet.
"Having a website like that puts a lot of law enforcement, in my eyes, in danger because it exposes us out there," Officer Hector Basurto, vice president of the Latino Police Officers Association, told ABC television affiliate KGO.
Since undercover officers aren't in the database, and the site has no personal information like home addresses, that fear seems unfounded. Chief Jerry Dyer, president of the California Police Chiefs Association, voices what sounds like a more honest concern: that officers will face "unfair maligning" by the citizens they serve.
Sesto says police can post comments as well, and a future version of the site will allow them to authenticate themselves to post rebuttals more prominently. Chief Dyer wants to get legislation passed that would make RateMyCop.com illegal, which, of course, wouldn't pass constitutional muster in any court in America.
Unfortunately for the startup, the company it chose for hosting is known to be quick to censor its customers. In January of last year, GoDaddy took down entire computer security website -- delisting it from DNS -- to get a single, archived mailing list post off the web.
On that occasion, at least, it gave the site's owner 60 seconds notice. GoDaddy notified Seto by posting its "Oops!" message to his public website.
"You put on my website for me to call you, when you
have my phone number?," says Sesto.
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GoDaddy spokeswoman says the company can't comment on the RateMyCop
takedown due to its privacy policy. Sesto says he's already arranged
hosting elsewhere, and hopes to have the site online Tuesday night.
March 12, 2008 | 6:00:00 PM RackSpace Cops Out. Sesto says he'd arranged for the Texas-based hosting firm RackSpace to take over permanent hosting for RateMyCop.com, and paid them $2,000 for the first two months of service. But he heard from RackSpace's lawyer minutes ago, and the deal is off.
"We believe that the website to be found at www.ratemycop.com as described to our sales representative could create a risk to the health and safety of law enforcement officers," wrote general counsel Beth Sherfy, in an e-mail to the startup provided by Sesto.
Sherfy didn't immediately return a phone call from THREAT LEVEL.
At the moment, the site has temporary hosting on its own server, but Sesto says it won't be able to handle the kind of traffic he expects as RateMyCop.com becomes more popular. He doesn't sound too worried, and there's little doubt that he'll be able to find a hosting company.
Our prediction: A year from now RateMyCop.com will have won public service awards. Good cops, and clean departments, will have come to think of the site as a friend, and its founders will be sought-after speakers at police gatherings. Hosting companies that reject them on "health and safety" grounds will look like fools and cowards.
March 12, 2008 | 19:40:00 PM GoDaddy Breaks Its Silence. The company insists the RateMyCop.com takedown had nothing to do with the content of the site.
"The site's operator has publicly disclosed the concerns were over bandwidth," spokeswoman Elizabeth Driscoll writes in an e-mail "More accurately, GoDaddy's concerns were about how the RateMyCop site was far exceeding the amount of server usage for which it had contracted."
I asked for clarification, and Driscoll agreed with Sesto that RateMyCop.com hadn't exceeded its monthly bandwidth allotment. But the spike in popularity that followed the police backlash resulted in far more simultaneous connections than GoDaddy can handle under the low-budget shared hosting plan Sesto signed up for.
There's no hard contractual limit on the number of connections a customer can receive at once, but Driscoll says GoDaddy pulled the plug under a broad provision of its terms-of-service that lets it "remove your website temporarily or permanently from its virtual dedicated servers if GoDaddy is the recipient of activities that threaten the stability of its network."
"Basically, he was paying for compact car, when he really needed a semi-truck," Driscoll writes. "The customer was not willing to work with our staff to resolve the issue."
Sesto refutes that last part, and says GoDaddy didn't contact him before cutting off the site.
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Posted by: Michael | Mar 11, 2008 7:30:29 PM
With the advance of camera technology big brother will be watching more and more as the tech gets better and cheaper. Here's a chance for the little guy to fight back in case he or she is wronged by the police. Nothing like Rodney King video, but it could set a stage for a new type of accountability for those who are sworn to protect and serve us.
Posted by: rascal | Mar 11, 2008 7:37:11 PM
This is an absolute shame. Disgusting. People needs to know what goes on with cops. Like a friend of mine who was tackled by a cop outside of a bar, had his nose bloodied, then taken in for public intox... but the jail refused to take him because they said he wasn't drunk... so the cop had to take him BACK (TRUE STORY -- kind-of funny, but still pathetic). You can't file suits over things like that, so people need some means of letting others know what happened. Police also don't understand that this could also be a GOOD thing for GOOD cops! There are several in my local area that have been really helpful, that I would love to write great reviews about. I guess this just shows that some people think they should have no accountability but to themselves. This just further underlines how our constitutional rights have become a joke in the past ten years.
Posted by: Tim | Mar 11, 2008 7:48:18 PM
Me thinks that Go-Daddy has peaked as a company. We have seen quite enough thank you.
Posted by: Me Thinks | Mar 11, 2008 7:53:53 PM
I think you should walk a few miles in a police officer's shoes before ranting at them. They put themselves in harms way every day, and to protect you. I am not a cop nor am I even remotely involved in law enforcement, but I am sure your friend who was tackled outside a bar wasn't simply minding his own business. Otherwise, why was he tackled?
Posted by: John | Mar 11, 2008 8:27:51 PM
So John, guilty until proven innocent?
I have a great deal of respect for honest police - but there are too few controls to keep them that way resulting in the tarnishing of all police. We need checks and balances for government including police. They should be admired, not sacred.
Posted by: Marlin | Mar 11, 2008 8:39:14 PM
Go Daddy just blew it!
Cops should be held responsible just like any other citizen.
The hypocrisy is unbelievable. The New York Governor is a fine example of that!
Posted by: Billy | Mar 11, 2008 8:41:07 PM
I was always wary of GoDaddy.com, especially when the company owner would use the company name to also run a personal blog where he'd rail for all his conservative/ pseudo-libertarian/ red-meat-and-guns political views.
I'm not the least bit surprised that he is now shown to be an unabashed censor based on those views.
That's what you get when you buy bottom-of-the-barrel hosting from hoo-rah leathernecks, kids.
Posted by: K | Mar 11, 2008 8:52:45 PM
Ha john come live in Hopewell va (also known as dopewell) the police were so corrupt they had to bring in the state police bc money,drugs,and other things were disappearing out of the the evidence room. And I agree with another poster there are a FEW good Hopewell cops and I would praise them- BUT there are some really nasty ones too. I know from experience.
Posted by: bill | Mar 11, 2008 9:02:43 PM
While I agree its a generally a good idea to allow users to rate cops, the problem lies in the average person always thinking they're in the right, when it comes to the law. You see it all the time in the news, and on cop shows and everything else. Random people, who are doing illegal things, rant and rave about how horrible the cops are, when they were just doing their job. Now, admitted we have an issue with dishonest officers, just like every other public service position. But with no way to verify the stories of the posters, it could often be cited as defamation of the officers character. AKA, Random domestic violence instigator, truly thinks he's in the right beating his wife and kids, and rates a cop who put him in jail, from his own obviously skewed point of view, leaving comments that most likely are wholly fabricated.
Posted by: Kab | Mar 11, 2008 9:07:37 PM
Yea Kab I would agree but where im from its just different I respect what officers do for all of us- its just some officers and in a city like where im from it would be useful- i would like to see what others would have to comment on one officer in particular- and i cant even do that- bc they shut it down- that just sucks.
Posted by: bill | Mar 11, 2008 9:12:37 PM
Admittedly :) I have concerns in my area as well of the same type, I come from a town that for awhile was even on wikipedia as being referred to as Methford :P
It's just a matter of publishing commentary that may or may not have any basis in even relative facts. While it would be great to know which cops are good and bad, the reliability of the information would be null, for the reason stated above.
Posted by: Kab | Mar 11, 2008 9:18:06 PM
I have personally known 3 cops in my life, one physically abused his children, one mentally abused his children, and the last snorts coke. As the saying goes, power corrupts ...
Posted by: Yo | Mar 11, 2008 9:24:55 PM
I will NEVER ever deal with that company again.
Posted by: Gino Sesto | Mar 11, 2008 9:26:05 PM
I don't have much respect for officers, but I am not going to blog about it and tell the world my reasons and so forth. It was a poor decision by GoDaddy. I think it is a dumb idea however to have a site to rate police officers, people are only going to gripe about them and in the seldom seen scenario say something nice.
Posted by: Dan | Mar 11, 2008 9:28:47 PM
well, i was a cop for over 25 years and i can tell you i was in THE SHOES, and there was and is bad cops out there. it is only good till they get caught with their hand in the cookie jar. there are alot of cops that don't need to be wearing the uniform. this may be just something a review board should find interesting to see what citizens think about some of our finest and get a heads up. the same way that they like to know about the neighborhoods they patrol the same should hold true to the citzens to know who the cops are patrolling our neighborhoods. if they have nothing to hide then they have nothing to worry. but if a cop is doing something wrong.......get ready. its about time citizens should be allowed to be heard SOMEWHERE. why be scared of internet postings, they are on the streets and at home with their guns. i guess now they have to look over their shoulders. Why?
Posted by: e | Mar 11, 2008 9:35:20 PM
The police protect you? Really? I always thought they were simply in the business of enforcing the will of the State?
How, exactly, are the police "protecting you" when they:
- Issue someone a ticket for driving in the carpool lane with no passengers?
- Arrest a medical marijuana patient in a state where marijuana for medical use is legal?
- Break down the door of the wrong house in a drug raid and kill an occupant and are not charged with any sort of crime?
How, exactly, have any of these common occurrences protected YOU? The fact is, they don't. The job of the police is to enforce the will of the State, NOT to protect you.
There is a BIG difference between "enforcing the law" and "protecting you."
Posted by: Koowan | Mar 11, 2008 9:36:33 PM
For more:
http://digg.com/odd_stuff/GoDaddy_hates_government_accountability
Posted by: ... | Mar 11, 2008 9:48:10 PM
Lemme get this straight. Chief JERRY DYER of __FRESNO__??
Of COURSE he'd like the site shut down.
That boy has a LOT to answer for. Look him up on the site [which is back up now].
Posted by: johnny hotpants | Mar 11, 2008 9:55:34 PM
What happened to the site sucked, but much of the blame falls upon themselves for using godaddy - you would never think of driving cross-country in a Yugo, and you *should* never think of using godaddy for any domain that matters at all (or netsol for that matter).
Every godaddy customer is annoying, simple due to the fact that the keep godaddy alive by feeding money to godaddy. Only fools use godaddy.
Posted by: i8godaddy | Mar 11, 2008 9:58:54 PM
Sorry off topic, but 'GoDaddy' is such a weird name for a company...
Posted by: adam | Mar 11, 2008 10:01:34 PM
Cops don't understand the law just as our government has no regard for our constitution.
Posted by: No Police Man | Mar 11, 2008 10:05:32 PM
i8godaddy i agree!
Where were you last week?
Posted by: Gino Sesto | Mar 11, 2008 10:13:12 PM
A big thumbs up to Go Daddy! Koowan, you're an idiot! Go smoke some more of your "medical" marijuana..
Posted by: Me | Mar 11, 2008 10:25:05 PM
Bleeding heart liberal that I am, and as many run-ins with obnoxious cops as I've had, I have to congratulate GoDaddy.
If you have a problem with the cops, there are complaint procedures, citizen review boards and other _legitimate_ ways to handle it, up to and including the courts.
A site composed entirely of anonymous libeling by a self-selected group of axe-grinders does nothing...absolutely nothing...to serve the public good, and could very well end up doing real harm. For once, I agree with the site getting shut down.
Posted by: Brian | Mar 11, 2008 10:33:14 PM
Marlin, police don't prove innocent or guilt. If you act guilty, then you get treated guilty. The court will figure it out. Your buddy wasn't tackled for no reason. If someone was treating you in a way that you needed police assistance, you would be greatful if the actor was tackled by whatever means on the behalf of your defense. Maybe it wasn't your friend that was tackled and given a bloody nose, maybe it was you. Maybe you needed it.
Posted by: j | Mar 11, 2008 10:49:10 PM
Well he seemed to do alright! The site looks like it's back online.
Love how everyone and even companies seem to cower in fear of everything these days...
Posted by: Nerd | Mar 11, 2008 10:55:41 PM
Brian,
Those "legitimate" complaint procedures do not work. They are complicated, obscure, opaque, and damn near impossible to navigate.
Citizen review boards? How accessible are they, tell me, please.
I have, in the past, been threatened to death twice and each time the police ignored my complaint, I have known an 8 year old girl who was threatened to death and had the issue derided by the officers, I have had a kindhearted and incredibly gentle friend wrestled to the ground by half a dozen police officers (who then threw him in a cell) because of a case of mistaken identity on the part of the officers. They did not apologize. I have seen police officers mock the victims of domestic abuse... And I could go on.
Not once were the police useful, not once were they held to account for their incompetence, and the "complaint procedures" you talk about were worst then useless.
You are a terrible human being; the kind of person that makes it possible for us to live in a society where the vast majority of crimes are never solved.
If ever I become a dictator, I'll be sure to let you experience the absolute worst the police have to offer, and then I'll let you enjoy wasting your time with the dehumanizing and disenfranchising "complaint procedures" you extol.
It's a shame that time machines don't exist; I think you'd prefer living under Stalin, what with your contempt for real accountability.
Posted by: You | Mar 11, 2008 10:56:32 PM
For all you morans that bad mouth the police....Do you bitch this much about the person that short changes you at the stores, or the telemarketer that tries to rip you off when they call you? How about your neighbor that does stuff just to tick you off. Do you bitch about the person that broke into your car when you left your laptop on the front seat, or the ex spouse that won't let you see your kids on the weekend? How about the dog that has been barking all day or the car that cut you off on your way home. Well, who do you call......the police. So wake up and realize that in the average community there are over 1000 citizens to 1 officer, and these are the complaints that you, the average citizen are complaining about. You want better service, how about your municipality raises your taxes, and employ more law enforcement. 1 major event in your town can consume a conservative 60% of your law enforcement resources. 1 barking dog call takes 1 officer away from other calls for no less then 20 minutes, and costs your town at the minimum 40.00 to process.
Posted by: j | Mar 11, 2008 11:01:28 PM
I was reluctantly about to renew my web hosting with GoDaddy this evening, but I first searched Google News about the RateMyCop.com site and learned that GoDaddy censored the site (similar to what happened with seclists.org earlier). I will not do any further business with GoDaddy as a result, and will be encouraging all of my clients to transfer their domains away from GoDaddy. (One in particular has over 100 domains registered there).
Amusingly, both the godaddy.com and bobparsons.com sites are unresponsive at the moment. I can't help but suspect that perhaps someone is doing to Bob Parsons what he does to others. I am pleased to see that RateMyCop.com is back up on another host, and I am equally pleased that I didn't renew my GoDaddy hosting before learning of what they did.
Posted by: Styx | Mar 11, 2008 11:01:32 PM
I am thrilled to learn of the site,
and very disappointed to learn how GoDaddy is playing Internet god.
I do business with GoDaddy but will make arrangements to have my domain names and websites handled elsewhere.
I'll be looking for Ratemycop and will
support them wholeheartedly. Transparency in government is essential and they are public employees.
Posted by: Beth | Mar 11, 2008 11:16:49 PM
RE: J
>Do you bitch this much about the person that short changes you at the stores, or the telemarketer that tries to rip you off when they call you? How about your neighbor that does stuff just to tick you off. Do you bitch about the person that broke into your car when you left your laptop on the front seat, or the ex spouse that won't let you see your kids on the weekend? How about the dog that has been barking all day or the car that cut you off on your way home.<
No. But none of these people have a state issued monopoly on violence, none of these people can lock me up on an imagined violation, and none of them should be held to the standards that police should be.
If police don't want to handle things in a professional manner *always*, they should quit, or learn to love the citizens' response to inadequate 'policing' of their own ranks - which is only going to get more vocal, and perhaps more violent.
It's high-fucking-time this squeaky wheel gets some grease.
Posted by: moran | Mar 11, 2008 11:34:32 PM
Go Daddy
Universal Terms of Service for Go Daddy Software and Services...Section 5...NO UNLAWFUL CONDUCT OR IMPROPER USE..."...Go Daddy may also cancel Your use of the Services, after thirty (30) days, if You are using the Services, as determined by Go Daddy in its sole discretion, in association with spam or morally objectionable activities. Morally objectionable activities will include, but not be limited to: activities designed to defame, embarrass, harm, abuse, threaten, slander or harass third parties...". Did godaddy have to right to shut down the site?
Posted by: Chris | Mar 11, 2008 11:36:26 PM
Chris:
Having the right to do something does not inherently make it right to do so.
For example: Everyone has the right to be an idiot, but some abuse the privilege. ;)
GoDaddy may have arguably had the right to shut down the RateMyCop.com site, but doing so was not necessarily the right thing to do.
I hope that their actions prompt others like myself to exersize their right to take their business to a more reputable web host.
At this time, I have not yet chosen a new host, but I will migrate away from GoDaddy within this month as a result of their lack of ethical business practices. After all, that is my right and it sure feels right to take my business elsewhere.
Posted by: Styx | Mar 11, 2008 11:55:35 PM
Well, to respond to John's comment above, from "Posted by: John | Mar 11, 2008 8:27:51 PM"
Yes, police officers put themselves in harms way. But you know what, you are incorrect by saying that we should walk in their shoes. Frankly, they choose this profession, and in their training and laws and guidelines that govern them, they know the lines they should not be crossing, yet some of them still do.
Where I live, we have a very good police force, but there have been some officers who do cross the line, and I would like a platform ("soap box") to add my comments about my good or bad treatment as well as that of others, so a website like this one would be a good asset.
Posted by: Jess CW | Mar 12, 2008 12:02:08 AM
never ever deal with these fraudsters! godaddy sucks big time. they tried to defraud me when purchasing a domain name, only with some help from amex did i get my money back. avoid at all costs!!!
Posted by: chuck | Mar 12, 2008 12:20:36 AM
HAHA!
America is a police state!
Welcome to your new world order!
Stupid fucking white men.
Now shut up and go back to sleep.
Posted by: Jack | Mar 12, 2008 12:59:07 AM
Come on, be honest with yourselves and take off those aluminum foil deflector beanies.
For every one honest rating, there are bound to be AT LEAST 50 outright lies, and probably a whole lot more... with a sprinkling of psychotics ranting and raving. Plus, what's to stop someone with inside knowledge (perceived friends, friends of their kids, schoolmates, etc) from posting up addreses and phone numbers or other personal information on the police officers?
It's a bad idea and I agree it should be illegal. It serves no useful purpose at all but to give nitwits, haters, and psychos a forum to malign any cop they choose and a forum to post personal information on those who risk their lives to keep us from devolving into anarchy. If you have a complaint about a cop, or a compliment, contact their department.
Posted by: Tom | Mar 12, 2008 1:08:43 AM
Dear Officer Krupke, I'm really depressed
You beat with your billy club
Until I confessed
I went to Go Daddy
To tell folks the news
Oops took the site down pal you lose
Posted by: Tudza | Mar 12, 2008 1:40:56 AM
Styx I see your point and I respond, if you don't like their TOS, don't do business with them. The site is on their servers, not the customers, they can do what they want.
Posted by: Chris | Mar 12, 2008 1:44:03 AM
Jack booted thug cops should get to keep their identity private, after all. Why would cops need to be held accountable for their actions by anyone other than more cops in their own departments?
I for one welcome our federal big brothers who can decide when the average citizen deserves rights or not, so the local cops should have the same type of authority. right?
Posted by: deligo | Mar 12, 2008 2:01:31 AM
"If you have a complaint about a cop, or a compliment, contact their department."
Really? How has that worked out for you in the past, troll?
Posted by: Jim Strathmeyer | Mar 12, 2008 2:54:18 AM
It says Rate, not bash.
Understand the difference.
Posted by: TheTruth | Mar 12, 2008 4:39:29 AM
Godaddy.com is my registrar and now I want out. Recommendations?
Posted by: mistersquid | Mar 12, 2008 4:40:31 AM
You guys are heading towards a full-blown fascism in the US. The democrats might not come soon enough.
Posted by: gradinko | Mar 12, 2008 4:54:47 AM
and George Orwell was SO RIGHT.
And I wouldn't vote for Hillary for town dogcatcher. :)
Posted by: Police States are Passe | Mar 12, 2008 5:09:06 AM
www.policewatch.org
www.policeabuse.org
www.copwatch.org
:)
Posted by: Don't cry ya'll | Mar 12, 2008 5:19:39 AM
One more reason (added to the thousands already) to not use GoDaddy. A simple google search will show you all the others.
Posted by: Vargas | Mar 12, 2008 5:25:41 AM
I agree with the others. Let GoDaddy go...literally. There are other web hosting companies that are more progressive in their defense of free speech. I'd look elsewhere. GoDaddy has never censored any of my sites, but, they do have poor customer service as indicated by their response to their customers.
Posted by: Bob | Mar 12, 2008 6:05:48 AM
UMMM I think I might not renew my subscription to godaddy.com . this kind of upsets me. they have great customer service though. But that just isnt cool.
Posted by: Jason | Mar 12, 2008 6:23:05 AM
Our media is controlled just like Russia & China.
Welcome to AmeriKa.
Posted by: Mikrat | Mar 12, 2008 7:03:25 AM
Anyone have a screen shot of the oops page? Need it.
Please send to info@ratemycop.com
Posted by: gino sesto | Mar 12, 2008 7:35:20 AM
I'm currently a cop and have mixed feeling on this website. My whole life, I put myself in harms way, Marines for 8 year and cop now for 9 years. I agree with the website to a point. I don't agree with a website that puts my family in harms way, by posting personal info and home address on it. Who is going to police that? Who do I go after,(I know who) when a local gang does a drive by shoting and kills my kid(s) after getting my address from this site? On the other hand, I would love to see what people think after I give them a ticket or arrest them. It is my job. You respect me, I respect you. You disrepect me, I will respect you to a point. You have s@#t bags in every type of work. So lets rate every employee!!! I do not agree with godaddy just dropping this site without contacting the owner and working it out.
Posted by: Doug | Mar 12, 2008 7:35:28 AM
As all levels of government, from local up to federal and then international receive virtually no scrutiny of substance.
And when the citizens try, this is exactly what comes of it. Protect and serve my #ss...
Posted by: More of the same | Mar 12, 2008 8:00:03 AM
idiots... find another hosting service/domain registrar with better politics that respects the right to free speech. there are many out there, all over the world; otherwise you are naive or lazy.
Posted by: free web hosting with better politics | Mar 12, 2008 8:02:26 AM
DOWN WITH GODADDY
DOWN WITH GODADDY
DOWN WITH GODADDY
Posted by: Down with Go Daddy | Mar 12, 2008 8:10:40 AM
DOWN WITH GODADDY
DOWN WITH GODADDY
DOWN WITH GODADDY
Posted by: Down with Go Daddy | Mar 12, 2008 8:11:12 AM
You work at the same precinct as Officer Rivieri Doug?
Posted by: Dude | Mar 12, 2008 8:13:13 AM
@Doug
This is a response my friend. You now have cameras everywhere, recording everything we do and every purchase we make. RateMyCop is an attempt to fight back. Being a cop isn't what it was 10 years or 20 years ago ... and many people are dismayed a disappointed with your collective willingness to be the arm of the massive abuse of power going on in America right now. You're not fighting bad guys amymore ... there just aren't that many of them, so you are not fighting people corporate America doesn't like, and abusive seizure laws to destroy whole families and even communities in the name of financing police departments who have grown far beyond what was ever intended. You're no longer Officer Friendly. You've become the shake down muscle for a corrupt system. Pardon us if we hate you and don't give a damn what happens to your family. Making you as accountable as us is the least we can do.
Posted by: JohnFromChicago | Mar 12, 2008 8:19:37 AM
Man am I glad I'm not living in a police state like the US, without freedom of speech.
Posted by: VLDR | Mar 12, 2008 8:21:14 AM
Let me tell you something about GoDaddy....even though I am a user. If you are lucky enough to find a unique url and do not buy it within 24 hours, Godaddy either takes it or refers your find to a third party who takes it. Each and ever 'find' or 'available' notice received by the searcher or customer is recorded by GoDaddy and taken within 24 hours of the time you found it and choose not to buy at that exact moment.
Think I am full of BS? Try it!
Posted by: capt wrongwar | Mar 12, 2008 8:24:25 AM
I am amazed that go daddy would take this approach. I, like a lot of people here - have been using godaddy for a long time. I hope this is not a trend we need to be wary of.
Thanks,
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Posted by: Mass Gov Autorates | Mar 12, 2008 8:26:32 AM
I am now rethinking my use of GoDaddy. This type of behavior is unacceptable.
Posted by: jeremy | Mar 12, 2008 8:27:41 AM
I believe police officers should be the first to get pay increases and benefits and counseling services since their jobs can be so tough. And since their jobs are so tough and they are also part of the flawed human race there should be a way for the public to provide feedback and a way on unifying attention towards both good and bad law enforcement officers. With much respect and thanks for reading my comment.
Posted by: Ray R | Mar 12, 2008 8:28:18 AM
To quote any officer ever attempting to get you to consent to a search:
"You shouldn't mind since you have nothing to hide, right?"
Posted by: Paul | Mar 12, 2008 8:29:27 AM
While it is true that pulling the plug on Ratemycop.com because police want to avoid criticism, is the security issue really that unfounded. Yes, home addresses are not provided but the site, but with a full name it is not particularly difficult to find out things like addresses and telephone numbers. A simple search through the white pages can reveal things like that. Is it really that hard to imagine some people trying to seek revenge on a specific officer? This doesn't necessarily mean actual physical harm; any sort of retribution can be carried out. For example, in high school I was given a summons for drinking underage; I had to go to court and pay a fine. With the full name of said officer, I can go on white pages and find out where he lives and his home phone number. From there I can do any number of things to pester and generally disrupt this person's day. The website is essentially a rumor and criticism mill are certain people; while this is amusing, it doesn't offer any sort of tangible benefits, while the risks are clearly prevalent.
Posted by: Jake Friedman | Mar 12, 2008 8:31:47 AM
godaddy just opened themselves up for a HUGE civil rights violation lawsuit. The site they pulled the plug on is protected free speech. I hope they get slammed to the max in court.
Posted by: Brian | Mar 12, 2008 8:31:53 AM
@Doug -- If you reread the article it mentions that they do not list the officers address or any other personal information beyond their name and badge number.
I don't think anyone would agree that listing the information is a good idea. I do however like the idea of a transparent system where I can find out a police officers past interactions with the public.
As we have seen in the past sometimes reporting a cop to the cops just gets you harassed.
Posted by: jeremy | Mar 12, 2008 8:37:16 AM
I recently registered a few domains, not at godaddy but i was a hair away from going with them. If I had done so, right now I'd be switching, I hope others do. It would take a few thousand to make it noticable I'd imagine.
Posted by: Hugh | Mar 12, 2008 8:44:34 AM
Why is everyone assuming that the cops will be rated negatively at all? If they're good cops don't you think that maybe there will be some positive feedback?
Posted by: bill | Mar 12, 2008 8:46:25 AM
I guess its to expected from a fascist police state, fight for your freedom of speech!
Posted by: John | Mar 12, 2008 8:48:16 AM
Walk a mile in their shoes?
Sure. Give me a gun and a badge and a taser (specially a taser. I LOVE those things.) and blanket immunity to any wrong-doing.
Posted by: C l i f f | Mar 12, 2008 8:51:13 AM
There is no mention of storing any personal info on cops except names and some badge numbers. That is already a matter of public record(looking @ Doug). This site received the list of uniformed officers from the department. To me I can NOT see how it would put any officer in harms way. Only Names and Badge numbers (Doug)! To shut down the site because of some officer says it "Exposes and puts them out there." Exposes what? That is your job to be putting it out there (Hello, job description!)even for the military. Expose what? The Police are OUR "Public Servants" that is their title! To interfere with an evaluation of their service to the public from I.A. or ANYONE else makes it look like their are hiding something. Expose what? As for as GoDaddy, I will never use them and if someone asks what host should they use? I will answer "Do NOT use GoDaddy". Those guys at GoDaddy need to put down the pipe and wait for the lawyers to call... That is the Lawyers job. Mr. Sesto I went to grab a 404 screenshot for you and your site is back up.. I wonder if they realize what kind of message they just sent..
Posted by: Robert | Mar 12, 2008 9:02:21 AM
anybody have GODADDY'S EMAIL?
lets send em messages.
Posted by: kibbles | Mar 12, 2008 9:02:34 AM
There is no mention of storing any personal info on cops except names and some badge numbers. That is already a matter of public record(looking @ Doug). This site received the list of uniformed officers from the department. To me I can NOT see how it would put any officer in harms way. Only Names and Badge numbers (Doug)! To shut down the site because of some officer says it "Exposes and puts them out there." Exposes what? That is your job to be putting it out there (Hello, job description!)even for the military. Expose what? The Police are OUR "Public Servants" that is their title! To interfere with an evaluation of their service to the public from I.A. or ANYONE else makes it look like their are hiding something. Expose what? As for as GoDaddy, I will never use them and if someone asks what host should they use? I will answer "Do NOT use GoDaddy". Those guys at GoDaddy need to put down the pipe and wait for the lawyers to call... That is the Lawyers job. Mr. Sesto I went to grab a 404 screenshot for you and your site is back up.. I wonder if they realize what kind of message they just sent..
Posted by: Robert | Mar 12, 2008 9:03:14 AM
I used to work for Go Daddy as a CSR. This is not a big surprise to me as I would get calls DAILY about websites being shut down for no reason. I left there after about 7 months, had enough of the abuse and shady business practices.
Posted by: James | Mar 12, 2008 9:04:42 AM
There is no mention of storing any personal info on cops except names and some badge numbers. That is already a matter of public record(looking @ Doug). This site received the list of uniformed officers from the department. To me I can NOT see how it would put any officer in harms way. Only Names and Badge numbers (Doug)! To shut down the site because of some officer says it "Exposes and puts them out there." Exposes what? That is your job to be putting it out there (Hello, job description!)even for the military. Expose what? The Police are OUR "Public Servants" that is their title! To interfere with an evaluation of their service to the public from I.A. or ANYONE else makes it look like their are hiding something. Expose what? As for as GoDaddy, I will never use them and if someone asks what host should they use? I will answer "Do NOT use GoDaddy". Those guys at GoDaddy need to put down the pipe and wait for the lawyers to call... That is the Lawyers job. Mr. Sesto I went to grab a 404 screenshot for you and your site is back up.. I wonder if they realize what kind of message they just sent..
Posted by: Robert | Mar 12, 2008 9:05:08 AM
I think this is a fantastic idea that should be extended to all public servants! After all, our taxes pay for their salaries, their pensions, their health care, and for their job security. It is incredible to hear them whine about the public being given a forum in which to discuss their performance. I say it is time to privatize law enforcement, and have businesses routinely compete for the privilege to protect and serve us.
Posted by: Bocephus | Mar 12, 2008 9:06:59 AM
You get what you pay for with Godaddy hosting. For crazy cheap prices you get over-sold, under-supported, censored hosting.
Posted by: jason | Mar 12, 2008 9:13:36 AM
GoDaddy is way too quick to shut down a site. I've had friends have their sites shutdown for various extremely minor reasons -- it seems anyone can complain to GoDaddy about a website or domain name that "offends" them, and GoDaddy will shut it down without ANY notice to the owner (contradicting their terms of service!) -- THEN punish the website operator with a "reactivation" charge that's some $200.
It's dangerous to use GoDaddy for your domain registrar.
Posted by: Jason | Mar 12, 2008 9:20:45 AM
Due to an e-mail address change I didn't get the notice that my domain name was expiring until it had already expired. GoDaddy put the domain in some sort of retention status and wanted like $80 for me to get my domain name back. For a domain name that I paid $8.00 for.
That's when I knew they had gone to the dark side. I watched on and off for 3 months or so, then the domain was transferred to a Russian company. I thought I was doomed at that point, but then a few days later the domain was available, and I registered it with NameCheap.com, who so far seem to be simpler and not evil...
Posted by: Dan1101 | Mar 12, 2008 9:28:59 AM
Just move it to another hosting service. That simple. It's a violation of free speech. Not every hosting service is going to be so willing to shut you down, unless they want a far worse lawsuit (one that is actually a threat).
Posted by: Chris Grooms | Mar 12, 2008 9:41:44 AM
As the U.S. continues to become a police state, the police are given ridiculous powers and, in general, become even bolder in their attacks on innocent people they serve. The Blue Line has always considered their jobs as "us against them". The U.S. Supreme Court has given Police reason to suspect that everyone in a vehicle is a drug user, drug runner, or drug dealer. They are bullies with badges, so, of course they are pissed when they are told that they are being watched...as they do us. Effem. I protect me and mine.
Posted by: MackMarine | Mar 12, 2008 9:48:12 AM
I made my mind up about GoDaddy several years ago when I found them cyber-squatting my name. Apparently it is a common practise for them to register People's names, then try to squeeze high fees out of them to be able to get their own name for a domain name.
Screw'em, and the ICANN they rode in on.
-dcm
Posted by: Dave Manchester | Mar 12, 2008 9:55:30 AM
Police (all who put on the uniform) are corrupt. Why? There is no "checks and balances" system for police except-- other police. If they do wrong, no one can question them... but them.
Also. Police aren't the brightest stars in the sky.
We need to start hiring INTELLIGENT PEOPLE to protect our streets. Our cities give GUNS to people who have the same amount of education as the guy who puts oil in your car.
We need SMART cops–
Police (the ones who interact with citizens) are NOT smart people. They are the same people that made sub-standard grades in high school, didn't get into a college, and on their list of potential careers which included, "Janitor, McDonald's drive-thru attendant, security guard, and cop", they chose cop because then they knew they MIGHT get respected at some point in their miserable lives.
Guess what.
I respect smart people. People who DESERVE to be in control. People who merit respect. I've yet to meet a respectable cop.
The problem with police is that they seem to believe that they should automatically get respect... Let me ask (if I dare)
Why????
Why should I respect a bumbling moron with no people skills, who lacks the intelligence to properly assess a situation????
And about "needing" cops.....?
Everytime I've EVER needed police intervention, they've ALWAYS shown up late, (if at all) and taken months to basically ignore me.
Ever notice that when you need them, they're nowhere to be found, but when there's tickets to write, and quota to meet, they're ALWAYS just around the corner.
Cops are nothing but tax collectors in uniform with a badge and a gun.
I have 0 respect for every police officer alive in the U.S. And would be glad to tell any one of them personally (if they promise not to gang up on me and beat me to death).
I don't see myself ever respecting someone dumber than me. A badge and a brain are not the same thing.
Posted by: Matt | Mar 12, 2008 10:03:35 AM
The site is back up! The forces of censorship have lost.
Posted by: aixelsyd | Mar 12, 2008 10:04:59 AM
No more using of godaddy for me
Posted by: Allan D | Mar 12, 2008 10:14:37 AM
"GoDaddy" didn't do it, and the company has not joined the forces of evil. Someone AT GoDaddy made a decision, and perhaps now that decision will be reversed. We're dealing with a single individual's decision, not a disembodied sentient corporate cloud. I say that because this seems to be only one bad takedown, not dozens or hundreds showing a pattern.
Posted by: catbeller | Mar 12, 2008 10:24:09 AM
Sounds like some people would like police officers to be considered above the law because they put themselves in harms way. There are MANY countries in this world you could move to that would be MORE THAN HAPPY to accomodate your desire to have fewer rights. But here in the USA we have this silly thing called freedom of speech, so if you don't like what the folks at ratemycop.com might be saying, you don't need to go there.
Posted by: JT | Mar 12, 2008 10:46:56 AM
They should change their name to GoCommie! And give every one who signs up for a domain a free red flag with a hammer and sickle. This is almost as pathetic as the two lawyers that allowed a man to to be imprisoned for 26 years, knowing that he was innocent. And then defend their actions with attorney client privilege.
Posted by: NsurgNt | Mar 12, 2008 10:49:13 AM
Funny how the losers always have the problem with the police... If you are a respectful, law abiding citizen, you probably dont have any issues with law enforcement. You are big talkers right now, but what happens when someone is breaking into your house in the middle of the night or you find yourself truly fearing for your life? You will be crying like little bitches for the police.
Posted by: A | Mar 12, 2008 10:57:15 AM
Congratulations to "A", the poster just above me, for winning the award for the biggest idiot in this thread. Ratemycop.com amounts to accountability. I work side by side with police officers every single day. I see what they do. There are several that are good, and there are several that are much less than that. The avenues for complaints exist, however they are completely broken and amount to nothing. And if someone breaks into MY house? Two shots to center mass, THEN I call 911.
And as for godaddy.com? They can gokissmyass.com
Posted by: Chris | Mar 12, 2008 11:22:08 AM
i love all the 'dont question authority' types. theyre the same ones who spout the whole 'if you have nothing to hide..' crap. if they had nothing to hide, uniformed officers (not undercover) have nothing to worry about.
Posted by: me | Mar 12, 2008 11:24:48 AM
you mean 60 minutes, not 60 seconds?
Posted by: | Mar 12, 2008 11:42:46 AM
another idiot with an idea, god help us all. looks like somebody other than a news reporter, "civil rights advocate" or talkshow host has found a way to make money off cop bashing. cops are not perfect, but don't believe the hype. i've read the comments before me and now i have some comments of my own. civilian complaint review boards are useless. most people ("axe-grinders") who supported the idea thought that what they were getting was a group of hachetmen that were going to sit there all day and just guilty. but to every one's suprise once any review board hears most of these complaints, they get a clearer understanding of what's really going on. lawyers sending clients to sign baseless criminal complaint(which by the way, is an idiot proof process) to use as leverage to beat a criminal charge or even a simple traffic ticket in court. these same proceedures are also used so lawyers can drum up lawsuits. sadly enough these tactics have proven to work. the fact is that most of these complaints are recognized for what they are but some are not and cops aren't the only ones who suffer, regular people who have a legitimate complaint could end up falling though the cracks. i can see that what i say is probably falling on deaf ear judging from some of these comments i've read. the whole concept of ratemycop.com is, however, another attempt to cash in on anti government rederick. this rederick targets the same people every time, those who just hate cops,and those who are way to busy in thier everyday grind to really see though the smoke and mirrors. just ask your self, do you really think that anyone is going to admit that they deserved to get a ticket or be arrested. police encounters are unpleasant, who doesn't know that. now this guy wants to put names, department, and badges on the internet and say that they're not putting any one ar risk boy what people do for money)as you probably guessed, i am a cop, i must accept critisism becuase it is the life i chose. i personally do not like many of my coworkers but i have walked in thier shoes and i do understand them. just becuase a cop isn't charming doesn't mean that he did something wrong. i support Godaddy in reversing thier stand on an officer's privacy. cops have been targeted by gangs though out history for doing their jobs but that comes with the territory, however, making themselves easier to be found is not something that any cop signed on for.
Posted by: William V | Mar 12, 2008 11:44:44 AM
another idiot with an idea, god help us all. looks like somebody other than a news reporter, "civil rights advocate" or talkshow host has found a way to make money off cop bashing. cops are not perfect, but don't believe the hype. i've read the comments before me and now i have some comments of my own. civilian complaint review boards are useless. most people ("axe-grinders") who supported the idea thought that what they were getting was a group of hachetmen that were going to sit there all day and just guilty. but to every one's suprise once any review board hears most of these complaints, they get a clearer understanding of what's really going on. lawyers sending clients to sign baseless criminal complaint(which by the way, is an idiot proof process) to use as leverage to beat a criminal charge or even a simple traffic ticket in court. these same proceedures are also used so lawyers can drum up lawsuits. sadly enough these tactics have proven to work. the fact is that most of these complaints are recognized for what they are but some are not and cops aren't the only ones who suffer, regular people who have a legitimate complaint could end up falling though the cracks. i can see that what i say is probably falling on deaf ear judging from some of these comments i've read. the whole concept of ratemycop.com is, however, another attempt to cash in on anti government rederick. this rederick targets the same people every time, those who just hate cops,and those who are way to busy in thier everyday grind to really see though the smoke and mirrors. just ask your self, do you really think that anyone is going to admit that they deserved to get a ticket or be arrested. police encounters are unpleasant, who doesn't know that. now this guy wants to put names, department, and badges on the internet and say that they're not putting any one ar risk boy what people do for money)as you probably guessed, i am a cop, i must accept critisism becuase it is the life i chose. i personally do not like many of my coworkers but i have walked in thier shoes and i do understand them. just becuase a cop isn't charming doesn't mean that he did something wrong. i support Godaddy in reversing thier stand on an officer's privacy. cops have been targeted by gangs though out history for doing their jobs but that comes with the territory, however, making themselves easier to be found is not something that any cop signed on for.
Posted by: William V | Mar 12, 2008 11:44:53 AM
And another idiot hitting 'post' twice.
Seriously, the website is providing a much-needed service. It is doing everything by the law: FOIA (public information requests), etc. And GoDaddy can just decide to yank it without notice? I don't think so.
http://nodaddy.com/
Posted by: Alan C | Mar 12, 2008 11:52:30 AM
If you want free speech, buy a newspaper cause they are the only ones that have it, we certainly don't!
Posted by: saXD9s | Mar 12, 2008 11:58:19 AM
Site is back online, by the way...
Posted by: V. Knecht | Mar 12, 2008 12:03:58 PM
This site has nothing to do with reining in cops. It's just another site built to make money at the expense of the public privacy and truth. Just another site that's just a wiki of un-checked "facts" on people, like the sites where people can post dirt on students and private citizens. Before the Internet, it was easy to fight unfair/untrue allegations in court. The breadth and anonymity of the Internet has made fighting unproven allegations impossible.
I'm all for reporting bad cops, but there are mechanisms to do this, and investigations are made before people are smeared publicly.
It's so sad that the Web is just becoming one big f'ing gossip rag. that's all this RateMyCop site is, and its founder is as much of an evil f*ck as the founder of Facebook.. just another only National Enquirer that preys on common citizens.
GoDaddy was right to take the site down, and I hope they change their service agreement to match the action-- ban sites where people post allegations on private citizens (including law enforcement).
Everyone's all for free speech until they are villified publicly. No one wants the 15 minutes of infamy.
Posted by: BS | Mar 12, 2008 12:10:10 PM
I really dont understand whats the big deal, I work at a company that posts my name and picture on their website. Does that mean that I should be in fear of my life if some disgruntled customer gets mad at my company. This is ridiculous, another example of how big brother likes to do the getting but doesnt like to be got.
Posted by: Patrick Hogan | Mar 12, 2008 12:10:51 PM
I am sure not all cops are bad but some sure do have a bug up their ass. I was driving my husband home from a restaurant, he had a bit too much to drink while out with friends. I, had nothing. We pulled over for a moment so that he could relax his stomach before continuing home. An officer pulled up.. started yelling at my husband and proceeded to kick him while he was on the ground. Then cuffed him, then tried to take him to jail for public intox.. I started yelling myself that we just came from esting and that our friends are still there. The bouncers would be a witness as well. He then let him go, by throwing him into my car. It was a horrible experience. I don't respect most cops because of him. Crap.. for all he knew I could have just shot someone and was stealing his car. Nope, he just assumed.. whatever he assumed and kicked the crap out of my husband.
Posted by: Melissa | Mar 12, 2008 12:11:13 PM
>what happens when someone is breaking into your house in the middle of the night or you find yourself truly fearing for your life? You will be crying like little bitches for the police.
Then I grab the .357 next to my bed so I don't have to wait on hold when my wife dials 911. Anyone who expects the police to come and save them from someone who just broke into their house is in for a rude shock regarding response times. Police are not obligated to protect citizens - there have been lawsuits on the subject. They are there to enforce the law - which means the murderer may get caught and do time, but which will not help the victim.
That said, I have had a few dealings with my local police, and they have been very professional, and generally good experiences (the police side of it, at least). I would certainly be posting good reviews on the site, were it available, if those incidents happened today and I had the relevant info (badge, etc...)
Posted by: Brian^2 | Mar 12, 2008 12:12:00 PM
I really dont understand whats the big deal, I work at a company that posts my name and picture on their website. Does that mean that I should be in fear of my life if some disgruntled customer gets mad at my company. This is ridiculous, another example of how big brother likes to do the getting but doesnt like to be got.
Posted by: Patrick Hogan | Mar 12, 2008 12:12:04 PM
There needs to be a protracted DNS attack against this and similar smear sites.
Posted by: Public Good | Mar 12, 2008 12:12:22 PM
@Brian^2, toughguy,
Save some money and move to a 3rd world country.
Gun-wielding throbs like you cry like babies when something bad really happens.
Posted by: Bubuh | Mar 12, 2008 12:17:29 PM
if hitting post twice is the best you can come up with then i didn't do half bad. this all maybe leagal but it's way overboard and we shouldn't expect to just accept it. by the way alan, chis (above) is obviously a cop somewhere, this is the kind of cop that supports you're getting, bitter, untrusting and angry. he admits that he would take the law into his own hands if he came on a burglar at home. he is what this produces, i'm just a guy on the inside telling it how i see it.
Posted by: william v | Mar 12, 2008 12:25:40 PM
@Patrick Hogan,
So you've a photo and name online at your company site. What if your company allowed just anybody to post personal comments about you next to your name and picture? How'd you like that? What if you'd pissed off a neighbor, friend, or relative, and they posted a nice story about you and a great dane getting friendly? Or claim that you cheat on your taxes, or that you're a molester? Free speech!
Posted by: Uncle Chet | Mar 12, 2008 12:39:01 PM
I'm not sure why so many police officers (and their defenders) have illusions of anonymity. Any officer who testifies in court is in a public forum, even if cameras aren't allowed. Their names are part of the public record. Ultimately, they're not private citizens; they're public servants. The right to criticize public servants is implicit in the right to criticize the government, which lies at the core of free speech. If individual police officers want to be treated as private citizens, they should give up their badges and the privileges that go with them and seek work in the private sector. If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.
Posted by: Mark | Mar 12, 2008 12:43:57 PM
Would you a-clowns be crying and moaning about the same concept if it were a site allowing customers to rate real estate agents? Mortgage brokers? Car salesmen? Mechanics? Teachers? Doctors? Well there is almost certainly a website for all of those things. Should they be shut down as well? Maybe anyone who rates anyone's job performance at all in any forum should be silenced. Someone writes on blogspot that the musician they just watched really sucked? Maybe they lied and didn't even really go see the performance! Pull the plug on them, throw them in jail. If the founding fathers could hear your communist/fascist anti-freedom diatribes they'd disown this country and demand that we put Stalin's face on our currency instead of theirs.
Posted by: JT | Mar 12, 2008 12:53:35 PM
I think the idea of the website is a good one. However, I don't think the site owner is going about this the right way. So you have a website where anybody can log on and post comments about the cops they encounter. Think about the type of people who will be logging on and commenting or rating. They will most likely have had a negative experience with the cop, and the site will be full of cop-bashing. I know there would be exceptions, but for the most part, people will only think to run home and rate the cop if it riled them up. Not many people will be sitting on the corner and see a cop do something great, and think of the website. No little old lady is going to rate cops after they come check her bushes because she heard a noise. The only way to get a truly un-biased opinion is to get from a large population, and by large I mean everyone who has an experience. Sort of like handing out comment cards or having someone answer a questionairre after the encounter. Now, we all now that can't and won't happen. The website could still provide biased information, but wouldn't really be fair to the cops. And no, I am not a cop, I don't know any cops, and I have had plenty of negative experience with cops. I am just trying to say what seems fair to me.
Posted by: Frank Smith | Mar 12, 2008 12:55:42 PM
Our taxes pay the salaries of law enforcement officials, therefore we have the right to know that they are doing their jobs. Moreover, people who videotape or monitor their interactions with police officials are acting within their first amendment rights. There is no danger of exposing cops and endangering their lives. They are public officials and their duty is to serve the public. If someone is an undercover cop and afraid of being exposed, then that's different. But I know of no undercover cop who has ever pulled me over for speeding. The person who started this website has not broken any laws and the people have every right to comment, good or bad, about police officers.
Police officers need to get used to it b/c they are paid by our taxes and their duty is to serve and protect the public. Their performance and behavior on the job needs to be evaluated just as you or my performance. Who better than the people who pay them? They should be held accountable for their behavior.
That said, there are a lot of positive reviews of police officers on the ratemycop website as well as negative ones. Yes there will always be people out there who resent a cop for giving them a ticket for speeding 120 mph and possibly give an unfair review. But that's just too bad.
There's nothing wrong with what this guy is doing. It is another step to take when a police misconduct report simply won't do.
Posted by: EE | Mar 12, 2008 12:58:09 PM
Never heard of this site. I'll be posting every encounter with a police officer. Which 80% of them are good, and half of those great. I have lots of stories about very helpful police, they need to know we appreciate it and will rat out bad officers just as fast!
Posted by: Joshua James | Mar 12, 2008 1:08:59 PM
"Yes, home addresses are not provided but the site, but with a full name it is not particularly difficult to find out things like addresses and telephone numbers. A simple search through the white pages can reveal things like that."
You can do that with anybody's name, not just cops. It's not like they are being victimized any more than anybody else out there. Besides, an officer's name and badge number who is on the tax payroll system is public information. It falls under the Freedom of Information Act.
Posted by: EE | Mar 12, 2008 1:09:22 PM
Unless you are a cop or cops wife you have no idea the shoes they walk in. For the idiots who thinks its no big deal, you should post your name, address and phone number on the internet so every asshole you ever pissed off can tell their one sided story about you. People do not like authority and will always twist the story when they tell it to make them selves look like victims, that is what we have become as a people, no responsibility for my action, poor me its someone elses fault. Most of you are comfy in your beds safe and sound while there are cops out there dealing with the scum of the earth in the middle of the night, not knowing if they will go home to their families. That's their job you say, it is but don't forget they are human and a little support for those of you who don't want complete chaos on the streets would be nice. Alan C who has the nerve to call someone an idiot what world do you live in? I live in the one with criminals and pedophiles, drug dealers, gang members. Godaddy can't just pull the site you say, they sure as hell can if its gonna cause them a lawsuit for lack of privacy or maybe you have never heard of HIPA, you know idiot even the doctors office makes you sign off on the fact that you have read the PRIVACY POLICY! and what you are entitled to.. Credit Card send this to you as well. They are providing a much needed service, a much needed service would be feeding the hungry. Oh look he posted something twice, everything is legal post your law degree on here jackass and post it twice in case I miss it the first time. PS: Get a job because I know you don't have one, 5cent lawyer. You sound like a loser!
Posted by: Jackie | Mar 12, 2008 1:09:49 PM
>@Brian^2, toughguy,
Save some money and move to a 3rd world country.
Bubuh. You're hilarious. I'm a gun wielding throb because I keep a loaded gun in my home?
How would you defend yourself if someone broke into your house? With a phone? Or do you just give them whatever they want? Do you have daughters? Are you married?
I have no desire to shoot someone, but I would if necessary.
Posted by: brian^2 | Mar 12, 2008 1:10:55 PM
What GoDaddy did was great! I would have never know what ratemycop.com if GoDaddy did not create such publicity.
Posted by: Kevin | Mar 12, 2008 1:21:50 PM
We are living in a Big Brother controlled police state. Is it any wonder they would try to shut this thing down? It would allow for the watchees to become the watchers...and that's something no one in the government wants.
It's a shame that a company has the authority to pull the plug on their paying customer because they don't agree with the site's content. I have several domains registered with GoDaddy, and will now likely move them to another company.
We NEED the ability to stand up to corrupt law enforcement that currently has unchecked, omnipresent power.
Posted by: Nikhil | Mar 12, 2008 1:25:46 PM
All you people are pathetic who believe that, that site should be kept up. I'm a law enforcement Major; Officers put their live on the line every day for PUNKS like you. If i was a officer and i knew about this site i would want it down to. GoDaddy made a good call on this.
Tell ya what, become police officer then go and put your life on the line, then piss some people off who would kill you and then see if you want your info on the net!...yea did not think so...
Posted by: Kyle | Mar 12, 2008 1:29:31 PM
Free speech reigns. If its public information you shouldn't fear it being oh wait.. public?
Posted by: Antman | Mar 12, 2008 1:31:34 PM
There is no speculation at all, the only reason why this page was taken down was they FORGOT TO PAY THEIR BILL!!!! If you call that number it goes directly to GoDaddy's billing department. I should know I worked there for several years :)
Posted by: Bobby | Mar 12, 2008 1:46:59 PM
GoDaddy must have received some 'official communication' the specific form of which I will leave to your imagination from DHS to pressure to close the site.
Posted by: KudyardRipling | Mar 12, 2008 1:48:51 PM
1. Boycott Godaddy. Read all the above comments about shutting sites down and outrageous "service" fees. Move your domain away from them at least 60 days before renewal.
2. Move to a registrar and then hosting outside of your country especially if you're in the US. GANDI.net is excellent but I'm sure there are many others just as good.
3. Tell your friends to tell their friends: never use godaddy for anything. Ever.
Posted by: Here we go | Mar 12, 2008 1:55:21 PM
Nikhil, you obviously don't really know what a police state is or Big Brother. How old are you? Cuba is a police state where the news papers, tv are reviewed by the government before they go to the public and you can never say anything negative about the government or you will be thrown in jail, killed by a gun squad and your family will starve. In a country were I have actually seen pictures of Bush dressed in drag on the internet, come on with your selling fear tactic. You sound like a boo-hoo spoiled brat, let me guess you tried that intellectual, slick mouth attitude on a police officer and got your ass kicked or maybe they just slapped you one because you weren't worth the trouble. Antman free speech huh? Freedom is for everyone and its not that free and we are not that free that you have the right to offend someone because you feel like it or put people's families, little babies who have not made a choice yet in jeopardy. There are alot of things that are public info like the fact that our congress men and women only work a few days a month on tax payer money, yet you don't see their schedules of vacation trips posted all over the internet.
Posted by: Jackie | Mar 12, 2008 1:56:32 PM
mat, you have no respect for any cop, we are uneducated, you're probably right, we are uneducated. merely high school grads. you think college grads are the only people who deserve respect. not our cops, soldiers, firemen janitors, fastfood workers, those who cannot afford college (most minorities)i suppose you think you can learn about polising the ghetto streets that i do (unnamed city in n.j.) in some college, i also image that you think you are an example of what people want policing their streets, go back to your dorm buy some x using the expense account your daddy left you
Posted by: william v | Mar 12, 2008 1:58:59 PM
Since BlackWater troops will be deployed in declared emergencies, they should be on there as well. They were deployed in Katrina.
A year ago i would not have cared if RateMyCop died, but now i see the rising tide of fascism. Without thugs such as BlackWater and bad cops, fascism will be limited.
Posted by: RT | Mar 12, 2008 2:04:35 PM
Jackie-- maybe you should see vacation schedules all over the internet. We F$%@ing pay for them-- we should know what they're spending it on.
By the way, I do know what a police state is. Maybe YOU don't know the steps it takes to create a Fascist government state-- because you would see that's the direction this country is moving towards. By the way, I am 23 years old, am college-educated-- and yes I have had a few run-ins with the law, but over petty things like drinking underage while in college.
That has no effect on my perception that our government servants (police officers) should not have unchecked authority. Are you a police officer? It seems like it with the defensive blather you just wrote. And if you don't think the media heads, who ultimately decide what is shown to the people, are close friends with government officials, YOU need to wake up!
It's a shame that people like you portray yourselves to be intelligent by making comments like, "how old are you".. Cuba is not a 'police state', its a Communist state. Nazi Germany is a fascist state, and if you don't think we are heading that way, you should read the following article:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/04/24/708/
Posted by: Nikhil | Mar 12, 2008 2:08:03 PM
And yet www.copswritingops.com , which DOES post personal information about officers, keeps running and running...
Posted by: Ian | Mar 12, 2008 2:13:25 PM
From GoDaddy, in response to an email I sent them:
Office of the President Response
Dear Mr. Anderson,
The situation with the Web site RateMyCop was absolutely NOT about censorship in ANY way.
The site's operator has publicly disclosed the concerns were over bandwidth. More accurately, Go Daddy's concerns were about how the RateMyCop site was far exceeding the amount of server usage for which it had contracted.
This customer paid for a shared server plan. The connections to his site were six times more than an entire 'shared server' accommodates. While he was paying for a service that cost $14.99 a month, his site actually required a much more extensive set-up.
Basically, he was paying for compact car, when he really needed a semi-truck.
The customer was not willing to work with our staff to resolve the issue.
While the "censorship" allegations certainly make for an edgy "story," they simply had nothing to do with this situation.
- Go Daddy
Office of the President
Customer Inquiry
What legitimate reason did GoDaddy have for pulling the plug on this site?
Regards,
David Andersen
GoDaddy customer
Posted by: David Andersen | Mar 12, 2008 2:15:56 PM
i dont buy GoDaddy's response. GoDaddy knows the site will bring in revenue bc it is so busy. Many many sites started out small but their hosting providers carried them until revenue came in.
Posted by: RT | Mar 12, 2008 2:20:00 PM
I notice that www.copswritingcops.com also is hosted by GoDaddy... Hmm...
Posted by: Ian | Mar 12, 2008 2:21:46 PM
What ever happened to free speech on the internet? Now when you become to effective, your slapped with a DMCA take-down or your DNS stops resolving.
Also, keep in mind that Police Officers are Public Servants, who operate in the Public. We as private citizens have every right to observe and collect data on what they do in the Public. Let's also remember where Police Officer's paychecks come from...
Furthermore, citizen-review boards and internal-affairs are usually horrible incompetent and overly bureaucratic. Where I live we have an overly complex process where complaints get shuffled around, and rarely make it to the review panel, which is mostly stocked with ex-officers.
This "Blue Line of Silence" has to stop. Welcome to the 21st century, information is free and everywhere, deal with it.
Posted by: insane | Mar 12, 2008 3:02:25 PM
Get XS4ALL to host your content. If they can stand up to scientology, and keep rebel serbian radio stations on the air, they might be able to help you too. :-)
Posted by: Kim Bruning | Mar 12, 2008 3:25:46 PM
A simple way to solve the problem is to add accountability to the system. If anyone who posts has to have a valid user account (not that the information is posted) but is there to deal with liable suits and so on, that would help keep the trolls to a minimum.
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Posted by: oat | Mar 12, 2008 4:30:01 PM
Hmmmm.... sounds shady....
Have them go to http://hostbarracks.com and host there. Affordable and fast from our service standpoint.
Ask yourselves this: WWBOD?
http://www.hostbarracks.com/obama4.php
(it's a joke)
Posted by: fire-pixel.com | Mar 12, 2008 4:31:37 PM
I don't know anything about the right or wrong to pulling the plug on the site, but my views on the sight still remain that it should not be there. Take a look at any police department and look at how many officers are complained against each year for what an "honest citizen" thinks is an injustice versus how many officers receive credit for doing something good. Nobody is happy when they're caught doing something wrong, no matter how big or little the crime. This is why they have entire units dedicated to investigating "bad conduct" versus looking at the few times people call in to thank officers. Nobody can argue that the site would shed more good light than bad on any department because people don't do that now and the means exist for it to happen. It's a cops job to catch people committing crimes, sometimes the crimes are smaller and sometimes they are bigger. Hardly anyone thanks a cop anymore unless it directly affects them in a positive way which in times now is rarely the case.
Posted by: Daniel Raven | Mar 12, 2008 4:32:41 PM
At least the system in place now has the means to prove or disprove claims against law enforcement. A site like this would just be a breeding ground for people who hated cops and want to tell their side of a story. That's what the courts are there for.
Posted by: Daniel Raven | Mar 12, 2008 4:37:36 PM
They should publish at cotse.net
I am not affiliated with cotse, but I understand them to be very hands-off when it comes to content.
Posted by: WPP | Mar 12, 2008 4:46:03 PM
I should have done more reading before posting. If it's true that the site was on shared hosting and paying $15 a month for bandwidth, then this casts a very different light on the situation.
Posted by: WPP | Mar 12, 2008 4:57:30 PM
If the owner is still looking for a hosting company please contact me i have a dedicated server 10mpbs unmetered that i think can and will host your site.
Posted by: Bill | Mar 12, 2008 4:59:56 PM
first of all if people could just abide by the law like most of honest hard working people do they would never have to meet a cop.........maybe a speed ticket....give me a break they put their live on the line everytime they put a uniform on for what to protect and serve people who dont even care about anyone let alone themselves.......are you kidding me ......these men are heros and so are their families and i'll tell you think about it the next time you need a cop.........you never know..give them a break and let them do their jobs that they are severly underpaid for.......cop families, ps preferred to be called policemen!!!!
Posted by: jl | Mar 12, 2008 5:20:13 PM
Last week GoDaddy pulled the plug (without warning) on one of my client's sites. They cited "over-usage of resources" and listed the most accessed files as "a good starting place to resolve the issue".
When I pointed out bandwidth and storage were most certainly not the problem they they put me on hold for 35 minutes until a supervisor told the peon to inform me that the CPU was being "strained to the point of near failure" by 30,000 hits per day.
So after disabling one 4K CSS file and a 10K JS file they put the site back up. They still haven't provided a legitimate reason for why the site was yanked, or why no one was notified until 4 hours later.
So make sure any site you have hosted by GoDaddy is your last one.
Posted by: Nate | Mar 12, 2008 5:37:41 PM
GoDaddy rules!!!!! Good for them. Pull the plug. All companies have the right to refuse service to anyone.
Posted by: bob | Mar 12, 2008 7:03:42 PM
Nikhil, sorry it took so long for me to respond unlike you I have a family to tend to. Did I HIT A NERVE? It sounds like I read you like a book!!! No I am not a cop, but I am CUBAN something you will never know anything about under the shelter of the GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD which is the USA. I wish the leftist agenda was not so prevalant in the continuing education field because all they seem to create is little paranoid, disrespectful, no nothing, drunken college grad children like yourself, but don't worry you will grow up someday get out of mommy and daddy's house and you will see it for the bullshit it is especially when you have to wipe your own ass. Don't tell me about your petty encounters with the police when you had first drowned yourself in a keg, someone should have put you over there knee long ago. And for your info honey, on what the Congressmen make for a salary they couldn't go on all those little trips the lobbist with their hidden agendas are who pay for most of them. Don't send me little articles to read, read a book or two yourself and see that if you were any where else in the world you could not have said the crazy shit you said comparing the USA to Nazi Germany! One day you will deny everything you put on that blog.
Posted by: Jackie | Mar 12, 2008 7:21:17 PM
Aside from whether GoDaddy censored the site or it was nothing more than a bandwidth issue, I want to comment on the merits of the site.
I don't think it's legitimate to publish the home addresses of individual police officers, or information that would make it easy to find out where they live. Or, to put it differently, abuses would need to massive indeed for me to begin to consider such a tactic legitimate.
Fact is, cops deal with bad guys. Some of them, true scum of the earth. They should not have to face the prospect of being hunted down on the Internet. Complaints should be listed by badge number, not name.
Second, I looked at some evaluations on the site. The ratio of opinion to assertions of fact was 20:1, which leads me to be intensely skeptical of the site's value.
Here is an example of what I'm talking about:
http://tinyurl.com/37cj59
I have no opinion about the officer in question. What I do think is that the website has given me no insight that might lead me to form an opinion. We don't know who the commenters are, and none of them offer any substantiation for their assessments. Everything is ad hominem.
If this is "RateMyCop," then it's a fraud on all concerned. There could actually be a useful service to be performed by a site like that, but RateMyCop isn't even in the parking lot of the ballpark. Two-thumbs down.
Posted by: WPP | Mar 12, 2008 7:38:48 PM
If the site owner needs a place to host i have a 10mbps unmetered dedicated server that i can host it on. Im pretty sure that it will hold the traffic :-) if the admins need to contact me ... ruens at korptix . net Please No Spammers!!!
Posted by: Ruens | Mar 12, 2008 7:49:08 PM
I've done some more clicking around. For whatever reason, RateMyCop is getting a boatload of traffic. 879 guests and 11 members online right now. That's just enormous. There are officers with thousands of hits on their profiles.
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This lends credence to GoDaddy's assertion that they shut it down for bandwidth use. Beyond that, I noticed that they've got one officer identified as being gay. That's pretty sensitive information, especially when it comes to a police department. At the very least, it ought to be up to the officer as to whether that label is attached to him.
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More generally, I could easily imagine this site being a mechanism for all kinds of innuendo, rumor, false accuations, and libel. If I were RateMyCop, I wouldn't worry nearly as much about GoDaddy as I'd worry about a civil jury.
Posted by: WPP | Mar 12, 2008 8:03:16 PM
Good cops have nothing to worry about. The ones complaining about that site all spew the same thing, "it puts cops lives in danger" and "we put our lives on the line."
Cops were told about the risks of their jobs in the academy and had the opportunity to opt out. This isn't going to put cops lives on the line...really, who's gonna bum rush a an armed cop? There's greater chance of some nut kid whacking off students as his/her high school or college than someone targeting cops for violence. Search the web and do the math, people killing cops vs. cops getting busted for abuse of power, lying, cheating, etc.
All you good cops out there have the support of your community. Look at this more as a way of citizens helping you weed out the bad cops in your department.
On some other board there was this link to a bad cop...someone tell me if she should still have a gun, badge, and the ability to arrest you: http://www.gis19502.info
Posted by: getsome | Mar 12, 2008 8:13:34 PM
I have worked for a company like GoDaddy before, and I can tell you that in situations like this, it IS NOT about the content. On shared hosting, when a server receives high load for whatever reason (traffic spike, poor scripting, whatever) an account is suspended. The point is that on servers like this, there may be at least 500 customers on one server, usually over a thousand. When one site like this gets hit hard and causes the server to spike, it leaves every one of those other customers to deal with this one site's spike.
A customer like this, regardless of the site content, needs to be suspended or moved to a server that is better equipped for his use. A Shared hosting Plan would not be equipped to handle 400,000 hits a day. While the bandwidth use may not hit it, he's definitely spiking the CPU usage.
Posted by: Jerry | Mar 12, 2008 8:14:25 PM
getsome, the website you point to is a great example of why police review sites ought to be taken with a grain of salt.
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From what I can tell, the site exists to flog a civil complaint against someone who happens to be a police officer. The site asserts that someone is unfit to be an officer without providing any evidence to support the opinion.
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This is nothing but personal score-settling. I don't think police should be exposed to this sort of harassment.
Posted by: WPP | Mar 12, 2008 8:41:30 PM
So...let me get this shit straight: GoDaddy produces totally whored-up ads with Danica (I'll do anything for a buck) Patrick, that are absolutely rife with sexual innuendos, but don't DARE badmouth dirty cops?? Way to be selectively-socially conscious, you perved-up nazi bastards.
Posted by: JD | Mar 12, 2008 8:53:53 PM
I don't know why these officers are upset, like they always tell us: "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about."
Posted by: Tom Couch | Mar 12, 2008 9:34:37 PM
EVERYONE WITH A DIGG ACCOUNT LOGIN TO DIGG.COM AND DIGG THIS ARTICLE UP... LETS TRY AND GET THIS ONTO DIGGNATION!! ESPECIALLY SINCE GODADDY IS A SPONSOR FOR DIGG... WILL MAKE FOR A VERY INTERESTING EPISODE!!!
Posted by: DIGG | Mar 12, 2008 10:16:52 PM
his site would possibly BLOW undercover operations. Additionally may get someone killed. For what? To bitch about a speeding ticket? Officer nice wa too harsh with your kid? All departments have ways to deal with bad cops. Not to mention your local media. This is down right wrong. Support your good cops, complain about the bad. Don't SHIT on all of em!
Posted by: Undercover brother | Mar 12, 2008 10:37:44 PM
THERE IS NO "2 JUST SIDES" TO THIS SPEECH REPRESSION STORY.
1. COPS DON'T PUT 'THEIR LIVES' ON THE LINE USUALLY AT ALL! ON ANY CALL THAT THEY ARE WARY ABOUT THEY CALL FOR 'BACK UP' USUALLY BEFORE THEY EVEN GET OUT OF THEIR CARS.
2. YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE UTUBE VIDEO OF THE MANY BULLY-COWARDS GIVING GOOD COPS A BAD NAME. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF UTUBE VIDEOS OF 3 TO 5 COPS GANGING UP ON ONE UNARMED LAWBREAKER.
3.FURTHER THEY BREAK THE LAW ROUTINELY THEMSELVES. UTUBE HAS THE CLIP OF THE GUY THAT GIVES A COP THE FINGER. INSTEAD OF IGNORING THIS CLOD THAT IS GIVING HIM THE FINGER HE GOES OVER AND BEATS THE GUY WITH HIS NIGHT STICK. HOW CAN YOU EXPECT COPS WHO BREAK THE LAW ANYTIME THEY FEEL LIKE IT TO 'SERVE AND PROTECT' YOU.
3. EVER SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF THE TASER AS A TOOL COPS USE IT WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT - NOT WHEN THEY NEED IT. 10 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TASERED BY POLICE HAVE BEEN KILLED OF HEART ATTACKS ALREADY. DID YOU SEE THE OLD POLISH GUY IN CANADA KILLED WITH A TASER BY 3 YOUNG CANADIAN COPS?
4. WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS THERE WHERE SEVERAL POLICE IN CHICAGO CONVICTED OF ASSITING A MURDER-FOR-HIRE GANG IN CHICAGO.
5. EVER HERE OF 'SERPICO' OR THE KNAPP COMMISSION THAT UNCOVERED ALL THE CROOKED COPS IN New York?
6. Again just check Utube for all the Cop attacks and beating of SINGLE unarmed people.
7. Did you see the one where the cop comes in and dumps a Paralyzed violator out of his wheel chair on the floor?
The Boston and New Hampshire Police are basically a Very good bunch of men - who handle themselves with courtesy and discipline
BUT you get SOUTH of New Jersey or in FL S.CA or Texas and you have a large percentage of BUllY-COWARDS, AND WEASELLY LIARS.
SO : ! WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE?? YOU ARE A PUBLIC LAW-ENFORCEMENT SERVANT AND YOU DON'T WANT HOW YOU DO YOUR JOB VIDEOTAPED OR TALKED ABOUT???
COPS HAVE NO PROBLEM VIDEOTAPING THE CITIZENS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO SERVE - OR ABOUT GANGING UP ON THEM AND GANG ATTACKING ONE GUY - WHEN 2 COPS COULD EASILY HOLD AND CUFF THE MAN: TRUTH IS THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THE WORST TYPE TYPE OF POLICE WHO *ENJOY* BEATING PEOPLE UP AND IN BREAKING THEIR FACES AND BONES WHEN THE 3 OR 4 OF THEM COULT JUST AS EASILY CUFF THE GUY AND TAKE HIM AWAY WITHOUT PUTTING HIM IN THE HOSPITAL.
WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN IS THAT THE MANY OF THE VERY GOOD POLICEMENT HAVE THE COURAGE TO BUCK THE SILENCE SYSTEM ABOUT THOSE IN THEIR MIDST TO ENJOY HARMING AND BREAKING PEOPLE'S BODIES AT THE SLIGHTEST SIGN OF RESISTANCE.
WE WON'T NEED A SITE LIKE THIS IF THE POLICE WILL JUST CLEAN UP THE BULLY-ANIMAL TYPES AMONG THEM THAT RUIN THEIR OFTEN DESERVED REPUTATIONS FOR VALOR.
Posted by: Spartacus | Mar 12, 2008 10:41:30 PM
The next time I stomp on some shitbag I'll be thinking of you bitches. Just for you I will also refer the punk to www.ratemycop.com. I'll even stamp my badge on his forehead so he wont forget my badge number. Talk about public service!
Posted by: Rodney | Mar 12, 2008 11:01:15 PM
CHECK OUT THE HENDERSON NEVADA POLICE WHERE BRUTE POLICE ABUSE IS A DAY TO PRACTICE -CHECK OUT DENNIS WALKER A 70 YEAR OLD MAN WHO USES A WALKER TO WALK WITH WAS STOP J WALKING THE COP THAT STOPED HIM TO WHITE A TICKET TOLD HIM TO SIT AT THE CURB MR WALKER 70 YEARS OLD HAD TOLD THE THAT HE MEDICALY IS UNABLE TO BEND HIS BACK TO SIT IN THE STREET AND WITH HIS WALKER SAT ON THE BACK OF A CAR DECK THE PULLED OUT HIS BATON AND BEAT HIM BEYOND RECONITION WHEN THE AMBULANCE SHOWED UP THEY WHERE SICKENED TO SEE THIS THIS 70 YEAR OLD MAN WAS SO BEATEN HE HAD MANY BROKEN BONES HIS FACE BADY BROKEN UP WAS IN A HOSPITAL FOR MONTHS-- GOOGLE THIS THERES A LOT OF INFO ON THIS AND WITHNESES THAT WHERE THREATENED BY THE HENDERSON NEVADA POLICE--ALSO GOOGLE ABUSE BY HENDERSON NEVADA POLICE THERE ARE MANY ABUSES TAKING PLACE THERE-- CHECK OUT THE LATEST ABUSE IN HENDERSON A ICECREAM MAN- WOMAN IN HER 70S WAS PULLED OVER FOR RUNNING A STOP SIGN REMEMBER A 70 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER THAT SELLS ICECREAM IN A UPPER CLASS AREA OF HENDERSON,NV WHEN SHE MADE SOME KIND OF COMENT ON THE VIOLATION SHE WAS TROWN TO THE GROUND WHILE SHE WAS ON THE GROUND SHE WAS SHOT TO DEATH BY POLICE THEY SAY SELF DEFENCE THERE WHERE MANY WITHNESES AT THE SCENE THEY SAY SHE WAS SHOT FOR NO RESON AT ALL TOTAL ABUSE OF POWER SOMETHING YOU WOPULD SEE IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY TODAY A CORONEERS REPORT STATE SHE WAS SHOT IN THE BACK WHILE ON THE GROUND - THIS IS PER SOME INFO FROM A NEIGBER IN THE AREA- SO TALK ABOUT ABUSE OF POWER I THINK HENDERSON, NV TOPS THE LIST THER ARE MANY STORYS LIKE THIS IN HENDERSON AND THE SAME COPS ARE STILL EMPLOYED THERE GOOGLE HENDERSON POLICE ABUSE ITS VERY SAD IN A COUNTRY LIKE THIS FOR TYPE OF POLICE CRIMINAL ABUSE TO TAKE PLACE.
Posted by: jack | Mar 12, 2008 11:47:29 PM
freedom of speech ?
Posted by: mike | Mar 13, 2008 12:15:12 AM
I have my own rating system, if they don't piss me off, I won't introduce them to a Federal HST .45 HP vote!
Posted by: J. Lee | Mar 13, 2008 4:34:33 AM
RateMyCop opened his hosting account on March 9th and on March 11th alerts went off at GoDaddy stating that the resources of a Shared Hosting LINUX web server were pegged. Upon further investigation it showed that RateMyCop currently had 3047 concurrent connections and within a 12 hour window had transfered over 2GB of data. GoDaddy packs 4,000 websites on a single LINUX Shared Hosting server. (2,000 per Windows Shared Hosting server.) In order to be fair to the other 3,999 other customers the hosting admin suspended RateMyCop's website and sent a ticket to the customer support department to contact the user about upgrading to a dedicated plan. An email was sent to RateMyCop after his website was suspended to which he replied, "Have the GoDaddy billing department contact me about a refund." Another note is this ticket shows that a customer representative tried to "upsell" him to the dedicated plan when he called in, but the customer hung up on her instead.
No where in any of the notes is the content mentioned. The fact that he was only a customer for two days shows how GoDaddy wouldn't have even had time to review the content. The last notes in the ticket show that GoDaddy is still trying to contact RatMyCop to offer him hosting services under the dedicated rate plan.
Posted by: Annonymous Insider | Mar 13, 2008 6:07:07 AM
So, here are true stories of cops I have known:
At a wedding party for a friend of mine, a Massachusetts State Trooper got drunk and started telling us about how much he enjoyed going to gay bars, picking gay guys up, then after they performed some sexual act, arresting them for prostitution. He always said he carried a 'throw-away' (his term, I learned it that day, it is a gun you take off of a suspect and never turn in to the evidence room, so that now you have a weapon that can't be traced to you) so that in case he shot someone by mistake he could leave that in their (dead) hand so he would not be prosecuted for murder, his words, "No sense my loosing my job and career over some poor schmuck who was in the wrong place, right?"
In Walpole, MA, there was a local cop who was well known to a bunch of people I did not hang out with as a teenager... you see, he was the cheapest source of Marijuana around (straight out of the evidence room).
My Mom is a lawyer, whenever she goes to speeding trials on cape cod, in massachusetts, several of the judges always add an admonishment to the jury about how certain police departments on the cape are want to 'embellish' arrest records if there are no witnesses, you see it is so bad the Judges know about it.
Sure, there are good cops, and I could mention one or two, but it is illegal to break the law, however cops do everyday, and think they are above it (when was the last time you saw a cop speeding without their lights on? That is illegal!) Cops seem to think they are above the law, this is wrong...
Having worked in the UK I like their cops a lot better.
Posted by: Knew a few cops | Mar 13, 2008 8:20:34 AM
Rodney, try to arrest me, go right ahead, my mom is a lawyer and I know what my rights are when faced with an illegal arrest... Hope your widow is cute, I may even hook up with her after they plant you.
You are an example of why cops need to be watched, from you post it seems you do not understand the first thing about "Public Service"
Posted by: Knew a few cops | Mar 13, 2008 8:23:37 AM
This site can be a great tool for monitering police misconduct. It give victims of police brutality a voice, As well as giving a outlet for the many good and honest officers a place to vent. The sherrif's department in Sacramento Ca. over the last couple of years have had numerous suits and complaints filed against them. They have had officers at their jail dismissed for engaging in lesbian and straight sex acts with prisoners, engaged in phone sex with prisoners. several officers have been cited for drunk driving and there are many more incidents of mis conduct that can be verified through the sacramento bee. This activity is not only embarrassing to the community but also tarnishes the great work of the many good deputies here.
the difference between the average citizen and a police officer is, A police officer takes an oath of office swearing to up hold the constitution and all of the laws of our country. Breaking their oath is a choice they know better there can not be any legitamate excuses for these people they can change careers if their responceabilities are too tough. My respect and admiration goes out to the truly dedicated and honorable officers in our community.
Posted by: Sam | Mar 13, 2008 8:48:48 AM
"The next time I stomp on some shitbag I'll be thinking of you bitches. Just for you I will also refer the punk to www.ratemycop.com. I'll even stamp my badge on his forehead so he wont forget my badge number. Talk about public service!"
This is exactly the type of walking shit with a pig's uniform that ratemycop is intended for. Judging by rodjockey's eloquent comments and citing of facts... oh, wait a second, he didn't have any of that, just a prejudiced, low iq, asinine rant. After his statement, I'm supposed to trust cops? Fuck that and fuck the pigs, I trust my shotgun more than them, they serve no good, and never have. They are just legally sanctioned gang members with chips on their shoulders, probably from being picked on in school for being dumber than shit and social retards. There may be good little piggies out there somewhere, but I've never met one. I have no arrest record and never have I been in trouble for anything more than a speeding ticket, but when I call the pigs because neighborhood kids are in the middle of vandalizing cars (and I took pictures of the offenders in action), they treated me like I was the criminal, and refused to do anything even though the evidence was all around them. Well, enough from me, I'm going to the local cemetary to find a pig's grave and piss all over it, and wish I could shake the hand of the person that put him there.
Posted by: joe mama | Mar 13, 2008 8:58:15 AM
The term "honorable officers in our community" is an oxymoron. One cannot be honorable and be a police officer in this country. The two conflict. The system is set up FOR corruption and cops both good and bad, ignore it. If your an honorable cop, you better get a new job, fast. ESPECIALLY if your a FED.
Posted by: JOHNNY BARTEE | Mar 13, 2008 9:00:00 AM
The term "honorable officers in our community" is an oxymoron. One cannot be honorable and be a police officer in this country. The two conflict. The system is set up FOR corruption and cops both good and bad, ignore it. If your an honorable cop, you better get a new job, fast. ESPECIALLY if your a FED.
Posted by: JOHNNY BARTEE | Mar 13, 2008 9:01:07 AM
So, one night I was sleeping in my bed, I awoke to the sound of my car engine turning over. The kill switch kept the thing from starting but it was grinding over and over on the starter. I looked out the window and there was a car, running with a guy in the drivers seat, and a guy in my car with a HUGE screwdriver-looking thing, and my engine was turning over. I ran outside yelling at them because they were trying to steal my car. Me, naked, barefooted, running across a hundred yards of gravel, well-lit parking lot, I didn't catch the guy, he got out of my car, jumped into the waiting car, and I was pelted with gravel as they took off with their lights out, I could not read the license number. I called the Stoughton, Massachusetts police department, dressed and waited. 3 hours later (5 am) they showed up, their office being only 2 miles away, I was steaming... The cop came into my apartment and asked what I had called for (regardless of the full report I had given over the phone) at the point where I said I ran out of my apartment, he started telling me he was arresting me for assault. Started reading me my rights. At that point I grabbed my baseball bat and told him to get the hell out of my apt. he did (hard to believe, but true, my hands were full of baseball bat and I was standing, he was seated, with his hands full of notebook and pen) I told him if I ever saw him again and he made one move toward me I would act to protect myself, then I called his chief. The Chief called on his radio and told him to leave my apt and to return to the station. At no time did a cop look at the shattered window that the criminal had broken getting into my car, at no time did they see the broken lock that had been destryed on the steering column (where you put your key) at no time did they do anything to "Serve and Protect" me, a tax paying citizen whose care was broken into and almost stolen. All they did was threaten me and suggest that in future I let the car be stolen (which they admitted they would most likely never retrieve) and then call the cops so my insurance company would then pay me off.
That is America's Finest at work.
Lovely!
Posted by: Knew few cops | Mar 13, 2008 9:15:27 AM
OK, I'm just about through listening to the vo-tech/small penis crowd talking about how cops aren't accountable.
Get your heads out of your fucking asses, you idiots.
This site...and I doubt you have looked at it as you can barely read anyways (go ahead and read a legit police report sometime and you'll see what I mean)...does NOT post the phone numbers and addresses of cops. Deal with the fact that you are accountable...that a lot of them (probably YOU if you are bitching) do pull shit that they aren't technically allowed to do and deal with the fact that you live in the larger world...and that not all of us...especially those of us who are smarter than you...are afraid of you...at all.
Posted by: Moi | Mar 13, 2008 9:18:55 AM
hey spartacus, cops in new hampshire and boston are good but not south jersey? well most of us north jersey cops are not fans of alot of the jersey shore cops (south jersey) either. but you sound to me more like you're just a red sox fan. read "new a few cops blog" and by the way, spartacus, take it from guy whose been shot at for just riding in a marked unit, there's not always time for your back up plan often times you don't know you need it untill it's too late, and maybe someday you should try cuffing someone who doesn't wanna be cuffed. rodney you are an asshole. you are our contribution to to what's wrong with society. GO YANKEES!!!
Posted by: WILLIAM V | Mar 13, 2008 9:50:48 AM
KNEW A FEW COPS,YOU ARE FULL OF SHIT! GO GET HELP.
Posted by: WILLIAM V | Mar 13, 2008 10:01:09 AM
William V, it sounds like you are one of the good guys. I know you guys have it tough, and I never want to sound like all cops are bad ones... But trust me, hearing a MA State Trooper tell me that 'all' cops carry throw-aways was really quite unsettling.
Good luck and I hope to never hear that a cop named William has been gunned down in the line of duty.
I live in VA right now and have found officers here to be courteous, law abiding (except for that speeding thing I may have mentioned) and give the appearance of being honest and completely above board. Never had one pull a gun on me for a speeding ticket (Like I did in MA!) and have never felt the slightest bit threatened by them, merely they do their job and we all get along fine.
Posted by: Knew a few cops | Mar 13, 2008 10:04:33 AM
Well William it appears I spoke too soon. I am speaking of real personal experiences, you don't like it, well, then come one down and let's talk about it.
Posted by: Knew a few cops | Mar 13, 2008 10:06:02 AM
I have no problems with cops at all, but like anything else there are good people and bad people, there are certainly bad cops out there.
Posted by: dan1101 | Mar 13, 2008 10:12:34 AM
O.K JUST LAY DOWN ON THE LEATHER SOFA AND TELL ME WHAT5'S ON YOUR MIND
Posted by: WILLIAM V | Mar 13, 2008 10:14:24 AM
As someone who used to work for a web hosting company that pulled the same stunts, I can tell you what likely happened behind the scenes.
The site was started, someone afterwards took notice and there followed an internal discussion. The decision was made to keep hosting it so long as it didn't get them in too much trouble.
Once the site then started attracting serious attention, an owner or manager looked at the potential for DoS attacks, lawsuits, technical problems due to high traffic (that part is probably true, to an extent), negative publicity, and time spent taking dealing with the drama of this site that would be spent on maintenance of far more "simple" sites, and decided that it just wouldn't be worth it. They found the most plausible explanation that they could get away with that was consistent with the Terms of Service, phrased it in such a way communication about it was impossible for everyone else ("privacy"), and difficult for the owner (no prior contact, just a note on the site, followed by an explanation of "he wouldn't work with us"). Then if he tries to, they'll tell him that there is no technical solution that they can see. Meanwhile, back behind the scenes, the entire customer support department will get a memo either giving them an exact word-for-word script for what to say if anyone inquires, or a directive to pass all inquiries upward to a specific manager.
The thing to remember is that web hosting is an extremely lucrative business. Someone is giving you money to rent space that, on a physical level, is extremely minute. If someone were to rent an apartment at the same rate per unit volume that someone rates server space, they would easily be paying millions per month for something the size of a small bathroom; even taking all extra space-taking items into account (office space, parking, etc), it's still one helluva rich industry. If one user is going to threaten that, most companies aren't going to see principle: they are going to see their company fall into danger if they don't eliminate the threat. And that's not so much cold greed: beyond the top execs, basic tech help generally gets paid a low-average American wage. These people all have families to support, and the CEO knows it. If one user is going to rock the boat, that user will be the first one thrown over it.
That doesn't make it deserve any less condemnation, however. The power of the World Wide Web as an anything-goes medium is increasingly falling onto the backs of the few companies who will stand up to this tactic of silence-by-intimidation. The more that one company after another caves into these censorial pressures, the more pressure in turn is pushed onto the fewer and fewer remaining "safe havens".
The way for the individual to fix this is to buck this trend personally, and not join the chorus whenever the mob calls for some offensive site to be taken down. Trust me: when a company goes through this, and they really don't want to take a site down but feel they have no choice, the thing that they absolutely most want to see are people like us down in the trenches, taking on the censors hand-to-hand. The more we do that, the more that companies will feel more empowered to stand their ground: they won't feel alone in the struggle, and the more the end user has to fight other end users, the less energy they have to draw on to fight against basic freedom of expression.
GoDaddy, even though I know this will fall on deaf ears, I do still plead to you nonetheless: do the right thing. Everyone else, wherever this site goes, support them. And then you see another site under attack in the same way, support them as well. The internet is where the final fight for free thought takes place. Fight it hard.
Posted by: Chez | Mar 13, 2008 10:14:45 AM
ON A SERIOUS NOT KNEW A FEW COPS, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE BAD COPS. I AGREE, THIS WEBSITE HOWEVER PAINTS US ALL WITH A WIDE BRUSH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE, MOI, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH ACCOUNTIBILITY, JUST PERSONAL INFO. IS NOT NESSASSARY. WE WANT HEALTHY CRITISM NOT DANGEROUS.
Posted by: WILLIAM V | Mar 13, 2008 10:23:38 AM
William, I just wish it was that easy. The only time in my life a cop pulled a gun on me I was pulled over for speeding and my hands were in plain sight on the steering wheel, their gun was out before they even got to the car... I complained to the Buzzards Bay Barracks of the Massachusetts State Police and the COL. There told me he had had complaints about her all day, but that she was having a rough time in her personal life, going through a divorce, so he was just going to let her 'work out her frustration' and he was sorry I was afraid because of the 9MM rapped against my head as she talked at me. (She punctuated every verb with a tap on the side of my head with the pistol... Loads of fun!)
Posted by: Knew a few cops | Mar 13, 2008 10:28:06 AM
William, again...look at the site...NO PERSONAL INFO.
According to your logic, anyone who accesses your name without your permission would be engaging in some sort-of impromptu identity theft. Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, are you?
Posted by: moi | Mar 13, 2008 11:25:00 AM
By the way that's my real name and real email address.
Years ago I thought of something along the same lines. I called it Police Abuse Information Network or PAIN for short. The idea and this is only a suggestion to avoid the "unfair maligning", as stated by Chief Dyer, that only those people who pursue their valid complaint with some sort of valid complaint the user could not post certain information about the officer.
Most of us get upset especially when dealing with overzealous police officers who enjoy using force as a way of showing their authority. That in itself, in my opinion, does not constitute the right to "unfair maligning". However, in the case where you feel that a police officer has stepped over the line then you should be able to voice your opinion.
The Police Department should, but doesn't, have a way to file a complaint against an officer without having to go through the Internal Investigation department. If anyone has ever had to do that you'll know most, especially in San Antonio, Texas, are not fair.
But there should be cross checks so that it doesn't appear to be one sided "unfair maligning" but valid complaints. This is something that needs to be done in order to insure Internal Affairs does something about the issue and not brush it under the table as so many probably do.
When I brought up my idea to a police officer he told me that I'd probably be killed or seriously harassed. Nice to know our police are so concerned about themselves.
I support Gino Sesto's efforts and would like to be part of this. I think it's an invaluable tool for society and provides the checks and balances we need to keep us honest.
Also, I think it's funny that Go Daddy would allow naked women and kids to set up home grown porn sites and not allow a site with good social values and purpose. Have we degenerated and lost site of what is good and what is bad?
I'm also puzzled that RackSpace has chickened out as a Security Professional myself I think they're decision was based on the same fear that I was once told by a local police officer, that I would be killed.
Law enforcement or thugs?
Posted by: Frank Kenisky | Mar 13, 2008 11:35:54 AM
Nikhil, don't mind Jackie, uneducated people like her (or him) will never see the truth. Thats what differs us intelligent and knowledgeable people from the rest of the ignorants, like Jackie. :-)
Posted by: Jackie is an idiot | Mar 13, 2008 1:00:55 PM
Doug, while reading your seemly objective post and as a student of physiology, sociology, philosophy, and religion; consequently, the more knowledge I acquire the more ignorant I become, I became curious as to why someone would choose to put themselves in harm’s way and in what manner would one justify this decision. Therefore, I decided to attempt to “kill the cat.” My first instincts were the capitalistic concerns of mortgage due and pension plan. However, as in all things there must be more, the need to be more, the need to belong, the comradely of danger, the gang mentality of the “brotherhood in blue,” and one must justify the obligatory deeds of violence. Hypocrisy is an intrinsic element of power and power is the measure of the warrior. Therefore, for there to be a free society, there must be transparency in government and GoDaddy decision, and they have this right, seems an attempt to dim this transparency and breech the cause of the patriotic marine and the conscientious police officer who dutifully swear to uphold and defend the freedoms put forth by our constitution. The following article seems relevant and offers some insight into the warrior mentality of justification.
http://www.awitness.org/journal/free_market_genocide.html
In his book "The Nazi Doctors", Robert Jay Lifton, investigated the question "how is it that ordinary people take part in acts of extraordinary evil." In his forward to the book he noted that in deciding to investigate this matter he described his "conviction that what was now most needed was (not a study of the victims of the Holocaust but rather) a study of perpetrators." His movement in this direction brought forth misgivings among people insisted that this was a subject best left alone, and that ‘Nazi evil should be merely be recognized and isolated: rather than make it an object of study, one should simply condemn it...(such a study) ran the risk of replacing condemnation with "insights"." This was based, he stated, on "an assumption that Nazi or any other evil has no relationship to the rest of us," and assumption he described as "false, even dangerous." He also made note of the fact that the doing of evil was not something restricted to Nazi doctors : Soviet doctors diagnosed dissenters as insane; Chilean doctors manned the torture chambers; American doctors worked for the CIA on mind manipulation experiements; Japanese doctors conducted experiments on prisoners of war; South African doctors falsified death certificates of victims of torture.
In Western culture it is generally the rule that Nazi crimes have been mystified. Through Hollywood portrayals of evil stereotypes as the assigned role of Nazis, to similar simplified portrayals of history, the belief has taken shape that only a certain type of particularly evil individual is involved in the genocidal enterprise. In just this way the evils of genocide are continually mystified and distance is maintained between ‘the good and the evil' but the very weakness of this mythological approach is that the workings of genocidal systems are kept hidden and thus, as I will argue, the maintenance of present systems of genocide is enabled by this very process of mystification.
In a later book, the Genocidal Mentality, Lifton went on to generalize the workings of a classic genocidal system, that of the Nazis, and apply what was revealed to other prevalent systems of genocide which remain at work on the planet today (his particular interest being the parallels between Nazi genocidal ideology, and the Nuclear Ideology at work in American society today, in which weapons whose only purpose is genocidal slaughter are mystified and mythologized using a process remarkably similar to the process of mystification that infused Nazi society).
Genocidal requires a ‘master narrative' which excludes alternative views, and which are ‘crucially sustained by certain psychological mechanisms that protect individual people from experiencing the harmful effects...of their own actions upon others. These mechanisms which blunt human feelings, include dissociation" (the separation of one part of the mind from another) . This leads to ‘doubling', or the existence of two contradictory personalities which exist in one person. One is the genocidal self (a Nazi doctor at work on genocidal duty at death camps) and the other is ‘the real self' (the same Doctor volunteering for a children's charity in the evening, after a long day of killing other people's kids). "Psychic numbing" is "characterized by the diminished capacity to feel, and usually includes separation of thought from feeling...When numbing or doubling enables one, with relatively little psychological cost, to engage in sustained actions that cause harm to others, we may speak of ‘brutalization'." A sense of inevitability, fostered by the power of the state, facilitates the process by "divesting the individual of a sense of responsibility, for destructive collective behavior." So, therefore, Nazi doctors could justify performing cruel experiments on the victims of death camps, using the justification that ‘they are going to die in any case' and therefore it would be a wasted death if they were not made the subjects of experimentation.
Nazi concentration camp guards could rationalize their activities in the same way, since ‘if they didn't do it, someone else would.' Genocidal ideology carries with it a sense of impotence before a mystified, irresistible force, embodied in the machinery of the state. Otherwise good police officers could become Gestapo officers, and could often even justify their participation in genocide using the rationalization that ‘if good people don't do it, then only the evil will do it, and the results would be much more cruel.' Thus genocidal, brutalizing systems can be rationalized using the familiar refrain about ‘the lesser of two evils' and using this type of thinking even ‘good people' can become part of the genocidal machine, becoming socialized critics, or protestors working within the system, or even active participants in genocidal activities, using rationalizations about how one must be ‘pragmatic', ‘its going to happen in any case', one must ‘work within the system, to avoid having the system run by the greater evil' and ‘we have to do it.' Mystification concerning the inevitability of destructive systems of genocide are an important component in getting ‘good people' to do atrociously harmful things. Thus the architects and workers of genocide are found to be not the stereotypical monsters of Hollywood fiction or simplistic history retelling, but rather are ‘ordinary people', well regarded doctors or average police officers who through a process of mystification producing a sense of ‘helplessness' before an irresistible force, through arguments concerning ‘pragmatism' which dilute moral imperatives, and a logic of pursuing ‘the lesser of two evils' become the very ‘monsters' responsible for genocide.
That this process is kept hidden by being wrapped in mythologies concerning ‘the purely evil Nazi' is not really a surprise when you stop to consider the constant workings of genocidal ideologies in our world today, and in particular when you come to understand that even today, ‘good people' are committing acts of genocide, as well as acts of ecocide, a process which demystification would make much harder (and which therefore makes this demystification all the more a requirement). By maintaining ignorance concerning the true workings of systems of genocide, by cloaking genocide in dualistic mythologies which paint the workers of genocide as ‘inhuman monsters' unlike ‘the rest of us', such systems remain cloaked in mystification and this process contributes to the forward progress and maintenance of genocidal systems, and also ensures the support of ‘good people' who will not only support the system of genocide, but will also become workers of genocide themselves.
Genocidal systems can promote the splitting of the personality into two halves, sometimes one professional (the architect of genocide) and one personal (the family personality). This splitting of the human personality is promoted by genocidal ideology since it is mirrored by the systems of destruction themselves, which are found to be riddled by contradictions and inconsistencies which are impossible to resolve. The central core contradiction of all genocidal ideology is the irreconcilable nature of the belief in ‘killing to heal.' This inconsistency can be found in expressed in the belief that one must build weapons of mass destruction ‘to keep the peace.' Similarly one must kill civilians in warfare to ‘save the nation.' One must destroy the environment to ‘end poverty'. The logic of death and destruction brings renewal and life. One must cause great harm in order to promote the greater good, one must hurt and kill in order to heal. In an extreme case, one must kill Jews to save Germany. Because genocidal ideology is the cause of destructive suffering, it promotes both numbing and ‘derealization' (a failure to experience the suffering being caused as real). In addition their is a curious mix of ‘omnipotence' (the sense of power that comes by taking action, by the killing side of the ideology) combined with a strange sense of impotence (resistance is futile, genocidal systems are inevitable.) Genocidal systems promote a separate reality, where the doing of evil is removed from the ordinary experience of evil or the ordinary concepts of ethical behavior that would govern the ‘normal self' (as opposed to the genocidal self) a process which is encapsulated in the rationalizations of participation in known genocidal systems (the system is inevitable, you must be pragmatic and not moral or even worse idealistic or utopian, since nothing can be done, its going to happen in any case, and if you don't do it, someone else will, and you are the lesser of two evils - these trade mark rationalizations are the surest signals that someone is participating in a harmful genocidal system, and since genocide is so pervasive in our society, you hear these sorts of things all the time, since they are a vital component of the process of numbing, of separating intellect from feeling, to allow derealization and facilitate doubling).
‘Killing to heal' or ‘hurting and causing pain in order to help' such things are always found to be the central ideological contradictions of genocidal doctrines. As an example of the most prevalent form of inconsistent genocidal ideology at work on the planet today, I offer some analysis of the most prevalent form of genocidal ideology I see at work in the world today, ‘free market ideology' and its internal inconsistencies and irreconcilable contradictions, both of which enable ‘doubling' and ‘numbing', and I follow these practical examples with some discussion of the Genocidal mentality itself.
Posted by: Russell | Mar 13, 2008 1:11:48 PM
Hi Russell,
I was a 10th Mountain Division Light Infantry Soldier. All the guys I met as soldiers were there because they felt this country was great and wanted to defend the Constitution. I found none who joined to exercise power over those that did not. I have been insulted, spat upon, mistreated, and monetarily abused by people (In Boston, MA, by the way) who told me crap about how soliders join because we are sick psychopathic murderers.
I disagree with your disjointed, argument.
Posted by: Knew a few cops | Mar 13, 2008 1:18:10 PM
Ooops, Russell I forgot to mention, in case it was not clear, Soldiers put their lives on the line mostly because we are romantic, idealists who believe that the survival of the group is more important than the survival of the individual, of course, philosophers who have never put anything above their own personal comfort and have never served a cause greater than themselves couldn't understand that, so do not believe it exists.
Posted by: Knew a few cops | Mar 13, 2008 1:24:08 PM
When I was victimized by GoDaddy, one of their goons -- Douglas Preston Jr -- started posting lies about me/the incident on my own site and other websites. But the truth is, Bob Parsons himself called me several times to reach a settlement. So I believe this is just another example of the company trying to blame the victim. See http://nodaddy.com for details.
Posted by: Alan C | Mar 13, 2008 2:10:06 PM
the things that pass for knowledge i don't understand
Posted by: william v | Mar 13, 2008 2:45:42 PM
NIKHIL, YOU ARE A CHILD WHO FELT SHE WAS NOTHING UNTIL SHE WENT TO COLLEGE, YOU PEOPLE HAVEN"T CHANGED YOUR TUNE SINCE THE 60'S. COLLEGE OPENS THE JOB MARKET ONLY, YOU ARE PROOF THAT IT DOESN'T EXACTLY MAKE YOU SMARTER. SHIT BY ANY OTHER NAME IS STILL SHIT, NIKHIL PLEASE YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND DOES NOT EXIST, SORRY, NICE TRY NIKHIL THOUGH. AT LEAST YOU GAVE ME LAUGH FOR TODAY.
Posted by: jackie | Mar 13, 2008 2:53:42 PM
Socrates was the ablest of Athens warriors, Plato tutored Alexander the great, and very little historical research will reveal many philosophical warriors. I also served a stint in the military and I can’t recall any single soldier whose motives were authentically patriotic. Some joined to escape prosecution, some sought the educational benefits, some wanted to learn a trade, others sought refuse from failed relationship, or job security. What other alternative are available to Americas poor. Our once great Industrial Infrastructure remains a silent rusted heap and a sad reminder of what once was. I am sure there are many more personal reasons for becoming a soldier also, I would be curious to know what percentage or American solders could quote more than two phrases from the constitution. Warriors are not sick psychopathic murderers nor romantic idealists yet no more than misguided instruments of woe wielded by the state. Later working as a paramedic in close proximity with State and local police I repeatedly witnessed the brutality practiced on the guilty by the clan of the blue. And I never had to be concerned with a speeding citation or anything. I was protected by the code. And where would I find protection from the clan if I were to complain. I am well acquainted with the horrors of violence and the justified cruelty mankind is capable of. My argument is for transparency in our government, my cause; and honest attempt to avoid the real and repeating cycle of monstrosities mankind is capable of.
“Of course, philosophers who have never put anything above their own personal comfort and have never served a cause greater than themselves couldn't understand that, so do not believe it exists.” Yes I confess I enjoy my personal comforts, fine wine, a good cigar, an honest talk with God. And peace is the cause I serve. During the first three centuries of Christianity these Christians conquered Rome without practicing violence and as in all conflict suffered causalities but did not practice violence in this war, but of course their motives were not that of greed. However, the noble warrior mentality must be promoted for the earth’s resources are limited and kings and politicians and those who practice power are in need of instruments to succor the acquisition of this limited wealth and prevent peace.
That's what an army is -- a mob; they don't fight with courage that's born in them, but with courage that's borrowed from their mass, and from their officers. Mark Twain
Russell
Posted by: Russell | Mar 13, 2008 4:36:18 PM
Jackie, were you abused as a child, is that why you are so angry? BTW, Nikhil is a guys name, but perhaps ignorant fools like you wouldn't know that, and probably don't even care. Hell! Thats why we call you fools ignorant!! Because you don't care to learn!
You see, the reason why most of us don't like cops abusing their power is because we went to this place called a university, where professors and nobel prize winners taught us to prove the truth to ourselves, and not just blindly follow what others tell us to do. And along the way, we also learned science, math, sociology, law, medicine, etc..so we get a degree and be working professionals, and help ourselves and others.
People like yourself, ended up just dreaming of being a supermodel, but were too ugly to make it, so you just married some douchebag of a cop, and let him tell you what to think. I bet, If a cop told you that sodomy is good for you, you would probably bend right over and say STICK IT IN!!
So, why don't you go back to your pathetic job as a housewife and leave getting paid, running the economy, and fixing our government to us educated folks. Ok? Thanks! We all appreciate it! :-)
Posted by: Jackie is an idiot | Mar 13, 2008 7:00:37 PM
Please say Hi to your family for me, I am sure you are very busy "tending" to them. Us common folk have never taken care of families before, it's just too hard of a job! All we know is how to get paid, put food on the table, pay the bills, play with our kids, take care of our parents, and help our friends. But you must take it further than that, because you obviously needed some extra kudos for "tending" to your family.
So here, let me applaud you! I hope that made you feel better after that cop raped you in your ass. I bet you told him you liked it, because it's probably against the law if you didn't. :-)
Posted by: Jackie is an idiot | Mar 13, 2008 7:09:05 PM
Knew a few cops, your mommy is a lawyer? Like I said, the next time "I STOMP SOME SHITBAG" your lawyer momma aint gonna be THERE to save your ass now would she? Never said nothing about an illegal arrest neither. Arrests are not suitable SOME of the time. I bitch slap a punk in front of their "homoboys" I may be saving more than one life. The future victim and the shitbag may have second thoughts of their own future. Again like I said, community service without the smile. Oh and William V, being as asshole is part of my manly essence.
Posted by: Rodney | Mar 13, 2008 7:39:45 PM
Nikhil or whoever you are, first of all with a name like Nikhil maybe you are the one being sodomized! Besides, sodomy is illegal didn't you know? LMAO! Secondly, for someone so educated you really sound like you just crawled out of the gutter!(or a keg) You should be more articulate in your profession of anger towards me. The hissy fit is just plain funny! Also, I am not dazzled by Nobel prize winners. Yasser Arafat is the proud recipient of the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE! (terroist)As far as me being angry, read your own email, you could bottle that rage! Your buttons are the size of Texas and this coming from a little ole housewife, ya hear! I am not educated? don't assume (makes an ass out of you everytime). I don't need to throw the University thing out there because that is not what defines me! Obviously you have nothing else to offer so take your degree and stick it to your forehead that way everone can see who you are! Keep being the follower you are, you know NIKHIL, in comunism everyone is the same LOL so I don't need a degree!! Go get your MBA, please, so your life won't be so empty! I have always respected educated individuals, (College Grads),however it sounds like you got your degree out of a bubble gum machine! PS:I apologize on behalf of NIKHIL for anyone out there who may have actually been raped or knows of someone, apparently Nikhil thinks its a big joke to be raped! What is that about?
Posted by: Jackie | Mar 13, 2008 8:02:20 PM
Hey Rodney, I'd like to see you "bitch slap some punk in front of his homoboys" without your uniform or badge on. We'll see who gets "stomped" on. Pussies like you hide behind your badge and talk shit. If you see any "homies" on the street, you would run, and you ain't shit without your "backup". That's why you cry like a bitch when websites like this get put up, because you're too scared that the "homoboys" may find you and kill you and you won't have your gun or badge. You talk a lot of shit, but I bet you're all bark, and no bite. Hell, thats why you became a cop right, because the fearless "homies" called you a pussy and wouldn't let you join their "gang". So you decided to join the biggest gang in the USA, to show those "homoboys" who's really boss. I guess mocking them makes you feel really big huh? But crying about a website posting your identity makes you cry. Boo Hoo, go cry to your daddy, maybe he'll save you. Coward!
Posted by: Rodney is a Pussy | Mar 13, 2008 8:08:45 PM
aww...I think Jackie got a little butt hurt by the truth in my post. I'm sorry Jackie, I won't embarrass your wee brain again. BTW, what did you get your "college" degree in again? Home Economics? :-D
Posted by: Jackie is an Idiot | Mar 13, 2008 8:12:08 PM
Yar what ya eat! Cock boy. All i'm sayin is if you smash a few heads now and again, it works! No court costs, no fines, Homoboy even goes home that night and may even LEARN. When I was a boy, did wrong and officer O'paddy found out ya got a swift boot square in the asshole. Then ya said "Shit, I ain't gonna do that again." Went home and hoped O'paddy didn't tell the ol man. Now the punk gets deferred prosecution so he can eventually enter criminal graduate school aka. Prison. Then Criminal gets out harder and more dangerous than before. Hurts more people, creates more welfare babies, and costs YOU more money in the long run. My method hurts who? YOU? Methinks not. So Homoboy gets his ego bruised, suffers a little embarrassment and may, JUST MAY say "Shit I ain't gonna do that again". Like I said...community service minus the smile. I have had former "clients" thank me years later. Seen even more kill or get Killed. Tough love baby...tough love.
Posted by: Rodney | Mar 13, 2008 8:32:59 PM
Nikhil, refer to your previous comments, I called you out on your age, your status, the fact that some cop probably kicked your drunken college ass, I even called you out when you tried to pretend it was someone else sticking up for Nikhil! The only time I was wrong about you is that I thought you were a girl and I am not sold on your manhood yet! You act like a BITCH! The fact that you won't let it go, is your defeat! I can smack you around all night, but I'm going to sleep. Pick this up tomorrow, you've got all night to figure out how to out-wit me, put some of that college to use!
Posted by: Jackie | Mar 13, 2008 8:45:46 PM
Jackie is an idiot and Rodney is a pussy. You think its the same guy, I don't know you do the math. Hey Nikhil I hope Rodney Kicks your ass!!!
Posted by: Jackie | Mar 13, 2008 8:47:54 PM
RUSSELL, FREEDOM OF SPEECH DOES MEAN YOU ALWAYS GOT TO WRITE A BOOK
Posted by: charles | Mar 13, 2008 8:55:23 PM
Right square in the cornhole! Seighil would change his tune, I would do that just for fun though. Need to start a new site though, www.ratemybitchslap.com
Posted by: Rodney | Mar 13, 2008 8:58:31 PM
SORRY, DOES NOT MEAN YOU GOTTA WRITE A BOOK
Posted by: CHARLES | Mar 13, 2008 8:58:51 PM
You guys are going to hate me for this, but I can actually see rodney's point. I grew up just before the time it got to be "abusive" to give your kids a whoopin. I'm not talking about exessive physical abuse, but the whoopin you got when you deserved it, and I learned that there were consequences to my actions. I see teenagers (btw I'm 30) in my neighborhood dealing drugs in the open, vandalizing propert, causing mayhem. These are all types of things that were unheard of back when I was that age, because I knew that if I got into any shit, I would get a whoopin. Even if I thought I might have the chance to get away with it, I wouldn't risk it. But nowadays, punishing a kid is almost never done, and if mommy and daddy want to coddle their little trouble maker and not teach him that his antics might piss off someone that will kick their ass, someone has to.
BUT, the point I think rodney is missing, is that this site could shed light on the police who abuse their power in more devious ways, such as having a female perp perform sex favors on him to not get a ticket, the cop who pinches drugs from evidence, the real scumbags.
To me, what rodney is describing about his "style" is no different than the moms on maury povich sending their out of control kids to a boot camp, or the scared straight program. You need to learn at a young age, or hell, any age if you're screwing up, that acting like an asshat might get you killed, not necessarily by a cop, but by someone who might not give a shit that particular day.
All I think he's doing, is severly reminding these folk that they aren't king turd of shit mountain, that they aren't invincible, and that there are consequnces for choosing the wrong path in life.
Posted by: wtf | Mar 13, 2008 9:05:43 PM
Can I retract my earlier statement in support of rodney? I made it before he made the post where his nazi side comes out. (btw rodney, its zeig heil, if you're going to be a moronic racist, at least spell it right so you SEEM to have some kind of education.) So, now I'm kind of thinking he's just a 14 year old troll.
But I do stand by my statement that some kids do need a whoopin.
Posted by: wtf | Mar 13, 2008 9:13:14 PM
Hi Jackie. You are really smart aren't you? I can tell. Seriously, you have me totally figured out. I feel like a total loser now. I mean, you TOTALLY deduced right on the button that "Rodney is a Pussy" and "Jackie is an idiot" are the same people. and I bet you were even smarter and saw that both posts were posted right after the other! oh my god! could it be?? One person pretending to be two!!
Yeah pea brain, I am both of them. Did that make you proud? Now go join the police force, you're prolly be the sharpest tool in the shed there.
Posted by: Jackie is an idiot | Mar 13, 2008 9:15:12 PM
and oh look! It didn't take me all night to write a response, it only took the time I took to eat dinner, oh yeah and 5 seconds after that. :-)
Posted by: Jackie is an idiot | Mar 13, 2008 9:17:54 PM
I guess cops just don't like to have their names associated with their actions. Protect your own ass, and serve your own interests. And go home at the end of the day with no accountability.
Posted by: WarrenERock | Mar 13, 2008 9:27:10 PM
wtf,
Nikhil=Seighil, it is a Euphemism for zieg heil. I didn't want to come off as a nazi scum. No troll here. Todays 14yr olds are yesterdays 25yr olds. Which I am neither. What you see today is homoboy punks which are the direct result of the 80's crack explosion. No parents to raise em right. Am I a bad cop because I want THEM kids to be productive citizens? Methinks not. If I "O'paddy" 10 punks, in 5-10 years half or more will be in prison, 2 will be dead and maybe just MAYBE 3 would "make it". Brutal? NO! I care about these shitbags. It kills me to see em turn into useless, tax wastes, or dead. Should I be screwed by one shitbag whose mommy didn't like the bootprint on lil Johnnys khakis? Lets see, where was mommy when Johnny was stealing merchandise from the mini-mart? Probably thinking of the next way she can make a buck off you, me and our local social security office.
Posted by: Rodney | Mar 13, 2008 9:37:50 PM
Done here for today. gotta go do some real police work to keep you potential victims safe. I'd hate to think you may miss a chance to flame a cop while worrying about your personal safety
Posted by: Rodney | Mar 13, 2008 9:43:52 PM
"Knew a few cops, your mommy is a lawyer? Like I said, the next time "I STOMP SOME SHITBAG" your lawyer momma aint gonna be THERE to save your ass now would she?"
I think cops deal with so many "SHITBAGS" they become cynical. Pretty soon anyone not wearing blue is a "SHITBAG" who needs to be stomped. Time to retire, when you start threating to stomp 15 year old kids on the internet. But, I'll bet it makes you feel big and powerful.
Posted by: WarrenERock | Mar 13, 2008 9:44:24 PM
Missed the point Warren, shows em someone cares.
Posted by: Rodney | Mar 13, 2008 9:48:09 PM
The point is you should get a new job. And stop threatening people.
Posted by: WarrenERock | Mar 13, 2008 9:57:06 PM
I'll bet your father abused you as a child, didn't he?
Posted by: WarrenERock | Mar 13, 2008 10:01:54 PM
This is how you gain public confidence and trust? Well, you must be some kind of PR pro. This is a technic I'm not at all familar with.
Posted by: WarrenERock | Mar 13, 2008 10:12:26 PM
Sounds like Rodney is a terrified screwed up little person. If he is in fact a police officer he is an embarassment and a disgrace to his department and family ( if he has one) all of his tough talk and bad ass wanabe words makes the point of the necesity of ratemycop.com
Rodney will never get respect because he does not have any self respect. seek mental health help.
Real men (tough guys) have nothing to prove and do not brag about beating up on kids and drug addicts that can't defend themselves.
Posted by: Sam | Mar 13, 2008 11:41:23 PM
You keep referring to them as a startup, as if it was a real company. Real companies do not use GoDaddy any more. They never did, if they had a clue. The instant lack of credibility they bring to any domain costs a lot more than the $5 you save by using them.
Posted by: Matt | Mar 14, 2008 3:50:39 AM
Nikhil,I am done slapping you around! BAD BOYS BAD BOYS WHAT YOU GONNA DO, WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN RODNEY COMES FOR YOU LMAO!
Posted by: Jackie | Mar 14, 2008 9:56:27 AM
awww....looks like poor Jackie couldn't come up with anything "cute" to say today, so she just decided to quit. It's okay Jackie! I won't make fun of you, anymore! I understand your defeat, it was a battle of wits, and you were unarmed. :-D
But hey! I love that song too! I'll tell you what, why don't you go suck on Rodney's cock for a little while, and then bend over for him. Then maybe he'll do your bidding and tell you he's gonna chase those "Bad Boys". Oh wait, did he fail to mention that he's talking about beating up little 14 year olds, and not the REAL hardcore dangerous criminals. You see those REAL "homoboys" would definetely tear Rodney a new one, and that's why Rodney chases after the "little" bad boys instead. It makes him feel big and proud! Oh, and he also like writing speeding tickets, what a dangerous job, I totally feel for him.
Like I said before, Rodney is all bark and not bite, he wouldn't DARE talk shit to real gang members while he's on the streets with no badge and gun.
Posted by: Jackie is an Idiot | Mar 14, 2008 10:18:43 AM
Just to clarify, I am against gang violence. and I am also against bullshitters who try to act hard, when we all know they are pussies on this inside. You'ze a pop-tart sweetheart, soft in the middle!
Posted by: Jackie is an Idfot | Mar 14, 2008 10:22:43 AM
GODADDY DIDNT DO THAT
Posted by: BS | Mar 14, 2008 5:12:59 PM
you all sound like a thousand assholes in unisin.
Posted by: ace | Mar 14, 2008 8:36:38 PM
fuckin faggots
Posted by: ace | Mar 14, 2008 8:40:23 PM
Now why do you think they're so upset about this site. I mean after all, only incompetent or corrupt cops have anything to fear.
Posted by: Chris | Mar 14, 2008 10:37:04 PM
you're a fuckin genius chris, can you say that with a cock in your mouth?
Posted by: ace | Mar 15, 2008 6:26:38 AM
ARE YOU PEOPLE STILL AT IT? CHRIS, WHAT COPS HAVE TO FEAR IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD NOT POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND. ULTIMATELY, NO COP REALLY CARES ABOUT THIS WEBSITE. CRITISISM AND SECOND GUESSING IS SOMETHING WE ARE ALL USED TO. OUR RIGHT TO SPEAK OUT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM US BY POLITICALLY CORRECT GOVERNMENTS AND THIS IS JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO FIRE BACK A LITTLE FOR THE FEW COPS WHO HAVE EVEN BOTHERED TO RESPOND. IF YOU THINK THAT THIS WEB SITE IS THE BUZZ AROUND POLICE STATIONS ACROSS THE U.S., YOU'RE MISTAKEN. THE PUBLIC'S WININGG IS NOTHING NEW AND NO TWO COPS WILL DISCUSS THIS WEBSITE FOR LONGER THAT 15 SECONDS. I ON THE OTHER HAND HAVE TRIED TO CLARIFY THINGS HEAR BUT IT'S POINTLESS, BUT TRUST ME ON THIS I KNOW YOU HATE TO HEAR THIS, BUT UNLESS YOU DID THIS JOB YOU COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND IT. THIS IS THE ONLY JOB IN THE WORLD THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW TO DO EXCEPT THOSE WHO DO IT
Posted by: WILLIAM V. | Mar 15, 2008 6:55:56 AM
If being a cop is such a mysterious and hard job. and is beyond regular people's understanding. Why do most departments require only a high school diploma or a g.e.d.? to become an officer.
There is no excuse for bad cops to break the law, there is no excuse for good cops looking the other way.
Your oath of office requires you to do the right thing all the time every time. Don't waste your time explaining bad behavior or give excuses how demanding police work is.
DO your job with the honor and dignity you swore to. this is what makes you different from the people you arrest.
Posted by: Sam | Mar 15, 2008 8:41:36 AM
I'm not surprised to read stories like this about a third-rate registrar like GoDaddy. They have frequent problems with their own network and have shown flagrant disregard for their customers well-being and interests.
Fail.
Posted by: anonymous | Mar 15, 2008 9:33:44 AM
I'm not surprised to read stories like this about a third-rate registrar like GoDaddy. They have frequent problems with their own network and have shown flagrant disregard for their customers well-being and interests.
Fail.
Posted by: anonymous | Mar 15, 2008 9:35:42 AM
sam, strong words,and you are right. still, what you don't get is that generally cops adhear to those very same principals that you mentioned, the probblem is that people, becuase they may have had a brush with the law in the past or they just want to sound rebellios, never believe the cop. on another note the reason you don't need college becuase if you made it a requirement, nobody would apply. and nothing for nothing, some of the most nieve people i've ever met are college grads.
Posted by: william v | Mar 15, 2008 9:49:30 AM
sam, i gotta go, but i hope you respond becuase you don't sound like an idiot. i'll be back later. i've been post things for two days.
Posted by: william v | Mar 15, 2008 10:04:10 AM
William V I do get that people who have had brushes with the law may like to blame other people for their bad behavior and not accept responceability for their actions, I have been on both sides of the fence and can tell you there are many people out there in the same boat. people who have made mistakes in their youth and moved on. trying to educate ignorant people is a waste of time. you sound like you became a cop for the right reasons, Having spent six years in the marine corp tells me honor is much more important than talk. You should know many of these people who are using these web sites un-fairly are the same people that need to be protected from themselves.
Posted by: Sam | Mar 15, 2008 10:12:49 AM
I tried to get on the website and was directed to something about dollhouses - what's up with that? Can you post the correct website address when it starts to work?
Posted by: ShellF | Mar 15, 2008 11:01:27 AM
Watchdog groups and watchdog sites are the sort of thing that helps insure liberty.
Cops should be rated, their names and address should be publicly available, and they should feel bound to Protect and Serve. Unfortunately the police have come to believe that their job is to be surrogate parents, to be henchmen for the government, and this attitude is re-enforced in their initial training, and then further bolstered by their commanding officers. A police man's job as I see it, is to serve the people, not to serve the city, state, or federal government (and yeah government needs some serious fixing to, but were talking about police right now)
The police need a reality check, they need put in their place, they should be obligated to take a 2 year intensive course that would concentrate on ethics, morals, the constitution, anger management to name a few. Wouldn't it be great if instead of hiring the worst that America has to offer, that police departments would start hiring the best that America has to offer? Yeah I know theres some good cops out there, unfortunately it would seem they are vastly outnumbered by the bad ones.
Good Luck RateMyCop, put up a donation site for now, and I'll chip in what I can to help you buy all the band-width you need.
Posted by: Godspeed RateMyCop.com | Mar 15, 2008 12:31:01 PM
One speaks of the honor of the warrior, another of the misunderstanding of the masses. And we all know evil exist and the ignorance of the masses is the is the denial that all participate in the expression of this evil in some measure and none are eager to confess their part.
The quest for power and the promise of gain is the root of this evil. Humankind are capable of extraordinary acts of goodness but evil must be the essence of humankind and needs be governed. Anarchy is impossible for even on the individual level and in small groups brutes and bullies take through violence and the charismatic through deception and it becomes survival of the fittest and might makes right.
This evil, more often than not is countered with more evil, and ultimately the victor, the ones who pins the history, endorses the victor with a badge of honor. Yet, what is the purpose of the military but to kill and break things. And are not these acts of killing, stealing and destroying in and of themselves evil? Yet they must be justified. (See earlier post).
In the blinding light of spurious glory warriors and state sanctioned strong men choose to practice violence against the violent. And as balance gives way to power, these often practice their innate tendency for evil against the innocent.
With over 2000 federal statues and thousands more on the state and local level it has becomes impossible not to transgress the law and the average consciences citizen violates the sanctity of law several times daily. Apparently we are a nation of lawbreakers and our prison population, the highest in the world in numbers and per capita, reflects our lawlessness. In the end we become a nation of lawless citizens and ultimately the enemy of the police and the warrior.
Therefore, who’s interest are the police and the warrior to serve and protect? If these are possessed of tunnel-vision and by necessity of the job this must be, they will serve and protect; the amassers of wealth, the charismatic politician, controlled by the educated elitist, who sit in positions of management or on the boards of corporate America. Ignorance seems to be the curse of the masses and their ultimate subjugation.
And the warrior and the strong man, no more than minionized pawns an instrument of destruction utilized by and for the educated elitist are honored as glory bound heroes.
Posted by: Russell | Mar 15, 2008 1:52:49 PM
And how dare we question or criticize this honor?
Posted by: Russell | Mar 15, 2008 1:59:58 PM
ratemycop.com now redirects to a loving family dollhouse site. Of interesting note is that the domain registration of ratemycop.com and ratemycop.net are to a private llc now. Also of note is the lack of content on the dollhouse site. It says its selling things but that those things are "coming soon". Also it quotes your ip address back to you. This is all very very disconcerting and somone needs to report this to wired or other news agencies and let them use there resources to delve into it. Offhandedly the conspiracy theorist in me wants to say that somone completely unlisted the domain from dns's(don't laugh godaddy actually did this before after a complaint). And then it was reacquired by someone who was angered by the site (probably law enforcement) and a fake site was put up for misdirection purposes.
Posted by: Marvin | Mar 15, 2008 3:01:20 PM
it appears to be up and going on google http://ratemycop.com/
Posted by: Joedirt | Mar 15, 2008 3:39:35 PM
sam, thanx for responding, SEMPRE FI. i also have made mistakes of my own, but i believe it keeps me grounded in this line of work, unfortunately extreme liability does force your hand very often. people think ,for example, that dashboard cameras are their to help them. the trueth is it makes it very hard now for a cop to give you a break becuase now everything is being taped. training is overated. most problems are solved by pulling a rabbit out of a hat, and then someone gives a press release talking about great training. in fact, i know every time a cop am decribed as a product of "intense training"he or she just thinks to them selves, "if they only knew". "GODSPEED" do you really think that posting a cops name and address is going to compell them to "serve and protect". i don't know about you, but i wouldn't be looking to make any more enemies.
Posted by: william v. | Mar 15, 2008 6:27:52 PM
godaddy stole my domain name and refused to give it back. They said I would have to sue them but can't provide a physical address. Also requests to speak to their legal counsel have been repeatedly denied. Talk about a shitty company....
Posted by: mr bigglesworth | Mar 15, 2008 8:07:29 PM
WilliamV, I do not necessarily think names of police officers should be printed, But look at the other side of this, Police officers have to be totaly objective in their attitudes when it comes to being effective in their duties. I beleive the vast majority of officers are un-fairly paying for the bad deeds of the few. From a citizens point of view. The constitution dictates You defend our country from all enimies forein and domestic,As I stated earlier if Good officers look the other way and do not agresively prosecute officers who are breaking the law, We as citizens feel let down by your whole group and it becomes hard to trust any officers. I really do not think most people hate cops, I think many of us are afraid or uncomfortable with all the stories we read about. and become frustrated because there apears to be a double standard. Good luck I hope you and some of your partners stand up and fight for what you have worked so hard for. If you police yourselves a little better most people would rather beleive in what your there for, Then these type of web sites would not be needed.
Posted by: Sam | Mar 16, 2008 12:33:28 AM
Anonymous comments about police people doesnt do any good. If the comment posters on the cop site are authenticated then its another story, otherwise its all anonymous mud slinging.
Posted by: abc | Mar 16, 2008 7:27:44 AM
SAM, when cops are caught behaving like criminals, they are prosecuted. those are the ones you often read about. the reason people think police bad behavior is eppademic is becuase when a cop commits a crime, the news often does't single him out . they only single out "good cops" as if they were working around nothing but bad ones. the bad cop is portrayed as one of the rest. what people think is inappropriate behavior from a cop isn't always the case. the problem there is that to understand you would need a crash course in department proceedures, law, attorney general guildlines and personal experience. no mystery " the trick of the trade" like your job. i don't mind this web site either as long as personal info. is not included. i'm sure that you would find alot of people using it the way it was intended. but i still think most people would be just axe-grinders, aggitaters,comedians,or lunitics. i would probably find it very enjoyable.
Posted by: william v | Mar 16, 2008 8:34:58 AM
This is an outrage. Not only is GoDaddy violating our First Amendment Rights but the cops are simply hiding behind some fake claim that they are all undercover. Most cops are beat cops. Beat cops are the ones beating the hell out of people for no reason. IF THE COPS HAD NOTHING TO HIDE THEY WOULDN'T CARE...IF THEY ACTUALLY SERVED AND PROTECTED THEY WOULD EMBRACE THIS SITE.
Posted by: Pissed | Mar 16, 2008 11:01:06 AM
RUSSELL - I was encouraged to observe that your remarks indicate that there are perhaps some posting on this commentary thread that have some verifiable education.
REGARDING your comments about SOCRATES, - PLATO and ARISTOTLE: SOCRATES was indeed one of the most intrepid Hellene warriors. During the war with Sparta (at a battle beginning with the letter O, A or B - I believe ) he was awarded the prize for valor but he asked that it be given to Alcibiades -because he thought that Al(k)ibiades had actually been more effectively brave than he had.
REGARDING ALEXANDER the Great(and Macedonian) - his tutor was actually ARISTOTLE the pupil of PLATO. The best Source for the history of the Greek democracy during the time it existed (480 to 400 BC) - is Will Durant's account "THE LIFE OF GREECE" ; which is Vol. 2 , of the most comprehensive history of the world, compiled and written by the Durant's : "THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION".
REGARDING THE TOUGHNESS OF THESE PSEUDO POLICE OFFICERS commenting on here who attempt to justify 3 OR 4 of them BEATING and BATTERING to bone damage violaters that they have down and already disarmed - NONE of these Weasel Swine are either Brave, Tough or Honorable.
HOW DO I KNOW THIS ??
I have had a life in contact with brave men and have my own experience with combat.
MY PROFESSION: US Merchant Marine Master(captain)
HISTORY: Light Heavyweight Goldon Gloves Qtr Finalist SubNovice Division in NY in the 50s
Drafted into the army during the Vietnam War.
After the war had several knife fights which I was lucky enough to
win without having to seriously injure the other party.
As a high school senior I fought 4 'tough guys' at once - and lost suffering head injuries from kicks.(I had agreed to fight 2 of them at once - but LIKE TYPICAL WANNA BE COPS all four Ganged in on me - and when on the ground kicked my head around until they thought the amount of blood would get them in serious trouble. Perhaps a couple of them later became Cops - it was the kind of thing a lot of cops have been videod doing. We still remember Rodney King.)
In those days I could overhead slow standing press 200 lbs - which is not too bad even today if it is a strict overhead press.
I worked my way up to captain in the merchant marine from Ordinay Seamen certainly encountering more 'tough guys' than these cops have ever seen. Most of them didn't have guns - but a few of them did.
So I know more about 'toughness' than many of the Police and certainly more than the beating-Cop type Weasels posting on here. And without going into the details - I have seen people that I was close to with their brains blown out on the floor by a gun. I probably have seen more blood, death and danger than many Police.
NO RESPECT IS DUE THESE GANG-UP ON THE PRISONER BEATING COWARD COPS. THEY ARE THE SAME AS THE POSSIBLE SCUM THEY ARE BEATING.
But these Lying Animals are EXACTLY the kind of Cops that the Rich who rule this country want to have as Cops - hoping these Sadistic mindless types will put so much fear into the Law Abiding public that they will be afraid to criticize the wrong doing of cops or the Politicians that the Cops Work For.
THIS IS WHY THEY ARE TOLERATED - not because they want to help or defend anybody. AND YET INSPITE OF THIS; SOME POLICEMEN ARE VERY FINE BRAVE MEN - THE FAILING OF THE FINE POLICE THAT I MENTION IS THAT EVEN MOST OF THEM WON'T TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CROOKED ONES AND SADISTIC ONES IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS.
Posted by: SPARTACUS | Mar 16, 2008 12:26:40 PM
If there is going to be a site that rates cops, then I think the person giving the good or bad reviews should have to post their full names and addresses. There's got to be some type of accountability coming from the person who is making the review! If that's not possible, then legislation atleast needs to create a law that requires the hosting site to capture IP addresses!
Posted by: Brian | Mar 16, 2008 1:13:45 PM
Godaddy is a joke! Anyone who uses them for a hosting solution deserves what they get.
Posted by: Dave | Mar 16, 2008 1:15:13 PM
I am in total agreement with the above comment. There should be some sort of accountability when it comes to rating an officer. People have their own interpretation when it comes to law enforcement and what the laws are.
Granted, the information is public, but this is just one huge place on where to find it period. Look at all of the lude comments that have negative comments towards police officers. It's insane. It also puts the police officer's family in danger as well.
Everyone thinks the cops are so terrible and corrupt and out to get them. Then why use them? Why do you call them if you already know that they're not going to do their job? It can't be both ways ya know!
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/651775/to_serve_protect_rate_my_cop_offers.html
Posted by: | Mar 16, 2008 1:18:03 PM
WilliamV, I don't profess to know all the workings of police department procedure, I do have several law enforcement officers in my extended family and have witnessed first hand stories from them of police misconduct rising to the level of criminal activity, two of these officers are very good and honorable, one is not!!! The two good one are very aware of the criminal behavior of the bad one but do not dare break the code of silance for fear of retribution from their fellow officers. So I ask what constitutes being caught and procecuted the level of effort at least in our area of the country to do this is damn near immpossible to accomplish. If you have the time look up the sacramento bee archives just focusing on the last three years regarding the sacramento sheriff, You will see corruption, brutality, civil rights violations, sexual mis-conduct including phone, phisical and lesbian sex between jail deputies and inmates. I am not an expert but am looking at this the most objectively as I can. from layman's perspective, In our city, It is clear to many of us. We have a lot to worry about. It's really too bad because speaking for myself, The vast majority of officers are getting a bum rap.
Posted by: Sam | Mar 16, 2008 2:48:39 PM
WTF Loving Family Dollhouses?
The site www.ratemycop.com comes up as loving family dollhouses... what's up with that??
Posted by: Gaspard Leon | Mar 16, 2008 6:30:30 PM
SPARTACUS, you are correct. Aristotle was the tutor, careless of me, it has been a while, hasty cognitive evocation, or spinning off the top of my head has rendered my lucubration slipshod, forgive me. Sounds as if your life has been filled with adventure, perhaps you should consider a rough draft and a publisher.
Posted by: Russell | Mar 16, 2008 6:49:42 PM
I was beaten up in 2000 by three people. The adult female grabbed hold of my wrists and I tried to get out of her hold.
Somehow, my co-worker (who had his back to us) and my manager (who has out of view inside a different room) said that I made first contact.
Guess what, I was taken as the offender and arrested. I did not know that I was under arrest since I was not given my rights or a simple "Hey, you are under arrest." I was charged with assualt and battery. The cop forgot to take my statement because we were chatting about why he stopped being a gym teacher to being a cop. The radio dispatcher told him that his wife called about lunch.
Everytime I point out that my being the victim is ignored and somehow given the excuse "the judge had enough cause to make his decision of my guilt.
Officer Mark B---- needs to be fired!
These are true statements!
Posted by: Tammy | Mar 16, 2008 6:54:31 PM
SAM, you're in Sacramento,wow, i've never been into computers until about two weeks ago, i'm a novist and talking to some one so far away is new to me. i'm not familiar with Sacramento news i'm in N.J. JUST OUTSIDE OF N.Y.C. i didn't mean to imply that you profess to know the, i was just illistrating a point. you will never see a perfectly clean police department, like you will never see a perfectly clean society. bad cops get caught . like some criminals it sometimes takes awhile. i think that the fact that you read it in the papers shows that action is being taken. it really should make people more comfortable. every occupation has it's bad employees and people who aren't right for the job. the trueth is i'd hate to know how many shortorder cooks spit in my food just becuase i'm a cop, but that don't sway me from the occasional greasy spoon. those people always get there's. and they are as much a problem for me as they are for you. i do also appreciate the bumb rap comment.
Posted by: william v. | Mar 16, 2008 9:01:18 PM
WilliamV., I didn't feel insulted or feel you implied anything negative towards me. I do my best to understand things from both sides on all issues. Maybe as you get more expereince on the computer you can get your department to set up a site where people can talk one on one with cops to help remind them most of you guys are just people like the rest of us and help you guys see things from our point of view. possibly helping you to know your efforts are apreciated. Nothing too official just people talking. hopefully you won't get too many whack jobs. i'm sure there are a lot of people that would enjoy knowing you guys live and breath the same as us. it might help.
Posted by: Sam | Mar 16, 2008 10:36:15 PM
i agree that some cops forget who they once were after becoming cops. i also agree that it would help both sides to have a open line of communication of this type where you can really say what's on your mind would be good. i don't know if that would ever happen, but i think that you would find that we are mostly guys that woory about the same things that you do.
Posted by: william v | Mar 18, 2008 11:44:06 AM
I feel the need to make a comment to people saying that if you are anti-police then you obviously are doing something wrong...please shove those comments up where they belong...and you know where...because let's face it, that logic can also be turned around to the police. Many people on this board have stated it...but don't put police officers on a pedestal from the "citizens" Because the truth is that a badge isn't a magical badge that allows you to never have to follow laws. In Fact, it is a magical badge that says you should DEFINITELY be following laws of our country. To be honest, if they break the law they really should be penalized with bigger punishments, because they really should know better.
Posted by: Law Abiding Citizen | Mar 18, 2008 6:59:35 PM
This website is long overdue.
Our infrastructure as a country was built on checks and balances. At the very least this website allows the public a chance or direct line with the upper management who for years has ignored the public complaints on their officers and their wrong doings.
Why is it that you can't log on to a police department's website and leave an anonymous complaints, or even create a login name and leave a complaint. Why must citizen's have to meet the officer's supervisor on person or have to go make a report at their IA office.
If police department really want honest police officers then they should have facilitated the citizens a way to voice their opinions.
RATEMYCOP, I thank you for your service to the citiznes of these United States of America. Where we still have right!
Posted by: mikecox | Mar 18, 2008 8:40:43 PM
THE WILLIAM V police officer posting on here sounds like the officer that we would all like to have in our cities or towns - and the kind of person that is doing what he is doing because he has genuinely noble intentions (among other things as well - like the rest of us of course).
He's probably been in some dangerous situations - and understandably objects to police being criticized or villified as a general group.
It may be the most of all the collegues that William V works with in his station or unit - are also for the most part truthful, sincere and care for the citizens of this country irrespective of whether they are influential, education or have wealth.
What the controversy seems to be ON THIS THREAD IS , not so much whether the citizens police protect, regulate, defend and arrest have a right to post their evaluations of them [ THIS ORIGINAL SUBJECT seems to have been superceded here] BUT rather What Percentage of Police are well disciplined in courtesy to citizens EVEN WHEN THEY ARE DETAINING THEM FOR Violations or Arresting them for felonies.
As long as there remain some intelligent courteous cops such as William V seems to be - the fact and the legend of the Upright disciplined police officer will endure. We need more "Blue knights", not more 'Blue headbanger goons'.
But if William V's police collegues percentage numbers, become too few in this country- so that we have a Preponderance of cops in a force - such as can be seen on Youtube as the meeting of the Florida police who laughed and giggled about shooting a Iraq War protesting women with a rubber bullet in the head through her sign - Resentment against police will grow until a war develops between the police and the working and lower income people.
THIS IS THE VIDEO OF IT IF IT'S STIL UP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxtEggVqhyY
This is a shorter version of the same rubber bullet in the face hit, I believe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAKebaxEMoI
I don't believe William V would make any excuses for these animals - but THEY, the WHOLE GROUP of them are those who ruin the reputation of the police in this country.
Let me know what you think - Anybody.
With good wishes, 'Spartacus'
RUSSELL - Thanks for your response, - when I have time I will post a Safe Email on here so we can get in touch.
Posted by: Spartacus | Mar 19, 2008 2:29:04 AM
IF HONEST, BRAVE POLICE DON'T EXPOSE AND KICK OUT LYING HOMICIDAL POLICE; IF POLICE CONTINUE TO LIE ABOUT WHAT IS CLEARLY ON THE TAPES - THAT THEY OFTEN DON'T KNOW ARE RECORDINTNG THEM - THEN
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE OF A GROWING HATRED OF ALL POLICE.
IT'S UP TO THE COURAGEOUS POLICE ON THE FORCE TO COLLAR AND ARREST ANY ONE ON THE FORCE WHO IS SECRETLY AN UNINTELLIGENT HOMICIDAL ANIMAL TYPE WHO HURTS OR KILLS THE PUBLIC WITHOUT AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY TO DO SO:
HERE'S YOUR PROOF:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMd_NCMETp4
A guy who is merely watching a fight in a Chicago subway IS killed by a cop who thought he'd break up that fight but was so frightened that he killed the Onlooker who was explaining the fight to him.
AFTER KILLING THE MAN - THE COP LIED TO EVERYBODY ABOUT IT - AND SO DID SOME OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OF COURSE THE POLICE KEEP TELLING US THAT THE 'PUBLIC' IS NOT FIT TO UNDERSTAND - VOICE RECORDINGS AND VIDEO RECORDINGS....AND THAT THE PUBLIC MUST ACCEPT ANY EXPLANATION THAT THE POLICE GIVE .....EVEN WHEN THE VIDEO SHOWS THAN THEY ARE LYING.
THIS HAS TO STOP - OR NO ONE WILL TRUST THE POLICE.
Posted by: SPARTACUS | Mar 19, 2008 3:02:29 AM
I believe the responsibilty for a large portion of the problem of police abuses can be blamed on the police unions, who spend more time protecting the many "bad apples" from any accountibility than they do getting better working conditions for the few honest cops left. Unions are wonderful organizations when used to help workers and terrible ones when used to protect the guilty.
Posted by: James | Mar 21, 2008 4:54:29 AM
There is a nigger and a spic in a car, who's driving?
The cop.
Posted by: Rodney | Mar 21, 2008 10:45:35 PM
Rodney, Is clearly trying to get attention from us that he could not get from his mother , Who was probably giving blowjobs to other racicts in some back alley.
Its clear to me Rodney wants to bait people to be angry so he can get excited enough to play with his little dick late at night after a long day of tough talk and bulling people smaller than him. After reading other comments by Rodney it's clear he is a legend in his own mind. WE pity you get some help.
Posted by: Sam | Mar 22, 2008 7:05:31 AM
'SAM' ,
Every intelligently sane person objects to racist remarks.
However when 2 people WORKING TOGETHER or 1 person PRETENDING TO BE 2 PEOPLE wants to DISRUPT and Destroy a discussion on the NET that begins to uncover the TRUTH about something in society - that the 'HANDLERS' these TWO PRETENDERS don't want people to know - - -
- - - then the 2nd of these 2 PRETENDERS 'objects' to a racist remark of the 1st of these TROLL INFLAMERS with the FOULEST and most DISGUSTING Language in order to DISRUPT and Destroy the discussion thread that is truthfully bringing something to light: Such as there are some very decent cops who really object to the animal sadist cops they have to work with.
Your post on here is on an even lower level than 'Rodney's' - but I guess that was your intention - To bring this discussion down to the lowest level that you can - So that you CAN STOP PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT GOOD POLICE AND CRIMINAL POLICE AND DESTROY THIS DISCUSSION BY MAKING IT A FOUL LANGUAGE CONTEST.
If any intelligent people are still reading and posting on here - I ask and suggest that we ignore the posts of people like these - and continue the intelligent discussion among ourselves.
DON'T LET THE FOUL-MOUTH AND THE RACIST TYPES TAKE OVER THIS DISCUSSION.
Posted by: SPARTACUS | Mar 22, 2008 4:21:46 PM
Lighten up Francis, tis a simple joke
Posted by: Rodney | Mar 22, 2008 8:26:12 PM
Sparttacus- You are right I was being foul, I was attempting to put things in language that Rodney understands, AS for my comment being lower than Rodney's racist, inflamatory & ignorant statement, I would have to think you are not as sensative to people of color as you are to a little foul language. From reading your previous statements it is clear you like to hear yourself talk. Don't asume to know me. I have had 1st. hand dealings with police brutality. Four officers nearly killed my youngest son last year and stacked multiple charges on him to cover the severe beating he suffered from these people and as much as I would like to see these cowards be prosecuted. I am very aware the majority of law enforcement is trying to do the right thing. WE live in a world of foul language, racisim, violence and many other bad and wonderful things. This is not your thread, This is america, I served my country and earned the right to use any language I want. I am sorry for you, You are sooo sensative. Foul language and an opionon from a little pompos prick like you is not an indicater of one's inteligence. The discussion goes on.
Posted by: Sam | Mar 23, 2008 12:40:20 AM
It's sad to think that adults cannot communicate with each other in plain english without all of the foul language! Just another sign of the decaying American Society. The bottom line is this: Law Enforcement Officers are human and there are good and bad. If there is nothing to hide, the good ones should have no problem with the website and the bad ones, well who cares? Get rid of them.
Posted by: Gary/Tulsa, Ok. | Mar 24, 2008 2:19:12 PM
GARY,
Right - but there aren't enough people like you in this this decade of society - and there aren't enough people like you posting on the NET.
ONE UNFORTUNATE BUT TRUE FACT THAT HAS NOT BEEN MENTIONED ON HERE, THOUGHT::
In any dictatorship, in the countries ruled by corrupt Juntas, In ALL countries were the Revolutionaries are the Just ones and the Freedom Fighters - Such as the American Revolution, Such as the Mexican Revolution - Such as the French Revolution , the Russian Revolution and then in the torturing Pseudo dictatorships like Argentina of the 1970's - the demonstators and reporters beaten-up at the Democratic Convention in Chicago in the 1970's
.....In all these regimes - It's Always the POLICE who serve and Repress and torture and Kill for the corrupt governments - in All corrupt dictatorships and Governments controlled by the Rich it is Always the POLICE and the ARMY that have no morals about WHO they serve and so they Kill and torture the People who are demonstrating against injustices.
The police are generally on the side of POWER whether that power is corrupt and unjust or not.
WE NEED POLICE WHO THINK FOR THEMSELVES AND KNOW WHEN TO SIDE WITH THE PEOPLE.
Posted by: SPARTACUS | Mar 24, 2008 11:06:51 PM
The vast majority of police and at least people I served with in THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORP Serve this DEMORACY to give people the right to exercise all of their rights including their First Amendment RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH. This is what enables people like all of you to dicuss problems like this. It does not do anyone any good to offer conspiracy theories or be un-patriotic although many of us fought and died to preserve this right.
The police in many instances are out of control and will continue to be as long as we sit in our comfortable little computer stations and bitch and grown about our country in our safe and cozy little enviorment all the while letting other people fight the fight for change. If any of you out there really beleive any of what is being discussed here. GET UP call your congressman ( everyday if necessary ) pick up a video camera. vote out sheriff's and local political leaders that are not working for you. Follow the example's of generations before you, Who actually put there butt on the line for those of us that followed.
Posted by: Sam, sacramento, ca. | Mar 25, 2008 7:16:11 PM
I personally take issue with posters like "kab", who think that the rest of us are so ignorant that we can't separate a "rant" from a real travesty of justice.
I know the law, and I know what a whiner looks like, and I don't need people like "kab" deciding what I have the intelligence to read and understand.
Mind your own business, I'll make my mind up about the contents of what I encounter in these blogs as I see fit.
Besides,there are plenty of cops who lie, so what's the difference? This isn't testimony under oath anyway---it's just a BLOG, so get over the dramatics already...
Posted by: sixpack | Mar 26, 2008 2:10:35 AM
fuck you sam
Posted by: ace | Mar 27, 2008 10:13:51 AM
rodney is probably the most intelligemt one on this site. he makes comments and sucks all you dumbasses right in. how do you know he's even a cop? besides, accusing him of sucking dicks, is a comment that i thought all you leftwing, revolutionary, malcontents, were tolerent of others. i guess the gays don,t count to you sam. spartacus was gay, bet you didn't know that though, maybe now would be a good time to appoligize to him. stop complaining about a government that most americans still believe in. and most of those americans btw were the hippies of the sixties only they have grown up and now see the trueth.
Posted by: ace | Mar 27, 2008 10:26:00 AM
sixpack, the problem with people like you is that you think you know the law but all you know are reruns of "law and order" the trueth is that's what makes you sound so stupid. cops lie? people lie to the cops all the time , even when they don"t even have to. have ever taken a simple accident report? no. you probably have given a statement in though, and you fuckin lied. two cars crash at an intersection but both drivers say they had the green light well somebody's full of shit. rutine police work that is. how about the shootings, rapes, kidnappings, robberies, murders, etc. that occer in front of dozens of onlookers but then when you aski nobody knows nothing. go blog about something you understand.
Posted by: ace | Mar 27, 2008 10:44:07 AM
Ace, Thank you for wishing me to be fucked, I do prefer women, Sounds like you and Rodney can get something going though. I don't belive I owe you guys an apology because your gay. I don't care one way or another what your preference is. If you read what I said while you were day dreaming about Rodney you will see I said quit bitching and put your ass on the line instead of your mouth for what you beleive. I do and millions of others before and now do. That truly love this country. When something is broke you fix it. You don't cry like a pussy and let someone else do it for you.
SEMPER FI - Dumb Ass
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Posted by: John C | Mar 27, 2008 9:35:58 PM
just becuase me and rodney might take turns fucking you in the ass, doesn't mean we're gay. aleast the criminals in prison don't acknowledge the pitcher as a fag. these gay comments though, tell alot about you. either you like the conversation and you're the one playing with his little dick, or you just have no answer to the blogs i made on the real issue at hand. the trueth is that you only attack the police becuase you know that you don't have to fear them. you and all like you are the cowards. so some cops ain't real nice guys, so what niether is the typical supermarket cashier. you want truth, then start telling the truth yourself. all i read here is boohoo for the gangster and that they are the victims of thug cops. it's people like you that take the long way home when you can just take a short cut through gangland. that's right moma didn't raise no fools. you try to appaer like you give all people a fair shake and you prove it by verbally attacking the police, and branding them as nothing but racists gonn who possess deep issues of inadaquacy but the fact is that you would buy a house in a neighborhood full of the most crooked cops any day before before a neighborhood of blacks. you fool nobody. i know deep inside that you appreciate us and that my job is to protect the week, i won't hold it against you. don't worry about the gangsters, what snoop dog don't tell you is that there are no gangs in his nieghborhood. as far as the gangsters are concerned they know who they can trust, where i work 90% of the calls come from the ghetto. so quit before you start to believe your own bullshit.
Posted by: ace | Mar 28, 2008 10:36:58 AM
Cops are people and are not special. IF they do wrong they should be reported. I say hang them all.
Posted by: Doug | Mar 28, 2008 3:14:30 PM
Ace, Remember you are the one that brought up the fag stuff and your sweet little Rodney brought up the racist remarks, not I - It is obvious you can not read or you would have noticed I was not bashing good cops or our country. Everyone knows it only takes a high school diploma or a G.E.D. to be a police officer, The better officers I have met go the extra step and obtain higher education and are very proffesional and confident enough to do their jobs without fear. These guys people with intelligence apreciate.
Your attempt to insult me is amusing - I wouldn't expect someone with your obvious low self esteem and utter lack of understanding of self respect to begin to understand what people are talking about here. I've met a lot of guys like you and Rodney, What makes you dangerous is your ignorance and fear of those around you. Police or not, With out your badge man to man - no back up you ain't shit. Go to re-hab or get some counseling you may be a better person for it. And please try to follow the thread and keep up, Looks like you are answering two or three people at once, Try again sober.
Posted by: Sam, Sacramento | Mar 28, 2008 6:40:25 PM
Ace. One more point - I was raised in a neighborhood 95% black, One of only two white familys. The vast majority of these people were law abiding, hard working family's, Which I was proud to know many of them As I said numerous times Most police officers in my expereince are professional and honest. It is people like you and Rodney that are a ugly stain on our society. My only real problem with law enforcement is Most of the good cops are getting a bad rap from the actions of the little twisted cops that can't spell constitutional rights let alone understand them. I do not fear cops because I do not fear other men. I have been around them for a lot of my life and understand they are as different from one another as any other group of men. If they break the law they should be punished if they do good they should be rewarded. Is this too deep for you.
Are you by chance a little man?? Do you have a Napolean complex?? If you are law enforcement My heart goes out to the unlucky citizens in your town.
Posted by: Sam, Sacramento | Mar 28, 2008 6:58:23 PM
I was an innocent person. The head of a police department set me up for my business insurance policy. That's whey I found out that the Justice department is good at helping police out of a sticky situation and ignoring everyone's rights.
I also found out that the United Nations has a task force for the Police Departments in the United States for " Crimes against Humanity". Please reprot if you have a problem!!!! Tell everyone.Your not supposed to know!
Also , I found out that citizen rivue boards across the country were voted down. Why? Becuase you didn't know about it! You were never given the chance to know.
The police arn't afraid of being tracked down. They are afraid of being found out for thier dirty deeds. I also found out that( some) police are hired because they did something illegal. That way they won't rat out their buddies...This is called the Blue Wall...
RateMyCop.com is what the citizens of the United Stated need. There is so much police abuse, so much falsifying of police documents, so much lying under oath, so much " BLUE WALL". And I want to say one more thing to the corrupt police...just becuase you cover up for a buddy " BLUE WALL", DON'T MEAN YOU ARE INNOCENT! Let me say this another way...Whey you cover up for a Bud .." Blue Wall" your as guilty as the person you are covering up for and deserve to go to prison. You violated the Citizen's of the United States trust.
Dear Government, the citizens of the United States are tired of abusive, sadistic police. They no longer protect and serve. There are self serving and abusive. I'm so glad that you can see how everyone feels. Oh sure, you will put a spin on this site. But there will be a time whey the internet will be flooded with this type of sites. This is a HUGE symptom of YOU not serving the people! It's become a disease. All you hear about is police corruption. Isn't it funny how so much of it is kept secret. And yet nothing happens to these guys. Isn't that called organized crime. You bet it is. Everyone please get familiar with (1) Citizen riview boards...(UNITED NATIONS CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY)...(3)RICO LAW.....WHO ACTUALY UPHOLDS THE LAW..IT SURE ISN'T THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. The guys that went after my insurance police got away with over 1 million dollars, even after there were many confessions. Yours so truly Alphy
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Posted by: drNoh | Mar 29, 2008 10:24:47 AM
sam, you rate a cop by his level of accidemic achievment. that's funny. the street don't care about college. the college cop usually isn't better, they just think they deserve better becuase they went to college. therefor not doing their time on the street like us dumb guys. they never give you one day of service becuase they're too busy giving it to themselves. they are the ones that sit on top and corrupt the system. but while you attempt to belittle me becuase you assume i'm not college educated, why are marines like you always exempt? all you need is a g.e.d there too. i guess you maybe one of the few but just not too proud. be sure to tell the riflemen on the front lines in iraq that maybe with a college education he'd do a better job serving our country. we won't get into the kind of punching bag we can make out of the milatary if view through the same scope you view the police. btw you don't think i really believe the domographics of the nieghborhood you grew up in do you? but if it is true, how many are in your neighborhood now?
Posted by: ace | Mar 29, 2008 11:17:32 AM
Ace. I don't really care what you think. You can't dis-respect me if I do't value your opinion. It is true I lived in a very bad neighborhood, But it was the few that made it bad not the majority. The majority always suffers when they alow the few to get away with their crap.
It is documented and true I was shot and stabbed several times before I was 22 years old. I did graduate from high pretty much the same as any other cop or seviceman would do, THE IMPORTANT THING HERE IS I LIVED UP TO MY OATH. And to this day I still try to live right whether I believe in all of the laws or not.
Because your job is rough does not excuse you to be a scumbag. I have law enforcement in my family and not one of them would agree that you are entitled to break the law, judge people or violate a persons rights.
ANY EXCUSE YOU HAVE FOR YOUR BAD BEHAVIOR IS JUST THAT, AN EXCUSE.
If you can not command respect no one will listen to your demands for respect. Your tough talk and bullshit don't impress no one, You are the kind of officer you choose to be. Its up to you to be honorable or a shitbag. You knew from the academy what you were getting into before you gave your oath to uphold the constitution and the laws of our land. Giving less than that makes you crap, regardless of the dangers and pressures of the job you still have the choice of quiting. No one should be that scared to go to work.
I do not rate any one especialy cops by their education- I RATE THEM BY THEIR INTEGRITY, HONOR AND THE MANNER TO WHICH THEY ACCEPT RESPONCEABILITY. You are what you want to be.
Posted by: Sam, Sacramento | Mar 29, 2008 6:53:46 PM
sam i am, you already rated me and all cops by their level of education, don't deny it now. i've made no exuses to you for anything. you gang up with people who have made suggestions like hanging all cops, and talk about some pathetic uprising from your chair and you expect me to whisper you sweat nothings. no chance. you call me a scumbag and question how true i am to the oath i took bacuase i find you disagreeable. you classify me as rogue cop with ever seeing me at work. i'm not here to convince you or any one of anything. that would be impossible, becuase YOU are the one who does the very things you accuse the cops of. you first let on to be so educated, and then you come out with this high school diploma shit just to prove a point,"tough talk"?i don't believe in it between two people who know they eill never meet. "bullshit" nothing i've said here is that your story about being shot and stabbed "several times" however is at the very least suspect. hell, were you ever really in the marines? who are you really? your story changes more that the length of your nose there, pinocio. btw, i didn't say your nieghborhood was bad becuase it was black you did, and you think you can call any one a racist. you are in no position to judge me. you have resorted to attacks on my manhood and sexuality to show your contempt for me becuase i'm a cop and now you've resorted to lies. you don't care about what i think you say but i got you going by simply saying fuck you over a week ago. if you can't handle that, then i'm afraid you don't qualify to judge cops.
Posted by: ace | Mar 30, 2008 9:08:20 AM
Wow, Ace- you really need to look at what you've written over the last week. The very point of this thread is ratemycop.com, You and Rodney at the very least prove beyond a doubt why this site is badly needed. NEVER once did I accuse all cops of being like you, Never did I get upset about anything spewed from your mouth, I simply do not value your opinion. I was however trying to make a point to other more intelligent folks reading this, Point being, With people like you and rodney out there, possibly being law enforcement there is a great need for weeding you out so real dedicated police can do there job and be respected for the great work they do. When you are sober read what you wrote regarding black neighborhoods, See if you are bright enough to figure out who said what.
I do not have contempt for you because you are a cop, I have contempt and disgust for you because it is clesr to me you are a racist and a bully and it is people like you that give good police officers a bad name. Its easy to claim your job is rough when you are beating up junkies and drunks. Do something tough like be a decent person or try to be a good husband and father your family and community can be proud of.
As far as you saying fuck you to me, So what thats what ignorant people resort to when they have notthing real to say.
I would like you to know something about the Marine Corps, All Marines regardless of their M.O.S. or rank are riflemen first and foremost, We all are grunts first and are expected to be deployed anywhere in the world within 48 hours. It really is too bad we are just talking on the computer, But like I said man to man no badge, no back up you ain't shit and you know it.
Any way ratemycop.com is up and running so I will be spending my time there, I hope and pray your ignorance and hatred does'nt get one of the good guys killed. Hopefully you will be found out before too many other people's rights have been violated.
Posted by: Sam, Sacramento | Mar 30, 2008 6:22:47 PM
The posts have been entertaining. I appreciate people expressing their true feelings. I am just glad to see this site back on the web because there are a lot of cops out there who are above the law. Boycott GoDaddy, and do business with whoever is hosting this site!
Posted by: Archibald Barisol | Mar 30, 2008 9:43:54 PM
as usual dodging the comments i've made, sam i am. why don't you make up some more bullshit about your past and try to sell it to some more intelligent califorians such as nyourself, the home of the far left, always complaining about the way someone else does there job. btw, didn't you say that you were only a high school graduate? have you rewriiten your life story again? listen my friend, you are the one who answered me by saying that your nieghborhood growing up was 95% black. when i didn't believe it, you try to convince me by telling me that you had been shot and stabbed. maybe you're really not racist i don't know. as far as beating any one up, that is your sad little way of trying destroy my credibility becuase i don't agree with you. it must be sad having to hide behind a computer and making up bullshit to appear as if you know about something. your act is boring me already. and btw sam i am, cops are "deployed" at a moments notice not 48 hours. would you like some green eggs and ham?
Posted by: ace | Mar 31, 2008 9:02:21 AM
You obviously don't know crap about california, There are over 30 million people here from all walks of life. With all types of beliefs and concerns, From the far left to the far right, Proving my past to you is unimportant because you can't even keep track of yoour own bullshit, I never once said I was only a High School Graduate, I said a person only needs a High School diploma to be a cop. A little person such as yourself can hardley commprehend how real people with chaacter and integrity live. You think people should respect you because you wear a badge, The honor that comes with your badge I am sure was won by other cops who have courage, Not someone such as yourself you thinks he can beat someone into respecting them, All that does is create fear, hatred and loathing, You agreeing with me or not has nothing to do with crediability you loose that with your racist, ignorant statements, I am sure you do not know this, Respect and Credibility is earned.
As far as my life personaly, If you are ever in California, Out of your jurisdiction, Just between private citizens I would be more than happy to share my life story with you.
You never answered my question. Are you by chance a little man,?? Do you need to prove something to get over your daily fear on the streets??
Once again your comments prove you ain't shit, You continue to show the world why there is an overwelming need for ratemycop.com
GET A CLUE< GET A LIFE.
Posted by: Sam, Sacramento | Mar 31, 2008 10:48:35 AM
sam, i'll meet you half way. how does south dakota sound? it's predominently white that way you don't worry about getting shot or stabbed again. but seriously, i don't wanna fight with you anymore. we don't even know anything about eachother to be attacking one another like this. if you read my blogs again i never actually disclosed any personal info. and between us ace isn't my real name. you on the other hand are so full of shit that there's no way of telling what your deal is. what i am starting to see is that you don't like little people now either. what did they ever do to you?
Posted by: ace | Mar 31, 2008 4:46:37 PM
Ace, See you on RATEMYCOP.COM
You would be suprised how easy it is to find out who you are and where you are at. Modern tecnology is great. Have a nice life.
Posted by: Sam, Sacramento | Mar 31, 2008 6:14:43 PM
knock yourself out faggot
Posted by: ace | Apr 1, 2008 6:28:32 AM
Why are the police so afraid of transparancey within their departments? How do we change this in a civil way?
Posted by: Gertie | Apr 4, 2008 6:42:32 AM
EXCESSIVE FORCE!I EXPIERENCED IT!I USED TO THINK COPS WERE THERE TO HELP YOU.NOW IM SCARED TO DEATH OF THEM. LITITZ PA POLICE OFFICERS MADE ME FEEL SAFE. MOUNT JOY PA POLICE RUINED MY LIFE! officer JASON SMITH AND SERGEANT IPPOLTTO SHOULD NOT HAVE A BADGE! I was trying to reason with my daughter to come home after being on the streets for 10 months.she left home at age 17 with her so called bf. who took beyond complete advantage of her.OFFICER SMITH suddenly grabbed me by my arm pulling me to the curb.while he was pulling me I screamed please stop your hurting me im disabled atleast 8to 10 times before we got to the curb.then he threw me so hard to the ground,I went into shock from the amount of impact.he called for backup, and then he picked me up off the sidewalk sat me on the curb. I was crying with my head on my hands and my elbows on my knees.I know he realized he hurt me.so he then choked me to the point I couldnt breath,and fealt like I was gonna pass out.I HAVE SEVERAL INJURYS.theres 2 discs in my neck protruding.my middle back I have 3 right central discs herniated.and 2 herniated in my low back.SURGERY WAS RECOMENDED ON MY NECK AND MIDDLE BACK.the doctor is afraid to do sugery because in both ereas it is in the hardest ereas to operate.NOW I HAVE NO LIFE ACCEPT LAYING IN MY BED! I am currently trying to go through painful treatments which dont do much.I know in the end they will have to do surgery.AND ON TOP OF IT IM BEING ACCUSED OF ASSAULT ON A POLICE OFFICER.IM FACING TRIAL SOON.I CAN ONLY PRAY NOW THE JURY WILL SEE THE TRUTH AND THAT THE DOCTOR WILL SOON DO SURGERY. WHEN I PUT MY HAND ON THE BIBLE ATLEAST I KNOW ILL BE TELLING THE TRUTH AND NOTHHING BUT THE TRUTH MAY GOD HELP ME! SINCERLY STEPHANIE DICKEL MOUNT JOY BOROUGH POLICE IN LANCASTER COUNTY PA SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.
Posted by: Stephanie Dickel | Apr 6, 2008 2:38:12 PM
If a police officer conducts himself in the right way what are they so scared of.hopefully some day I can give the police officers a good grade who deserve it or a bad grade if they NEED it.thankfully i have more to give a good grade so far.its long overdue to weed out the bad! sincerly stephanie dickel in lancaster county pa
Posted by: Stephanie Dickel | Apr 6, 2008 3:22:13 PM
it's a good thing your runaway daughter won't get to grade you
Posted by: ace | Apr 10, 2008 12:28:32 PM
Guess the morons demanding the site be "taken down" never bothered to read New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol;=376&invol;=254
Syllabus
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
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376 U.S. 254
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA
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No. 39 Argued: January 6, 1964 --- Decided: March 9, 1964
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Respondent, an elected official in Montgomery, Alabama, brought suit in a state court alleging that he had been libeled by an advertisement in corporate petitioner's newspaper, the text of which appeared over the names of the four individual petitioners and many others. The advertisement included statements, some of which were false, about police action allegedly directed against students who participated in a civil rights demonstration and against a leader of the civil rights movement; respondent claimed the statements referred to him because his duties included supervision of the police department. The trial judge instructed the jury that such statements were "libelous per se," legal injury being implied without proof of actual damages, and that, for the purpose of compensatory damages, malice was presumed, so that such damages could be awarded against petitioners if the statements were found to have been published by them and to have related to respondent. As to punitive damages, the judge instructed that mere negligence was not evidence of actual malice, and would not justify an award of punitive damages; he refused to instruct that actual intent to harm or recklessness had to be found before punitive damages could be awarded, or that a verdict for respondent should differentiate between compensatory and punitive damages. The jury found for respondent, and the State Supreme Court affirmed.
Held: A State cannot, under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, award damages to a public official for defamatory falsehood relating to his official conduct unless he proves "actual malice" -- that the statement was made with knowledge of its falsity or with reckless disregard of whether it was true or false. Pp. 265-292.
(a) Application by state courts of a rule of law, whether statutory or not, to award a judgment in a civil action, is "state action" under the Fourteenth Amendment. P. 265.
(b) Expression does not lose constitutional protection to which it would otherwise be entitled because it appears in the form of a paid advertisement. Pp. 265-266. [p255]
(c) Factual error, content defamatory of official reputation, or both, are insufficient to warrant an award of damages for false statements unless "actual malice" -- knowledge that statements are false or in reckless disregard of the truth -- is alleged and proved. Pp. 279-283.
(d) State court judgment entered upon a general verdict which does not differentiate between punitive damages, as to which, under state law, actual malice must be proved, and general damages, as to which it is "presumed," precludes any determination as to the basis of the verdict, and requires reversal, where presumption of malice is inconsistent with federal constitutional requirements. P. 284.
(e) The evidence was constitutionally insufficient to support the judgment for respondent, since it failed to support a finding that the statements were made with actual malice or that they related to respondent. Pp. 285-292.
Posted by: anonymous | Apr 10, 2008 3:42:57 PM
Cops are public officials.
This is America, we have the Constitutional right to critisize our public officials without fear of retalation. This has been successfully argued at the Supreme Court as exemplified by
NEW YORK TIMES CO. v. SULLIVAN, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
376 U.S. 254
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol;=376&invol;=254
To all the fuzz on this board that are balking about exposure, what you are really concerned about is that your abusive conduct will now be documented online. Can't you just see the really bad ones getting ratemycop rap sheets a mile long and suffering administrative complaints where the online testimony is then used later?
Officer Hector Basurto, vice president of the Latino Police Officers Association is a total coward and a cry-baby.
Serves the pigs right ;)
Posted by: anonymous | Apr 11, 2008 7:57:17 AM
I'm a police officer and I'd like to respond to some things that have been posted here. The department I work for has 12 officers that cover 4200 square miles "yes I said 4200 square miles". There are times when there is only 1 officer on duty so dependig on where the call is, it might take longer than expected to respond. Our agency would prefer to have more officers but can't get the budget approved for more. We do the best we can. I've been a taser instructor for 3 years now and have only had to use it once when a subject tried to assualt myself and 2 other officers with a edged weapon. Out of all the arrest that I have made in the last 4 years I've not had to use force of any kind other than the 1 incident above. I've never seen any of the officer's from MY department use undue force on anyone. As far as honesty goes, I received information about an employee of our deparment that had violated the law and brought the information to my administration. The charges were investigated and handled perfectly. The punishment was more than an average person would have received. And not once did I get chastized by anyone for bringing the information forward. As far as driving fast without using emergency lights, my state doesn't require officers to turn on emergency lights when responding to a call. Many times I've responded to a call running above the speed limit but didn't activate the emergency equipment for security reasons. Personally I wuldn't want to arrive at a domestic violance call and have someone hearing or seeing me coming be standing in front of the home with a firearm waiting for me to drive up into an ambush. If I could point to any one thing that causes problems for most police officers it would be communication skills. I'm not college educated but I believe my communication skills have prevented many physical confrontations with people I've arrested (and in the last 2 years I've arrested more people than any other officer in my department). I'm not bragging about that but I would like to say that in 4 years I've had 2 complaints lodged against me. Both complaits were vigorously investigated by my department. In both cases after viewing the reports, my in car camera video, and interviewing the complaintant I was cleared of any wrong doing. Guess what.. in both cases all I did was make a traffic stop and issued a WARNING citation to the person. No person I've arrested or written a citation to has ever made a complaint. I have no problem personally about a site like this other than security of my family and accountability if the post is slander and false. Any one is welcome to post anything about me they want, pro and con, as long as #1 it doesn't endanger my family with addresses and phone numbers and #2 as long as it's true.
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Posted by: Francisco L | Apr 30, 2008 5:55:06 AM
screw you ace obviously your a person of ignorance with no life.I read alot of your comments and your very childish!you really need a mental health evaluatuon.you are so full of anger.I feel sorry or you.....NOT!
Posted by: Stephanie Dickel | May 4, 2008 3:01:15 PM
Is it a drag order from law-enforcement comm and GoDaddy is enforcer ?
Godaddy, I am totally disagree with your decision to shutdown the site without any notice. It's a bad business practice. Result? I will look for other host services for my sites when account expires in July.
What's going on with the Constitutional Rights ? Is it melting down along the icebergs ? Media has been bad-mouth about CHINA's free-speech, what's about ours ?
Is it THE UNITED OF AMERICA ?
Posted by: | May 10, 2008 8:34:33 AM
don't worry about your free speech, you haven't lost it. china is no U.S.A. you need to be thankful for your rights. you have plenty. what most people forget though is that other people's rights count too, not just your's
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Woohoo. So many people decry the fascism of the US, "Cameras everywhere", they say, "We need to be able to say words that make us feel good!" they say. Cop rating? Yeah, my town's got it. AKA, the coffee shop. Spend a half hour chatting with the good ol' boys, you'll know which cops to watch for, which are very respectable, who's daddy had to pay to keep them on the force, and even which officers keep a clean yard. Yeah, idyllic, I know. But if you want to know your officers, then I recommend actually getting to know your officers. No person can be defined by mere numbers, words, or glimpses--not truly defined.
So, was GoDaddy wrong? Yes. Unless it was an emergency, GoDaddy ought to have contacted the erring party with a reasonable amount of notice--that is only good business, only caring for the customer. It wouldn't be wrong to come to the customer openly and tell them that they're not going to be able to provide ongoing service--that is fair. But not to just drop it suddenly and silently.
Was RateMyCop.com right? It is admirable to know the cops which we live with, and especially in cities with hundreds or even thousands of officers it becomes impossible to know every one personally. RateMyCop had (has!) a beautiful desire, but is a beautiful desire truly good? Truly right? Perhaps there are better ways to handle this--in my town, going down to the coffee shop.
Are the officers right? It is true that a written record of the historic rights and wrongs of a person (when not flavored by a relationship with the person) becomes a broken litmus test--so what if red means that it's acidic, blue means that it's basic? It's only useful if you're not colorblind.
If you want to live in a bigger city, you can complain about the officers all day long, and the officers can take you in all night long. You're anonymous. You're in the dark, in the quiet, behind a mask. If you want to expose the dark secrets of one another, please, disclose your own dark secrets first. You're just as much a member of society as they are.
Posted by: Nate | Jul 19, 2008 9:49:49 AM
There are no complaint boards to go to and the complaint forms only go in the circular file. It's obvious that you never had to file a complaint! Get your head out of your ass and find out what is really going on with corrupt cops!
If you believe you can just "fill out a complaint", I have swamp land in Florida I would like to sell you. You watch too much TV and listen to too much propaganda. Your lazy! Your a modern day programed zombie. You talk such trash. Don't you know what the "BLUE WALL" is. It's the brotherhood of police. It's the putting of a gun in a person's hand they just shot dead. It's the selling of cigarettes for $ 1000.00 a case of cigarettes to inmates. It's the stealing of drugs and money from the evidence room. Oh, and how many times I heard this one....It's the physical and emotional abuse of spouses and children. There is actually an emergency study of the escalating problem of dangerous spousal abuse in the police departments. And how about setting innocent people up for their insurance policies. The problem we have now is that the police have become ,as one judge told me, " a gang with a badge, and they are out of control".
So please don't embarrass yourself and blab stupid things. It's doesn't take too much time and brains to check out the sites that document some of the things I just mentioned.
I was a hard working person, and my business was set up for it's business insurance policy by the head of my local police department. I was warned to keep my mouth shut! So here I am telling everyone! I released the falsified police records all over the INTERNET! Only demons hide in the dark!
Please, shed as much light on the subject as possible. When you are told to be quiet, that's when you should shout from the roof tops. Do the opposite. The person telling you to be quiet....ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, has something to hide. NO EXCEPTIONS.
The problem is so bad that the UNITED NATIONS has a task force just for the UNITED STATES Police crimes against humanity. ( EVERYONE CAN CONTACT THE UNITED NATIONS TASK FOR FOR THE UNITED STATES-AND PLEASE USE U-TUBE TO TELL YOUR STORY-AND BLOGG)
The corrupt police are like cockroaches, they scurry when the light is turned on!
And those police review boards you so smugly mention always have a police Representative as a chair person! So as I said before, GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS!
Posted by: Debby | Aug 17, 2008 9:51:46 PM
I can see how a website that is publishing the names of officers would be a bit sensitive. Did the company take their case to court? Police officers do have a difficult job, even though there are a few bad apples in every cart. Godaddy probably has the right to provide service to whoever they want.
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Posted by: michelle | Nov 28, 2008 9:57:57 AM
Back on track people, you've gotten distracted
Posted by: GWright | Dec 3, 2008 12:17:27 PM
New Prauge MN.The older police are kool.It's the young ones that are rude no manners and order you around, and look for you to do anything wrong,you ask a simple question and they replie with question, and there to small to be cops, anyways, my uncle was a mpls police man for 25 years and he was fair not like these new breed of mean ones. thanks
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Posted by: 88 | Mar 17, 2009 3:43:53 PM
I can definitely see where the Law EnFarcement Community would want to do away with this site. However, because of the risks These types already take, the "risk" of this site "putting Them out there" is NOT a valid reason.
IF Anyone wanted to do harm to a Police Officer, all They would have to do is drive around for a bit.
I have had several rather uncomfortable, not to mention uncalled for interactions with Law EnFarcement. More than Once I called My Local Sheriff's Office to have a Party removed from My Property & had that Deputy get in My Face trying to intimidate Me because He knew the "Party" I wanted off My Property. I was put through an entire Trial (a Felony) because My FACE assaulted an Old Mans' hand, on MY PROPERTY. The same Deputy mentioned above, decided on His OWN, that an investigation of the alleged scene of the Crime was NOT called for (for a FELONY charge)! My Sheriff was informed I was NOT happy with the treatment I was subjected to by this Deputy & this Deputy was NOT welcome on My Property & IF He showed up there again, Violence would ensue.
I wish Law Enforcement was not needed, but it is. Even so, Law Enforcement needs some oversight. Otherwise, We fall into the trap where I am: When I see a "Law Enforcement" Officer coming, I wonder whether or not I will be treated with SOME respect or NOT. Right now I expect NONE, so all I see is a Man in Uniform, carrying a Gun with an unknown Attitude. I consider this as a THREAT until proven otherwise.
As for Hosting Companies, I am glad I found out about GoDaddy.com before I change My current Hosting Company.
The problem here is that you just do not have enough information to make a good choice nor can You assume you will be able to have a "controversial" Website and be able to have it hosted. I have been locked out of posting on My website since 10 February, 2009 (from My own Computer) www.whatsyourlifeworth2.info I have seen evidence of being monitored 24/7, last weekend I could not visit My site & many more such "problems". Being a computer Dummy, I cannot figure out how to fix My problems, but I can see where certain problems are coming from. We definitely need to band together & protect Our "Freedom of Speech".
Posted by: Madmax427 | Mar 18, 2009 4:56:53 PM
I have met a great cop in WV. He has worked hard on a case and kept me up to date as to what is going on with my case. We share the same disappointment when the man they had to tract down in Walton Ga. was arrested then released on bail so he could run again. The mans name is Harley Lott of WV. Wirt county area and he is being charged with more than 40 + counts of sexual abuse and assault and yet he walks free to either run again or to do this to another victim. So young girls in the area beware of this perv.
Posted by: Secret Squirrel | Apr 1, 2009 8:48:21 AM
Gino Sesto should report this to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.