Have the cops gone on a power trip?

[WillieW]

Today the local news reported that a cop arrested a gay man for disorderly conduct. It appears that the gay person had a conversation with a friend discussing the Boston incidence and said that the cops where stupid. A cop overheard him saying that and arrested him for disorderly conduct while saying "just up fagot"

Don't have a link.

[dylan33]

1. Yes

They have been on a power trip even before 9/11 changed everything and they must be stopped if we are to remain truly free.

[Enthusiast]

2. No question.

And a long strange trip it has been.

[and-justice-for-all]

3. Not mine..nt

[armyowalgreens]

4. The media is overreporting officer incidents. This happens every time a topic becomes popular.

Just like when a plane crashes, all of a sudden there are 30 stories on the news about planes. Or when a shipment of food is found to be contaminated with some food born illness, every single local news station is "investigating" the food nearby.

I wouldn't use what you saw as evidence that police are all of a sudden becoming more abusive.

[EFerrari]

5. They're not all strung together like Christmas lights, you know.

:)

[whistler162]

6. Don't have a link and don't have a local!

okay