MetaFilter posts tagged with police and lawenforcement

like you and me, but stupider.

radiosig — Sun, 05 Dec 2004 05:05:59 -0800

Just a week in the life of a san diego county police officer. Linked from YouCSD, a news alternative weblog for the UCSD community.

ao4047 — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:43:23 -0800

Florida state troopers pull over motorists to fill out a survey. "Off-duty troopers picked motorists at random and directed them to pull off the interstate into a rest stop, where Palm Pilot- toting interviewers waited." Shit, I'd be pissed. Yeah - it's only a 90 second survey but still... (from Camworld)

LuxFX — Tue, 09 Apr 2002 10:21:34 -0800

Thank God for Police hypocrisy for keeping me so amused. Seriously though, this is one of the best articles I've read in a long time. It's a five part series regarding the controversy of redlight cameras, and the evidence that those that administer them are in it for the $$$. For one, they seem to be placed on high-traffic / short yellow light intersections instead of the high-accident intersections. Oh, and it's made D.C. alone over $15 million in two years. Read it to find out how the researchers stretched numbers to get " tiny 3 percent increase in rear-enders" from a 767% increase.

sassone — Sat, 08 Sep 2001 12:08:13 -0800

America's Finest! I don't know what my favorite part of this article is, the quote "their hearts were in the right place" (as well as other body parts) or the law that says police officers can have sex if they are in a dangerous or "life-threatening situation."

Erendadus — Sat, 19 May 2001 21:52:14 -0800

Why Cops Shoot Police columnist Fred Reed gives practical examples of simulated situations that provoke gunplay. "Test yourself in a dark alley." Maybe the men in blue aren't as brutal as you think.

snakey — Thu, 04 Jan 2001 09:25:10 -0800

Pain Compliance -- Is it a revolutionary new tool for law enforcement, or legalized torture?