Comments on: Officer Herrera Goes Public

Indicted Chicago Police Officer Tells 60 Minutes His "Bosses" Knew Of And Encouraged Lies

[nolalou]

If by ''you have the cross the line sometimes'' means taking the law into you own hands, then you crossed it too far, Mr Herrera, and you and your fellow officers who committed that crime deserve to be punished for it, and if it was ordered by your superiors, then they too should be tried, and if found guilty, sent to serious prison time! PERIOD!

[cbsblogger]

TruUSA

Perhaps you could give us all an example of each of the elements of "Obamatitis" you''''ve offered. Or, is this something you just heard from another simpleminded idiot like...oh, say Rush or Hannity?

You see, the problem is people like you and people on the other end of the political spectrum. Those of you in the fringes of reality, (15% on either end) think that the other is the problem. Those of us who dwell within the bell curve of reality and sanity know that it''''s the system that is broken, and no one ON EITHER SIDE OF THE AISLE has any interest in fixing it. Their only interest is leading people like you with limited cognitive skills around by the nose.


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Posted by Khanghi at 08:05 PM : Jun 01, 2008
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Well said my friend. We have too many overly ideological idiots who listen and get their ideas only from their patronage saints, who have sub par IQs.

[apprxam]

The sense of entitlement by authority figues is also a problem. Case-in-point: That off-duty police officer beating that female bartender for having the gall to refuse his drink order felt slighted and disrespected. I find it hard to believe that this was his first violent incident and that his co-workers, line supervisors and agency brass didn''t know of such.

The ignoring of obviously dangerous members of the department refutes the arguements made over and over again by said department regarding outside oversight and more civilian control.

Clean-up internally is required before status quo pretections can be extended to poorly administered police departments.

[apprxam]

Better policing would thwart most "liberal" lawyering anyday.

[apprxam]

In Russia, the policing and prison system is so harsh, mainly due to social norms, that the criminal element resorts with the same harsh posture. No citizen wants to hamstring their protectors, but they don''t want abusive tactics either. If their is ever a prolonged period of non-responsiveness by police, logic dictates that crime prevention and control would be taken by the people themselves. AllTheTime, it is those very liberals and their nanny-state policies that makes your job necessary because communities aren''t permitted the basic and natural right to self-protect.

[allthetime24]

Criminals hate deterrents like rogue cops. Most honest citizens would take an over ambitious police force than cops that don%u2019t show up for 4 hours after a 911 call but super liberal Katie wouldn%u2019t understand that looking down at people from her gated mansion. Let her be a victim of a violent crime and then see the %u201Calleged%u201D criminal get off on a technicality some liberal lawyer dreamed up to put the scum bag back on the street.

[khanghi-2009]

TruUSA

Perhaps you could give us all an example of each of the elements of "Obamatitis" you''ve offered. Or, is this something you just heard from another simpleminded idiot like...oh, say Rush or Hannity?

You see, the problem is people like you and people on the other end of the political spectrum. Those of you in the fringes of reality, (15% on either end) think that the other is the problem. Those of us who dwell within the bell curve of reality and sanity know that it''s the system that is broken, and no one ON EITHER SIDE OF THE AISLE has any interest in fixing it. Their only interest is leading people like you with limited cognitive skills around by the nose.

[apachegirl1]

HEY CHICAGO314 YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT KEITH OR WHAT IS GOING ON. SO KEEP YOU THOUGHTS TO YOURSELF. LOOK AT YOURSELF BEFORE THROWING THE FIRST STONE. HE WILL PAY FOR HIS DOINGS AND MADE NO COMMENTS ON TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE STUFF HE IS IN.PLEASE DUDE GET REALLY. YOU ARE NO BETTER THAN HIM. AGAIN LOOK AT YOURSELF MR. CHICAGO 314.... I KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE YOUR WORDS ARE DIRT.

[apprxam]

A realist perspective, the way things really work permits the occasional violation of the rules, the stretching of truths and the periodical stepping over of lines. But cops like Finnigan with lacking supervison, hero worshipping unit members and occupier apathy toward the community in general makes taking the needed steps to clear these streets of crime near impossible.

Wanting to kill four of his former unit members to protect himself and Mayor Daley''s "only one incident" comment, makes going the extra mile ineffective and questions the validity of the principle itself. Hard work and diligence is required, but you will never get that from officers whose communities aren''t constantly underminded by crime.

[feelfree4u]

There is a meal, served in the military, with the acronym, SOS.

That acronym applies nicely to these dangerous, corrupt, filthy, criminal pigs.

Dirty pigs are far more of a threat than other criminals. Regular criminals can''t hide their crimes behind a badge.

[rdrsports]

The government will spend billions of dollars a year on inmates in prison, than they will on actual rehabilitation. For more on the amount search yahoo for http://www.drugsense.org/wodclock.htm
This gives an accurate assesment of how much money we spend in a year on the war on drugs. Which if you ask me has caused more harm than good for this country.

People are people. We all bleed the same. We all hurt the same. We all eat. We all drink. We have families that love us, and we all love the people in our families. We live but a short period in time on this earth, and we spend it destroying and taking others lives because we feel what they do is wrong. All is vanity so I do not expect this comment to change anything. But please understand that we are people and some have made mistakes,and some will always make mistakes. There must be another way to handle things. I have some ideas but it would take to long to wirte in this comment. Thank you, good night and good luck

[haoli25]

Is this news for the "Hard Of Thinking"? Duh.

[naln42]

Herrera is nothing but a thug in a uniform!!!!

Couric is still pretending she is some sort of investigative reporter. She''s a joke! She has this permanent sneer on her face and seems to find amusement in whatever is said that is totally out of character with the show. Is she just a faded bimbo?

[ericv2644]

I was a police officer and I know what this guy is saying. There is no conspiracy but everyone is expected to their part and when you don''t they make you pay and I paid with blood. It Starts with the Bosses always.

[apprxam]

Democrats catches ''em in the city; Republicans store them upstate: Both for profit and votes.

[apprxam]

The concept of "getting the job done" would''ve flown if not for the fact that a good number of real criminals, the constant repeat violators that make life in those neighborhoods so tough. The funny thing is that cops in areas like this know who the real criminal are, but insist on sending innocent men to jail or death row.

The poor residents would''nt mind the tactics so much if only they were directed toward violent, brutish thugs, the job would get done and very few would complain but the criminals, their lawyers and those who make a living complaining about the police.

Officer Herrera''s "confessions" of police processes have been the longtime bain of city dwellers most in need of protection from crime, as well as corruption. A little more than a decade ago in NYC, the Mollen Commission uncovered the same systemic abuse of power by cops selling drugs, stealing money and beating innocent and vulnerable minority citizens.

If the tactics helped with crime, instead of making the cops criminals, opinions would probably be different; necessary evils to drive out evil.

[veteran72]

"Creative writing was a certain term that bosses used to make sure that the job got done," he says. His bosses, says Herrera, wanted the cases to stick in court. "I didn%u2019t just pick up a pen and just learn how to [lie on reports]. Bosses, guys that I work with who were older than I was%u2026It%u2019s taught to you," he tells Couric.

"Crooked Cops.....Do they come in any other way"?

-"Porter", (Mel Gibson), in "Payback"

[kuei12]

You think Chicago police are bad? Go to crackRockford Illinois. The police and judges are much worse than what is described here. crackRockford is nothing more than a chicago ghetto. Hell the traffic Judge has a dui and got a promotion and is still in charge of traffic cases.
Cops in crackRockford raid houses and take cash and valuables. And if they don''t find anything illegal they totally destroy people''s homes. They smash the windows, dump food on the floors, tear up the floor and knock holes in the walls. They are totally out of control in crackRockford Illinois.

[kuei12]

You think Chicago is bad? Try Rockford (crackford) Illinois. Rockford is Chicago''s ghetto and the cops and judges there are unbeliebably crooked. In crackford all the cops do the same stuff this guy is convicted of and worse.