Police Officers Paid After Shooting American Citizens

[HeartofShadows]

Quote:In a clear cut sign of the police state in America, officers in Albuquerque New Mexico are being paid after shooting and sometimes killing American citizens.

That’s right, a sort of bounty system operates in New Mexico which, under a union program, pays officers up to $500 dollars per fatal shooting.

For their part, the union has claimed the up to $500 is used to help officers cope with the “stress” of the situation.

An Associated Press article revealed some of the details of this shocking bounty type system.

Mayor Richard Berry called Friday for an immediate halt to the practice, which was first reported in the Albuquerque Journal during a week in which Albuquerque police shot and killed two men. Since 2010, Albuquerque police have shot 23 people, 18 fatally.

“The administration has nothing to do with how the union conducts their business,” Berry said in a statement, “but I was shocked yesterday when made aware of this practice. I cannot stand aside and condone this practice. It needs to end now.”

Although the union said the payments were intended to help the officers decompress from a stressful situation, one victim’s father and a criminologist said it sounded more like a reward program.

“I think it might not be a bounty that they want it for,” said Mike Gomez, the father of an unarmed man killed by police last year, “but in these police guys’ minds, they know they are going to get that money. So when they get in a situation, it’s who’s going to get him first? Who’s going to shoot him first?”

http://theintelhub.com/2012/03/25/police...-citizens/

[Levio_Sah]

I'm pretty much past being shocked by this. A.C.A.B, always have been.

[bulgarianlion]

On theory, I'm O.K with that? Shot criminal = very good.

On practice, I'm against that. The fat cops are going to go on a killing spree on everyone, including innocent civilians.

[Levio_Sah]

(03-27-2012 02:46 AM)bulgvar666 Wrote:  On theory, I'm O.K with that? Shot criminal = very good.

On practice, I'm against that. The fat cops are going to go on a killing spree on everyone, including innocent civilians.

The problem with the word "criminal" is that there are many crimes. Shot rapist? Good. Shot anti-capitalist saboteur? Not good.

[bulgarianlion]

Of course I'm talking about serious crimes. But still, that's a bit too much, since the fat cop bitches will go on "kill everyone rampage".

[Levio_Sah]

(03-27-2012 03:03 AM)bulgvar666 Wrote:  Of course I'm talking about serious crimes. But still, that's a bit too much, since the fat cop bitches will go on "kill everyone rampage".

Yeah.