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Police Sloths in Ridgefield NJ

I tried to log this entry at complaint sites that came up on a Google search but the good ones were in England and not available to me. One site had the unmitigated gall to offer a complaint form and then say, "Thanks, hope you feel better," end of story. Your complaint reached no one. Unless the webmaster was a masochist, I doubt that he gave a gnat's ass. So, here I am, resorting to my blog and hoping someone enters Ridgefield, NJ cops into a search box. In Ridgefield, NJ, you are guaranteed to get a summons from the cops for something or other if you pass through at least once a year. One cop in particular thinks he is very smart at doing his job. He will wait for a car to pull up to a red light and then he enters the plate number into his computer. He then pulls you over if you should have any irregularities showing up. Is allowed to do this? Why ask? Unless the ACLU is moved to do something, the State of New Jersey's only mandate to investigate official misconduc...

Obama continues the police state

Today, President Obama went to a police academy and said it was proof that his stimulus package was working. So, maybe the good President has seen a novel way of preventing the bankruptcy of towns--give them more police to write traffic tickets. He is also helping to keep the penal institutions of our country well-staffed. And, he'll also help to build more jails that will benefit the unemployed masons. But my poor misguided President fails to note that he's not wearing any clothes for, in the long run, an incarcerated man is a man on public welfare and when released, he is a smarter man that's going to require more police to catch. Can I ask the good President why he would choose to increase the police force? Why he has turned against his own 1/2 race by incarcerating more Blacks and Latinos? Why has he chosen to perpetuate the drug wars. But let's look at a more broader picture. When was the last time that the police stopped a crime? Can the President or anyone point ...