this shot was taken at the protest against the republican national convention in new york a few years ago. the atmosphere was great – even the police were talking nicely to people! (mostly). i saw a glimpse of this anarchy tattoo under this cops shirt and i asked if i could take a quick photo. he agreed on the condition that i didn’t show his face or badge. i guess he had an interesting path to becoming a police officer.
It turns out that protesting freelance journalists in “stripper” costumes aren’t the only ones who get arrested for impersonating police officers. Telegraph.co.uk reported that Stuart Kennedy, a 25-year-old college student, has been arrested 22 times for “impersonating a police officer,” but he hasn’t been convicted once.
Still, it seems like, after the 21st time getting arrested, he would have said, “Hey, maybe I’ll NOT wear the police officer costume today.” He could have gone out as a construction worker or a sailor, or any of the other Village People.
This is FAILocracy’s FIRST (and hopefully weekly) FAILdown for the week’s political FAILs.
This week:
Charges dropped against cop who had sex with cows.
Police play Wii Bowling while on the job.
Chicago cop parked in handicap spot.
Riot police ruin birthday party.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernankes failed economic predictions
Obama fails to bring the Olympics to Chicago.
Teaching kids to worship Obama.
Had Ice T released the song “Cop Killer” today, it might have been praised as an anthem of the blue collar bounty hunters.
This reminds me of those road construction signs that say, “Injure or kill a worker: $10,000.” Why does the government want highway workers dead? Also, in my understanding, hitmen and women, hitpeople, contract killers don’t get paid if they only injure the person, but in the case of highway workers, they apparently get paid the same as they would if they killed them!
At 4pm, a small, quiet 30th birthday barbecue was interrupted when the gazebo started “flapping wildly” to the sound of chopper blades, according to metro.co.uk. Riot police stormed Andrew Poole’s gathering, shutting it down, and forcing everyone to leave. After ruining the party, police will probably not reimburse Poole for the £800 he spent on the food and generator because “…the event had been advertised on the internet as an all-night party.”