Mas Ayoob gives Tallpine a run for his money.

[Fly320s]

http://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2013/11/08/not-to-get-all-anal-but/

There was much furor this past week about a case in which police officers became suspicious that a man they’d stopped had stuffed drugs up his rectum. So, they got a warrant which led to a medical search that began with a cavity search and progressed to X-ray, multiple enemas, and finally a colonoscopy (all in a hospital environment). Turned out he didn’t have any drugs after all.  Across the country, cries of jack-booted thuggery were excreted, and the involved officers (and medicos) became the butt of many inflamed and flatulent complaints. Many wanted to see the officers jammed up.

More at the link.

[Tallpine]

Let the punishment fit the crime.

One hopes this will all work out in the end.

[White Horseradish]

Let the punishment fit the crime.

One hopes this will all work out in the end.

I'm sure everything will eventually come out...

[MillCreek]

I wonder if anyone gives a crap.

[Brad Johnson]

It's a stain on all of us.

Brad

[vaskidmark]

I'm straining to figure out where this will end.

stay safe.

[Mannlicher]

Ever notice that cops always stick for other cops.  No matter how bad the behavior, cops will always be "but" monkeys.

[Lee]

Enema of the state. What a crappy ending.

[zxcvbob]

The old "the bitch had it comin'" defense.     (I know I'm breaking the pattern)

[Balog]

Damn it Mas, I used to have respect for you.

[Sergeant Bob]

Damn it Mas, I used to have respect for you.

Agree with you. Well, at least now we know whose side he's on.

The fanbois should show up in 3-2-1...

[41magsnub]

Damn it Mas, I used to have respect for you.

This

[HankB]

Damn it Mas, I used to have respect for you.

Mine disappeared years ago, after reading his commentary on the NY cops who unloaded 41 rounds on Amadeu Diallo, an unarmed man.

[tokugawa]

He is getting lambasted over there.

[MechAg94]

He is getting lambasted over there.

And yet he is not backing off and is taking any criticism as criticism against all cops.  He is going out of his way to invent reasons why these cops could legitimately do this stuff instead of simply admitting they went too far.  It is kind of pathetic.  

“observer,” if you think police officers “concern for the victim is laughable,” I’m afraid it’s you understanding of the responsibility of public safety officials and emergency personnel that’s laughable.

This came out of apologist remarks that the officers did all that stuff in concern for the victims safety as it is dangerous to walk around with drugs up your butt.  "Pathetic" is a very valid description. 

[Sergeant Bob]

After reading it, I think associating Tallpine with Ayoooooob is a bit of an insult.

[lupinus]

He is getting lambasted over there.

As well he should.

I can understand "wait for both sides of the story", but he's defending the indefensible here.

[Fly320s]

After reading it, I think associating Tallpine with Ayoooooob is a bit of an insult.

I was only referencing the puns.

[French G.]

Let's invent a story after the fact.

[zxcvbob]

Or Ayooob is giving the cops and the city unsolicited legal advice -- how to set up a plausible explanation that the abuse and torture was in the victim's best interest.  They were only concerned about his safety 

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

Mas tries to take the middle ground in things, and not weigh in until all facts are known... which is why he's a useful expert witness. He figures, maybe the guy claiming all this stuff is lying/exaggerating, maybe there were extenuating circumstances.

[RoadKingLarry]

Whatever else Ayoob may or may not be, he is part of the "The Thin Blue Line".

[AJ Dual]

I do sympathize that police deal with liars, scammers, and scum constantly, and this can color their thoughts, perceptions, and actions.

However, our system of justice is predicated on the idea that it must avoid prosecution of the innocent at all costs, up to and including allowing the guilty to go free. For "government" in all it's myriad forms has killed, enslaved, and harmed orders of magnitude more people than "crime" ever has.

[seeker_two]

I'm just trying to understand how the lack of any evidence found by the first x-ray and finger probe validates any further invasive procedure in Ayoob's eyes....

....it appears Mas is having his Metcalf Moment sooner than I expected.... 

[TechMan]

I do sympathize that police deal with liars, scammers, and scum constantly, and this can color their thoughts, perceptions, and actions.

However, our system of justice is predicated on the idea that it must avoid prosecution of the innocent at all costs, up to and including allowing the guilty to go free. For "government" in all it's myriad forms has killed, enslaved, and harmed orders of magnitude more people than "crime" ever has.

This...but I get the feeling that our justice system is getting warped.  I think Mas should have kept quiet like he did for the Zimmerman trial.  I want to hear what comes out at the trial as we currently are only getting one side and everybody deserves their day in court both good and bad.