Britney Back In Hospital; Cops Can’t Catch a Break!

So many of the posts here concern the cops getting the shaft, one way or the other.  No profession in history has been so subjected to a “lose – lose” outlook.

Britney went back in the mental ward yesterday.  Recall that last time this happened, everyone was ALL OVER the LAPD folks for the circus at her house.  Accusations that they didn’t protect the ambulance; accusations that the photographers were all over Britney; accusations that by allowing the paparazzi to drive the way the did, lives were put in danger.

Well this time, as you can see here, they did the right thing.  They provided enough protection for the poor girl to make it to the hospital.  So, gracious thanks and kudos from the public, right?

Not a chance.  Criticism abounds once more.  “Would I get an escort like that?” asked one genius.  NO, you wouldn’t, Einstein, because there would never be 100 photographers breaking the law and endangering lives to take your picture!

Alas, the women and men in blue will take it on the cheek once more.  Sometimes I feel like we should all just give up.

L.A. Times’ Lopez Apologizes To LAPD Officer

Wow.  I had to bring this one up.  My disdain for the media knows no bounds, as many posts here demonstrate quite eloquently.  They just seem to hate cops, and I can’t figure out why.  Outstanding work, then, by Steve Lopez for using his column this week as an apology to the officer who he initially sold down the river in Los Angeles. 

I don’t know the details of the incident, but that isn’t the point here.  The point is that reporters (and judges, lawyers, civil rights activists, and everyone else) should keep their darn noses out of a major use of force until we know what really happened.  A very close second place, however, is to at least admit when you are wrong.

Thank you, Mr. Lopez.

Media Fails On Clinton And Iraq

One of the Philosophical Cop’s pet peeves has always been the media. Now cops in general tend to be critical, if not virulently hostile, towards the mainstream media. They love to hate us, and hardly ever report on the positive work cops do. We are the Fox News watching population for certain.

I am actually a bit liberal among the station-house crowd. That said, I am aware of a constant left-leaning bias by the large media outlets. Usually I dismiss this as a given and move on. But as I ground my teeth these last few days I decided I had to “out” them on these two issues: