Phillip J. Birmingham Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Whatever power you give to the good cops, goes to the bad ones, too. Never forget that."

by:	Phillip J. Birmingham
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-- jim k, Austin, Tx
Unfortunately forgotten. Not only that, cops have no more rights than everyone else and are accountable for their actions. The attempt to remove all accountability and liability from 'law enforcement personnel' has resulted in a police state without limit. There are criminals in the police station as well as the government -- that is why our republican form of government places strict limits on what government employees may and may not do. TSA, FBA, CIA, and a host of other secret police organizations operate without oversight -- is it so surprising then to discover that these organizations are biggest drug traffickers in the world? The big thieves hang the smaller ones... -- E Archer, NYC
great quote but who is the guy. did a search and couldn't find a thing about him -- o.d., yorktown,ny
(UNFORTUNATELY FORGOTTEN) POLICE OFCs ONLY NEED PROBABLE CAUSE FOR ACTION JOHN Q CITIZEN BEST BE 99.9% CORRECT IN THEIR ACTION OR ITS COURT$$$$$$ TIME AND OR CROWBAR HOTEL TIME! JUST SAYING ? -- TJB, SYRACUSE,NY
Hi, I'm the guy who posted this originally. This was in the course of an argument on Usenet (soc.singles, I think, in the early-mid 90s.) Someone put it in their .sig, and a lot of people liked it, I guess. Other than that, I'm just this guy -- not famous or anything. -- Phillip J. Birmingham, McHenry, IL
Good enough for me, Phillip. Stick around, we could use more of your insight. -- Editor, Liberty Quotes