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  • MrLazySmurf, on 12/18/2007, -584/+13Had no sound. But if the camerman was confronting them about them being 6 inches in the red zone then he needs to get his ass kicked.
    • freyaXgefn, on 12/18/2007, -1/+208there was sound for the entire video. quite funny actually. the cameraman was confronting the police for illegally parking against the flow of traffic on the wrong side of the street. any other citizen would be fined for the incident. you should pay more attention to the information that you consume.
      • diggingaround, on 12/18/2007, -23/+3Let's see... if they get a ticket - we (tax payers) pay for it?
        • G-RaZoR, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2No, the officer pays for it. The police won't pay the ticket. The police didn't park illegally, the officer did.
          • nosferatu, on 12/19/2007, -3/+3 the cop pays the ticket out of his salary
            we pay this salary with our taxes
            ergo
            we pay the ticket.
          • maabus, on 12/20/2007, -0/+3Just because taxes pay his salary doesn't mean we pay his ticket...when he pays a ticket, HE loses the money that he could have otherwise spent on clothes, food, etc.

            I work for a public University, but it doesn't mean the public pays my tickets. When I have to pay a ticket it sucks for me, not the public.

            Ergo, you don't know how to use ergo.
    • garbanzo, on 12/18/2007, -2/+140Parking opposite to the flow of traffic is kind of a big deal. A meter maid would pee their trousers with excitement if they caught you doing it. I think these two cops could use a days suspension to read the DMV handbook.
    • DocHoliday22, on 12/18/2007, -1/+64Making the first comment, not having all the correct information, then making a wrong comment - not the smartest of moves was it MrLazySmurf?
      • yojiffyskippy, on 12/18/2007, -2/+29Hehe -- MrLazy was too lazy to read it and too excited about being first.
        • FlyingSpaghetti, on 12/19/2007, -0/+6MrLazySmurf almost peed his trousers with excitement
    • Cupantae, on 12/18/2007, -0/+73Maybe your speakers aren't turned on
    • SinisterBunni, on 12/18/2007, -3/+17Yes, left is generally lower volume or off and right is generally higher volume. try that next time before you insert your foolishness here.
    • richthomas, on 12/18/2007, -8/+7oh my you're a dumbarse! firstly turn your speakers on or learn how to use a computer. second the car was parked on the wrong side of the road. i live in australia and drive on the LHS and i still picked that up.
    • harajukukei, on 12/18/2007, -3/+9lol are you from UK??? in America we drive on the right side of the road.
      • m0tbaillie, on 12/18/2007, -2/+1He just said he was from Australia. There are several countries (UK, Australia, India, Singapore, etc.) that drive on the right-hand side of the road, too.
    • diggingaround, on 12/18/2007, -9/+7There is a POWER button on your speakers ... push it.
    • wibambau, on 12/19/2007, -0/+2Thank you for living up to your name, sir.
    • MrLazySmurf, on 12/21/2007, -0/+1Jeez.. I should've watched this at home with sound. I was at work.. Never thought i'd get so many negatives. But at least i have a record for something.
  • tj501, on 12/18/2007, -2/+476It has sound. He confronted them because they parked the WRONG way on the street.The red zone had nothing to do with it. It was a non emergency. They were getting lunch.
    • garbanzo, on 12/18/2007, -3/+135The red zone was just the icing on the gravy.
      • MerryMortician, on 12/18/2007, -49/+3i seriously hope you are playing with that comment (which IS very funny)... I'm sure you are.. but on Digg I've learned to never underestimate the stupidity of others.
        • garbanzo, on 12/18/2007, -4/+45icing on the cake + universal goodness of gravy = icing on the gravy
          • FlyingSpaghetti, on 12/19/2007, -0/+4The icing on the cake is a lie!
      • solistus, on 12/18/2007, -0/+25Mmmm.... Iced gravy...
    • petercooper, on 12/18/2007, -15/+12Is parking against the flow of traffic actually illegal / against driving regulations in the US? Or just in California? I've not heard of it being illegal anywhere else I've driven, mostly Europe though, but I've driven in CA for several months ignorant of this law, I'll admit.
      • TGMD, on 12/18/2007, -2/+11Most things depend on state, the federal government doesn't involve itself in stuff like that
        • guntario, on 12/18/2007, -9/+26Yet...
        • InfiniteNothing, on 12/18/2007, -7/+5Actually, it does seem a bit silly that you'd have to familiarize yourself with 20 sets of driving laws when traveling cross country.
          • Tilon, on 12/18/2007, -7/+9Yes, so let's just put a Federal framework in place that will standardize everything. Surely this will result in the best for everyone in every state!
          • Otto, on 12/18/2007, -1/+15The driving laws are basically the same everywhere, except for minor things like what the speed limits are in specific zones. Differences like that are always posted.

            Now, parking laws vary wildly from city to city, not just state to state. However, it's almost always illegal to park against the flow of traffic in all sets of city ordinances that I know of.
          • skankyBacon, on 12/18/2007, -1/+3@Tilon
            It's not like standards are inherently bad. In fact, for the most part, the way traffic works seems like a prime candidate for something to be standardized. I know I wouldn't want people from other states driving recklessly in my state because they are used to different rules, and I wouldn't want to be fined because I did something that was normal in my state but against the law somewhere else.
      • DarkNemesis618, on 12/18/2007, -0/+14In Philiadelphia comes with like a $50 ticket...and the parking authority is everywhere and incredibly strict
        • louiedog, on 12/18/2007, -0/+5I worked for a nonprofit in Philly refurbishing computers. While unloading some computers, we had our van double parked on a street that probably only saw about 5 cars an hour. We were there for less than five minutes and the parking authority ticketed us. I wouldn't have thought it was a big deal if the parking authority people didn't double park there once a week, every week, for the two years I worked there.
      • garbanzo, on 12/18/2007, -0/+72Yes, it's illegal to park against the flow of traffic in California. Just look at what happens when the cops try to leave, that's why.
        • gotlogic, on 12/18/2007, -12/+5The only reason they left like that is because that guy was filming, had he not been there they would have flashed the lights and cut across or flipped a U. Gotta give them a little credit. As for the guy filming he sounds like an idiot, I'd like to see evidence all the "cops hes put in jail", sounds like a blathering moron and honestly doesn't deserve the diggs.
          • mediaphile, on 12/18/2007, -1/+12Yeah, because using the lights on a police vehicle in a non-emergency situation to cut across traffic after you pick up a sandwich from the deli is perfectly cool too. Face it, the cops did it because they're not going to get a ticket for doing so. I don't care who the guy doing the video is or how smart he is, this is still a blatant misuse of authority. Cops are not above the law. What exactly do I have to give them credit for? You name implies you're a logical guy, but I fail to see any evidence of that.
      • buckrogers1965, on 12/18/2007, -5/+37It is illegal to park the wrong way on a one way street everyplace in the world, because you had to have driven against the flow of traffic to get in there, and you will kill someone trying to pull out and get back into the flow of traffic. Watch as the cops try to pull out in the video, they are driving the wrong way down the street for about 75 feet.
        • cawpin, on 12/18/2007, -13/+6It doesn't have anything to do with a one-way street, which they were NOT on. It is illegal to park against the flow of traffic in all, as far as I know, states in the US.
          • Otto, on 12/18/2007, -4/+4State law does not concern itself with parking regulations. That's nearly always the domain of the individual cities.
          • NSMike, on 12/18/2007, -1/+3@Otto
            It's still illegal to DRIVE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD, which they would have to do to park like that.
      • richthomas, on 12/18/2007, -1/+3illegal to park on the wrong side of the road in australia
      • ICSU, on 12/18/2007, -0/+15"I've not heard of it being illegal anywhere else I've driven, mostly Europe though"

        Even if parking wasn't illegal per se, you can't do it without driving against the flow, which is illegal so..
        • joeydoo, on 12/18/2007, -4/+5Nah.. here in the UK it doesn't matter which side of the road you park on... unless,as has been said, it's a one way street.
          With a road as busy and wide as the one in the video, you probably wouldn't be allowed to park on it anyway.
          On normal roads with parking, if you see a space on the other side.. you can park there.. I do it all the time. When you leave the space you just have cross the lane.. but you have to cross on coming traffic all the time when you drive.
      • BenKenobi88, on 12/18/2007, -2/+1It varies city by city. On a two-way street, if you park the opposite direction of the lane you're nearest...sometimes it's legal, sometimes it's not. It almost never matters in residential areas.
      • DarkRabbit, on 12/18/2007, -4/+1Well it's certainly illegal in Ireland. And SHOULD be illegal everywhere.
        • BenKenobi88, on 12/18/2007, -1/+1There's residential streets, like by my house, where there's cars parked on both sides of the street, and really only room for one car to get through at a time. So why would it matter which way cars park? They can go either way, and there's really only one lane that can go either way.
      • bmunichman, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1My dad got a ticket for parking like this once, and the citation was "Parking more than 18 inches from the curb"
      • Jethris, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1I got the same parking ticket in Denver, CO. The ticket was: Right tire more than 12 inches from right curb. It took a few minutes to figure that one out, and it was in a residential neighborhood.
    • zedzedtop, on 12/18/2007, -59/+6Try being a cop for a day, working the beat. Then try putting up with this douchebag with a camera in your face and remain as classy as these cops did.
      • MiDri, on 12/18/2007, -0/+60You don't get to enforce the rules, if you don't play by the rules as well. Hypocrites...
      • joebaloney, on 12/18/2007, -1/+25Try being a citizen who trives through a "town" on a highway where the speed limit mysteriously drops by 30mph and get pulled over by a cop for doing 41 in a 35 and getting a ticket for 100 bucks and having your car insurance go up on you.
        Now tell me, does the citizen deserve that punishment for his egregious crime of doing 41 in a 35 on a highway?
        • zedzedtop, on 12/18/2007, -33/+5Obviously you felt that the speed limit was too low for that zone, and you demonstrated that by breaking the law. Unfortunately you were caught and had to deal with the consequences. Sounds to me like your issues lie with the lawmakers and insurance companies, not the police.
          • Tilon, on 12/18/2007, -9/+20We have an authoritarian ***** here, folks. Step back.
          • joeydoo, on 12/18/2007, -0/+8That's the kind of 'rule following' that rebuilt Germany in the late 1930's.....
        • MalDON, on 12/18/2007, -2/+1Oh god, Fillmore,CA is really bad with this.
      • MarkOfTheDead, on 12/18/2007, -0/+24You call driving the wrong way in the parking shoulder "classy"?
        • BrewBeau, on 12/18/2007, -0/+20Maybe he meant that since they didn't fly off the handle and tase him, that's as classy as they could be.
      • hansk, on 12/18/2007, -5/+3yer an idiot
      • esfisher, on 12/18/2007, -3/+1Try being a dick for a day, working the comments. Then try putting up with these douchebag diggers throwing facts in your face and remain as classy as this poster ;)
      • betterth, on 12/18/2007, -0/+9"Try working the beat"

        Welcome to America, where being a police officer is a CHOICE. If it sucked and paid ***** than people wouldn't do it. Even the government has to remain competitive on jobs or they won't be filled.

        Nice try though, I feel no remorse for people choosing a career path. Personal responsibility and all that.
      • solistus, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6"Remained classy?" He wouldn't answer questions, wouldn't state his name, objected when the guy mentioned a documentary and basically blew him off entirely, despite clearly being in the wrong. What, the standard now is that cops can break the law with impunity and it's cool so long as they don't shoot you for pointing it out? Because being a cop is hard? I wish I could park illegally to run in for a coffee while I was on the clock at MY job. I'd get my ass fired.
    • sporg, on 12/18/2007, -1/+33Parking against the flow of traffic on any street is illegal in almost all states for good reason.
    • Acolyte357, on 12/18/2007, -9/+3Was the Reply button broke for you or....?
      • lowerlogic, on 12/18/2007, -0/+2looks like your train of thought just crashed mid-sentence.
    • InfiniteNothing, on 12/18/2007, -23/+2Cops and fire fighters park illegally all the time. Usually it makes for a faster get away if there's an emergency while they're grabbing food
      • VPurpmalkV, on 12/18/2007, -0/+20Unfortunately I don't that applies in this situation. If there was an emergency they had to leave quickly for: A) they would have spilled their drinks and lunch all over that they illegally parked to get. B) They would have had to rush out against the flow of traffic to respond to said emergency, most likely causing another emergency that more Ambulances or Police would have to respond to.
      • BrewBeau, on 12/18/2007, -1/+18parking against the flow of traffic, though, impedes their fast getaway as shown when they try to leave.
      • rarson, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6You've got that backwards. They park like that to so they can grab their food faster without having to be bothered to park correctly. There's obviously no advantage to parking on the wrong side of the street, other than convenience.
    • rarson, on 12/18/2007, -3/+16In Detroit, the cops turn on their lights and run red lights, and then turn them back off again. Hell, sometimes they don't even turn on their lights. And it's really dangerous. I know, cops do that just about everywhere, but in Detroit, ALL cops do it ALL the time. Detroit cops suck.

      The sad thing is, I've been given a ticket before for "driving too fast for conditions." Now my entire problem with speed limits is that it assumes every driver in every car in every situation has the exact same driving ability, which is clearly not true when you watch other drivers on the road. These cops, who often can't even be bothered to follow or even know the law, are deciding how good of a driver I am? That's ridiculous. I guarantee I'm a better driver than most cops. They get into accidents all the time (and it's no wonder).
      • cmwotring, on 12/18/2007, -12/+5A too fast for conditions ticket is to get your dumb ass to slow down when clearly everyone else has reduced their speed because it may be raining or snowing. It doesn't matter how good of a driver you are. You are not the only person on the road. There will be one day when your "superior" driving luck will catch up to you and your car ends up in the divider on I-94 downtown. Hopefully you won't hurt yourself or anyone else. Drive on
        • foned, on 12/18/2007, -0/+12you just assume he was wrong. maybe he was going 5 under the speed limit when it started trickling, and maybe some over zealous cop saw a bumper sticker he didnt like..don't judge a person too quickly just because a cop said he was guilty.
        • rarson, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1My dumb ass pays a lot more attention to the road, my car, the conditions, and the other cars around me a lot more than most other drivers that I see. I know this because I pay attention to them and I see them doing a lot of stupid *****.

          Like driving 30 in a 70 in the left lane because of a little bit of snow. I don't have any problem with people driving slowly in bad weather, I usually do if the weather is bad enough, but if you're going to be driving 30 in a 70, you need to be in the right ***** lane (scratch that, you need to be in the right lane regardless, because the left lane is the passing lane... another concept drivers fail to understand).

          Also, you must not have ever used snow tires, because they get a lot of traction in the snow, and even on ice. Most people don't even use snow tires. My car is definitely more capable with snow tires on it than most cars without. You still haven't given me a reason why I should be penalized by going slower when both my car and my driving ability are better equipped to handle a faster speed, especially when there is zero traffic on the road.

          As for the ticket, it was given to me by a wonderful South Carolina cop who, like all cops in the area, hated Navy people and saw the sticker on my car. He also gave me an "improper lane change" ticket, despite the fact that I did use my blinker (I always do, but the cop told me I didn't). He gave me these two tickets because he saw my sticker and thought I was speeding but didn't have a shred of proof. So the cop didn't even know if he was right or wrong, he just decided to use a catch-all to ***** me over.
      • koick, on 12/18/2007, -0/+9Detroit? Dude, you need to get outta there.
        • rarson, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1I don't live there, but I have a friend that lives relatively close, so go to clubs in Detroit pretty often.
      • Jethris, on 12/18/2007, -1/+0It is possible for them to get a call and run hot (lights/sirens), get through the intersection and another car calls in as being closer. But not as much as not wanting to sit at the red light.
        • Ozymandias42, on 12/18/2007, -0/+4It is more possible that they are on a call but are proceeding at a good enough speed in light enough traffic to not require lights and sirens. Sirens annoy people, especially people who live near police stations. If you're in a hurry but not in THAT much of a hurry, it's completely understandable that you'd only turn the siren on when you needed to get through a red light.
        • rarson, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1Detroit cops don't really hurry to get anywhere. I always see at least 4 of them parked in the middle of the street for some reason, or just sitting around somewhere. One time, when we were coming back from the Magic Stick, the street we were parked on had every car's window busted out (including a friend's car). They ended up calling the cops and waiting around for about an hour for nothing.

          Not to mention, like I said, these cops do it all the time. They're not doing it to take a call. Sometimes they don't even bother to turn their lights on.

          ***** Detroit cops.
    • Hickeroar, on 12/18/2007, -7/+2And any citizen parked the same way would have been ignored by the cops. This guy is just an idiot with too much free time on his hands and an annoying voice.
    • JapaneseEconomy, on 12/18/2007, -0/+9You obviously don't know much about cop's stomachs and lunch. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!!!
  • fusuke31, on 12/18/2007, -31/+1043That was really dull. They should have at least tasered him.
    • shnorb, on 12/18/2007, -25/+52lol
    • EndersGame, on 12/18/2007, -31/+4That man was awesome, I think he handled the situation perfectly. But yea, I kind of wish he would have gotten tasered too, he seemed to think he was safe but hes just lucky he didn't do that to some cops that are real assholes. He probably would have learned a thing or two.
      • vtron, on 12/18/2007, -1/+30Learned a thing or two? Cops are public servants, They uphold the law and are not above it. He should have called the cops out. If that was not a patrol car he would have gotten fined.
        • yojiffyskippy, on 12/18/2007, -4/+10Cops are "not above the law"? What dreamy suburbia do you live in?
        • foned, on 12/18/2007, -0/+7I think what he meant was, they are not supposed to be above the law, although obviously this video clearly shows they are, or they think they are... you decide.
        • akphidelt, on 12/18/2007, -9/+1Yep, 1 video of 2 cops parked on the wrong side out of millions across the country prove that cops are above the law. You guys are idiots. You're probably one of those that bitch about cops but then cry when a cop doesn't come help you out fast enough.
        • PURPLEDRINK, on 12/18/2007, -1/+1So, you think that there has never been an incident where a cop harassed an individual while on duty because of a confrontation, such as this one? Nice.
      • yojiffyskippy, on 12/18/2007, -0/+12He's lucky he had the video camera.
    • valleyman86, on 12/18/2007, -23/+2That my friend was a funny comment... Perfect actually. The black guy seemed scurred...
      • sbbath, on 12/18/2007, -3/+17and that my friend, was not a funny comment, please don't say "scurred" ever again.
      • MarkOfTheDead, on 12/18/2007, -5/+8Black people can't just be scared like the rest of us?
    • ventralnet, on 12/18/2007, -12/+1ahahahaha
    • JoeBaynham, on 12/18/2007, -17/+2Dont tase me bro! Dont tase me!
    • NeMoD, on 12/18/2007, -8/+5I want to see Louie Anderson tasered
    • MauiMac, on 12/18/2007, -0/+16OK Buddy!...
    • crlingerfelt, on 12/18/2007, -7/+3Hey I got an Idea , Why don't you just let some one video you getting tasered, it doesn't hurt too bad and we will all get the taser vid we missed in this one!
    • Braingoo, on 12/18/2007, -3/+39Chris Farley is alive, and living in van down by the river. Also makes documentaries on cops.
    • truspect0r, on 12/18/2007, -10/+5Don't tase me, buddy!
    • mmurch03, on 12/18/2007, -1/+3That was a great comment, a good 'ol fashioned tasering would have been appropriate for digg! Funny video though.
    • Bviper, on 12/18/2007, -4/+3You sir, win comment of the year.
    • mugicha, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6I was just reading the comments on the UFO article and someone who made a random taser comment was getting dug down. Over here apparently a taser comment is the most brilliant ***** thing anyone's ever read. Go figure.
    • plosfas, on 12/21/2007, -0/+1Come on guys. Just about quadruple digits
  • biglife, on 12/18/2007, -30/+12Had to laugh
  • sealhands, on 12/18/2007, -49/+18check this out americans
  • battlefield1985, on 12/18/2007, -12/+588Oh, so this was chris farley's last video.
    • Coven, on 12/18/2007, -5/+3edit: damn chadtatro beat me to the "van down by the river joke" about 15 mintues ago...
    • gadgetuk, on 12/18/2007, -9/+2Sounds more like Beetlejuice to me.
    • jordan.basham, on 12/18/2007, -2/+9No man, I think that was Hacksaw Jim Duggan behind the camera. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Duggan
      • WNW3, on 12/18/2007, -1/+6HHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
      • zenpuff, on 12/18/2007, -2/+3USA! USA! USA!
      • rarson, on 12/18/2007, -0/+5When I was a kid and I used to watch WWF, I honestly thought that Jim Duggan was mildly retarded. I haven't seen him wrestle since the 80's so I don't know what he's like anymore, but that yell would always make me laugh.
      • NSMike, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1Wrong reply. Bury.
    • davidlow, on 12/18/2007, -1/+17He sounds like a cross between Penn Jillette and Rush Limbaugh.
      • anononon, on 12/18/2007, -3/+4With a touch of Alex Jones
        • twisterrust, on 12/18/2007, -3/+1touch of Alex Jones? Where ? sorry man ;)
    • Tyrghast, on 12/18/2007, -3/+1dammit logged in to say that...
    • hetzjagd, on 12/18/2007, -2/+1To me it sounded like someone trying to do an Alex Jones impression both in the voice and that he was trying to expose the police breaking the law.
      • JonHs, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1It sounded nothing like Alex Jones and totally like Chris Farley.
    • mediaploy, on 12/18/2007, -3/+2its louis anderson
    • lordterrin, on 12/18/2007, -1/+6logged in just to digg you :)
  • patrickbwells, on 12/18/2007, -34/+14Alex Jones and Michael Moore got together for drinks and this is what they made.
  • monkeybreeder, on 12/18/2007, -20/+15Ballsy
    • m4lomb, on 12/18/2007, -4/+2Nahh, just stupid. They should know better than getting close to an aids-infected pitbull.
    • noots, on 12/18/2007, -9/+2CHECK THIS OUT AMERICANS
  • explodingtree, on 12/18/2007, -7/+377I really hope in his "documentary" they overdub his voice with Morgan Freeman.

    Mm...Morgan Freeman.
    • mllawso, on 12/18/2007, -7/+0It's a trap.
    • AROZ, on 12/18/2007, -2/+6No, you take away that voice, and the documentary falls apart.
    • NinjaBoy, on 12/18/2007, -3/+7This video was going good until i heard him speak.
    • MrMacMan, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1thank you for that great skit from family guy.
      I wish i had that video.
  • chicoer2001, on 12/18/2007, -3/+119It seems emergencies for a cop is getting their lunch.
    • steevacy, on 12/18/2007, -1/+41Fresh doughnuts are never a laughing matter
      • likwidfuzion, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1Now I know why Krispy Kreme has a drive-thru.
    • OttawaMarcin, on 12/18/2007, -1/+20Next time I get a parking ticket, I will say "I saw the police do it. I thought it was legal." and use this video as evidence.
      • AROZ, on 12/18/2007, -0/+16Particularly helpful is how they say it's legal in the video.
      • randomerratum, on 06/10/2008, -0/+16When they ask for my name, I'll just point to a name tag and say, "it's right there."
    • itsthebrod, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3Their blood sugar was low!
      • crazycracker911, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1You've seen how animals can get vicious if there hungry, imagine what would have happened to the guy if they hadn't eaten yet.TASER TIME BABY!
      • explodingtree, on 12/18/2007, -0/+4Hope they got their diabeetis testing supplies from Liberty Mutual.
    • OrangeTide, on 12/18/2007, -8/+2Maybe the emergency is when they need to leave for lunch. If you're so smart, why didn't you ever consider that?
      • harajukukei, on 12/18/2007, -4/+1what??? if you're so smart, why didn't you ever consider using grammatically correct english?
        • BryanJK, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6Errr, his English appears to be better than yours :P
    • centinall, on 12/18/2007, -0/+2Their time is my money.
  • ixicoolaixi, on 12/18/2007, -4/+22Those ex-delta guys are crazy.
  • reed311, on 12/18/2007, -80/+12Cop cars are considered emergency vehicles and thus are exempt from parking laws.
    • trump48257, on 12/18/2007, -5/+64Yes...in emergency situations. Not when the cop is too lazy to find a legal place to park.
      • garbanzo, on 12/18/2007, -2/+10They were almost in a legal parking space, it's just that they somehow ended up turned around backwards.
      • skodai, on 12/18/2007, -3/+10Actually, no... in California, they are exempt from parking laws in all situations. For public relations reasons, there are internal rules that say they should only park illegally under certain circumstances, but the actual vehicle code exempts them.
        • garbanzo, on 12/18/2007, -0/+4I'm inclined to believe you skodai, but could you site the VC section or tell us how you know this?
      • ModemGhost, on 12/18/2007, -3/+3Skodai, if that's true, I want some proof. If that's the case, it's incredibly stupid.
        • Abudiwa, on 12/18/2007, -1/+5how about the "exempt" part of the license plate?
          • garbanzo, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1I always thought that meant they were exempt from having registration tags
      • Dakart, on 12/18/2007, -1/+5Are they also exempt from moving violations? Say, driving the wrong way on a street?
        • Chompy, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3Yes, but a citizen that sees it happen can complain and IA will look into it.
    • animal71, on 12/18/2007, -2/+29Oooh. Gotta get me one o' them cop cars.
    • solistus, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6Cop cars RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY are considered emergency vehicles. The vehicle doesn't automatically qualify as an emergency vehicle just because it says "POLICE" on it.
    • dragonrice, on 12/18/2007, -0/+2They had to get food or else they would malfunction. It was an emergency alright.
    • Arapho, on 12/18/2007, -2/+1A cop could get an emergency call at any time and needs to respond as quickly as possible, so parking at the nearest location possible is important i means saving them 30 secs to 1 min in response time.
  • adeel825, on 12/18/2007, -6/+103what's up with the dude's voice?
    • iDrifter, on 12/18/2007, -2/+37Heavy smoker.
    • triskele, on 12/18/2007, -5/+2Closest person I can think of is The Amazing Jonathon.
    • CroMag, on 12/18/2007, -8/+3I think it's conspiracy kook Alex Jones.
      • BrokenVisage, on 12/18/2007, -1/+2Lame..
        • ciaran036, on 12/18/2007, -1/+4what's lame about that? You should be glad that someone is questioning the running of their society.
          • CroMag, on 12/26/2007, -0/+1Yeah. What better way to confront "who is running" our society then by embarrassing 2 cops getting a sandwich.

            Are you a 16 yr old metalhead from 1985? I mean, who still has this juvenile resentment for cops?
      • ciaran036, on 12/18/2007, -1/+1that's what I thought.
      • hetzjagd, on 12/18/2007, -1/+1It's not but he certainly sounds similar.
    • stilesja, on 12/18/2007, -5/+1Sounds like Penn Gillette to me.
      • rarson, on 12/18/2007, -0/+8Gillette is a brand of razors. Jillette is an entertainer.
      • Super6, on 12/18/2007, -0/+2Also, it sounds nothing like Penn's voice
    • MarkOfTheDead, on 12/18/2007, -2/+14"Welcome to good burger, home of the good burger....."
    • liljay2k, on 12/18/2007, -1/+2chris farley, i know thats an insult 2 the late/great, but its the first thing that came 2 mind.
    • mediaploy, on 12/18/2007, -1/+8louis anderson
    • patrflav, on 12/18/2007, -1/+7He's obviously an upset pirate
    • dawnraid101, on 12/18/2007, -3/+1*I dont know Buddy but i think it broke several vocal laws*
    • dopesheet, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1this guy totally sounds like that one dude who sells knives and swords on the home shopping network or QVC or whatever..

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmRUaxq-QhU
  • MerryMortician, on 12/18/2007, -35/+13First.. is this "Larry the cable guy?" second.. he is SCREAMING to be tased. Thirdly.. we need more people to do that same ***** until the cops are scared of US.
    • buddyfarr, on 12/18/2007, -1/+31screaming to be tased? WTF are you talking about? should someone be tased because they are questioning the law?
      • MerryMortician, on 12/18/2007, -6/+1sigh. no. goddammit. thats NOT what i was saying.
        • MarkOfTheDead, on 12/18/2007, -1/+6Then what WERE you saying?
        • gnick, on 12/18/2007, -2/+2WTF were you saying?
        • MerryMortician, on 12/18/2007, -5/+2jesus... all i was implying was that when you ***** with the cops its like poking a bear with a stick.
      • Navicerts, on 12/18/2007, -1/+3He was not questioning the law, he was questioning the officers. I know; thats probably not what you meant to say...
    • RadicalEdward, on 12/18/2007, -2/+4Yes because every cops worst nightmare is to be in a...duh duh duh... documentary on illegal parking... wow!!!! That guy could have just as easily gone down to the police station, talked to the chief and showed him the video. People do crap like that all the time here. (yes in the usa)
      • MerryMortician, on 12/18/2007, -0/+5point is to record the cops all all times doing EVERYTHING not just parking thats all i meant.
    • Pureeviljester, on 12/18/2007, -3/+2what's wrong with it, America?
  • PandaHolocaust, on 12/18/2007, -5/+188So if i join the police force, i can do as i please?
    • thugok, on 12/18/2007, -1/+69In most places in this country, yes.
    • Hittman6, on 12/18/2007, -3/+45Absolutely. Up to and including murder.
    • bmdubya, on 12/18/2007, -2/+34Haven't you seen Superbad?
    • KbuPlatinum, on 12/18/2007, -19/+7If you're willing to put your life on the line for public safety, yes
      • jhaks, on 12/18/2007, -2/+11Oh right. If you put your life on the line (which happens sooo often) you should be able to do whatever the hell you want. I'm sorry that's not how the law works. Also how is it good for public safety to drive and park against traffic?
        • KbuPlatinum, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1When someone is robbing your house and you're dialling 911 I'm sure this is running through your mind too Superman
      • esfisher, on 12/18/2007, -2/+9Correction: When you're willing to put your life on the line to increase state revenue by extorting it's citizens with ***** fines, yes, you can do as you please.
      • rush378, on 12/18/2007, -6/+5Most cops are NOT douches. I'm sorry, but America is not a police state and cops routinely die for little things like writing a speeding ticket. Stop digging down a true statement, you immature fags.
      • Impeller, on 12/19/2007, -1/+1I Bet you're an asshat policeman-wannabe school security guard.
    • Jethris, on 12/18/2007, -1/+3Cops who give cops speeding tickets are generally shunned. There's a forum somewhere that allows cops to rat each other out...
      • seanc6610, on 12/18/2007, -3/+2It's called professional courtesy.
        • NSMike, on 12/18/2007, -2/+2No, it's called douchebaggery - that is, shunning someone for doing their job.
      • tomgibbons, on 12/18/2007, -0/+4www.copswritingcops.com
    • Killerah, on 12/18/2007, -0/+2You can already do as you please, you're just more likely to get in trouble as a regular civilian.
    • Impeller, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1You could tase your Mom for not letting you out of the basement...
  • Caydel, on 12/18/2007, -19/+72Wow. I don't think I've ever heard anyone with a more obnnoxious voice.
    • Schmidtopolis, on 12/18/2007, -0/+4The cameramans voice reminds me of Charles Bukowski... or at least Mickey Rourke.
    • buddyfarr, on 12/18/2007, -3/+2what about that tall dark haired woman that played a nanny on TV? man I would consider watching that show to be waterboarding...
    • Jasdar, on 12/18/2007, -1/+1Or Kel, of 'Kenan and Kel'.
    • AROZ, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1It's a distinctively raspy voice. Interesting timbre.
    • mediaploy, on 12/18/2007, -2/+1no really guys dont you know who louis anderson is?
    • Aldrenean, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1Tom Waits?
  • twishart, on 12/18/2007, -19/+7TASERTASERTASERTASERTASERTASERTASERTASERTASERTASERTASERTASER
    • krets, on 12/18/2007, -1/+6A SNAAAAAKE! A SNAAAAAAKE!
      • RpgActioN, on 12/18/2007, -1/+2Didn't think I'd hear about that one ever again. Now I can't get it out of my head. *****. Mushroommushroom!
  • chadtatro, on 12/18/2007, -3/+457this guy probably has an amazing editing suite in his van...

    DOWN BY THE RIVER!
    • blackmage439, on 12/18/2007, -0/+21Every time I think of Farley, I think of his Chip 'n Dales dance-off against Patrick Swazye... *shudders*
    • shockingbird, on 12/18/2007, -0/+8Damn that was funny my friend.
  • zomgorly, on 12/18/2007, -14/+5Where's the tasers?
  • Error601, on 12/18/2007, -24/+7Who more desperately needs a life? People who would go do this or people who would sit and watch people do this?

    • Phrag, on 12/18/2007, -1/+16Neither. If you don't take action to lets cops know that they are not above the law, then you have very little credibility when you complain about how the break the laws. Cops don't hold other cops accountable. Judges don't hold cops accountable. Politicians don't hold cops accountable. If the people who pay the police (every day tax payers like you and me) don't hold them accountable, then no one is going to.
    • Pherdnut, on 12/18/2007, -1/+9People who comment on people who watch people who do this. Definitely.
  • beedo34, on 12/18/2007, -38/+11police are never illegally parked. that's why their license plates say "exempt". they can park wherever they want.
    and even if a fire truck needed to pull up, they have police scanners and would know!
    i'm not too fond of cops, but these guys don't need to be hassled.
    • Lyph5, on 12/18/2007, -3/+1Unless the fire is very serious, fire fighters are usually supposed to wait until a police officer shows up to the fire to start putting it out.
      • Havoc737903, on 12/19/2007, -0/+0As a firefighter, I know that no one has to wait for any cops to be called to put out a fire. That's just dumb logic "oh...fire. Better wait for the cops to show up." Wrong. Wrong. Fail.

        By calling 911, or having emergency services called to your residence for a working fire the fire department has full control of the scene. At least here in Montgomery County MD, until the last firefighter leaves the scene, the fire department has control, and needs no warrant to enter the property.
        However, if all fire personnel leave the scene, and further investigation is required, the fire marshal would then need a search warrant to enter the property again.

        State laws may vary and this is by no means the end all beat all for everywhere. However, in general, most fire companies follow similar Standard Operating Procedures.
    • octophobic, on 12/18/2007, -0/+5I doubt that is what exempt on their plate means. Can you link to the info?
    • buddyfarr, on 12/18/2007, -0/+10yeah, right....idiot. they cannot park wherever the hell they want unless it is an emergency. a hamburger and a coke is not an emergency.
    • Dakart, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3Driving the wrong way on the road IS a problem, though...
    • TonyLocNE, on 12/18/2007, -1/+2actually the "exemption" is for tax purposes. Their vehicles are "EXEMPT" from the taxes we pay to have our cars licensed.
      • Havoc737903, on 12/19/2007, -0/+0Exempt for tax and probably emissions testing as well. Not sure though.
  • Frostman3D, on 12/18/2007, -4/+191I wish more people would confront cops when they break the law. The other day I saw a cop floor it on a road by my house, there were kids there, and when he got to where he was going, he got coffee.
    • Lyph5, on 12/18/2007, -23/+4Do you know for a fact that he got a coffee or are you just being an *****?

      I've been passed while doing 90 by Cops outside Albany, and been passed going the speed limit by cops on smaller roads. No lights no siren. I asked someone I know who is engaged to a local cop why that happens and the answer is that there are some situations where lights and sirens are discouraged (such as residential areas in the late night/early morning) or on some other 'special' calls.

      I do know that, in my state (MA), there are laws that say that if they need to break traffic laws to get to a call they have to have lights and sirens going (except, like I said above, in a residential area at night) but when the cops are all responding to a call, who's going to ticket THEM?
      • octophobic, on 12/18/2007, -0/+18Who would ticket the cops in general? I'm sure it's strongly discouraged to hand out citations to your co-workers.
      • Frostman3D, on 12/18/2007, -1/+21Yes, I know he got coffee, because I went to the same place he went. I don't just pull ***** out of my ass to sound like I'm cool.
        • samzklub, on 12/18/2007, -13/+1Either way, you'll never be cool. Sorry.
    • thelimopit, on 12/18/2007, -12/+5Too much caffeine will kill you, so really he was just doing his job. I bet that latte ended up getting life in coffee prison.
    • buddyfarr, on 12/18/2007, -1/+36responding to a call is fine. when they are just trying to get somewhere to meet up and have lunch then NO. I don't know about his story but when I was driving in St. Joseph Michigan I had two cops fly by me with lights on, they got about 1/4 mile down the road, turned off their lights and pulled into Duncan Donuts. and no this is not made up. there are bad cops out there. and they need to be confronted.
      • Giovannizero, on 12/18/2007, -3/+16It's possible that they got a call and they started to go and then they got a call that they weren't needed anymore. Then again, it's also possible they were just having fun.

        Last time I chased a cop who ran a red light (and then turned his lights off) I found him in a neighborhood with 3-4 other cops armed with shotguns and one with an M-16 looking for a suspect. I don't chase cops anymore :)
      • samzklub, on 12/18/2007, -0/+12Perhaps their was a crime being committed at the Dunkin' Donuts?
      • mickcn, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1They were obviously racing.
    • stretch611, on 12/18/2007, -1/+13Unfortunately, people that stand up against the cops usually end up being harrassed by them. Its a no win situation. Look at this story: http://www.shadowmonkey.net/news/latest/officer-ri ...
    • yojiffyskippy, on 12/18/2007, -1/+25It was an emergency. He needed coffee to dunk his donuts into. Have you ever tried to eat stale donuts without coffee?
    • gregstrander, on 12/18/2007, -0/+8No lie, last week I had gone through a green light and about 10 seconds after I do, I looked in the rear view mirror, it was yellow and there was a cop flying through with his lights on. As soon as he was through it he turned them off. It was straight out of Superbad. I couldn't believe it.
      • InfiniteNothing, on 12/18/2007, -2/+1It generally safer to leave the emergency lights off even if it is an emergency, once the lights do you no good.
      • samzklub, on 12/18/2007, -1/+1No lie, dawg! No lie!
      • sturdiusmaximus, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1Seinfeld did it first.
    • nunofgs, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1That's easier said than done. Had you confronted them in that situation, what law would you accuse them of breaking? speeding? good luck with that.
    • bbqsalad, on 12/18/2007, -0/+9Best thing is to keep a video camera in your car at all times. If you see a cop blatantly breaking the law like that, record it. Take it to the local new agencys and to the police chief and show them. Police the Police.
    • randomerratum, on 06/10/2008, -0/+8I watched a couple of cops outside my office talking to a homeless guy, one of the cops kept spitting on the sidewalk outide our window - Speeding, parking, trafic violations... legal grey areas for sure - but spitting? That's just a dick thing to do.
    • allanpat, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1like it or not, police vehicles have special plates that allow them to park in red zones, loading zones, backwards, sideways - whatever they want. it doesn't have to be an emergency. when they're on duty, they're allowed to park pretty much whereever they want.

      for example, if they parked illegally while responding to a burglary, you're going to tow their car??

      there are a lot worse police abuses than this.
  • Lyph5, on 12/18/2007, -22/+3Last time I checked it wasn't against the law to park against the flow of traffic, but if you get hit (even if you're parked) you're at fault. Maybe that's just MA, though.
    • TomTruelle, on 12/18/2007, -0/+11You checked wrong...
    • bigtallmofo, on 12/18/2007, -5/+3You're an idiot. Look up the infraction of "Parking left side to curb". It's illegal in every state, doofus.

      Never mind that - just kill yourself, you moron.
  • ukfoole, on 12/18/2007, -23/+7This chap is more of a useless git than Arnold Rimmer.

    Cue up the "Police State! Police State! Bush sucks!" fellow...
  • Thex1138, on 12/18/2007, -0/+31OCP runs the cops
  • doritoclock, on 12/18/2007, -22/+1Seems kind of...Fake....yeh...
    • solistus, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1What about it seems fake? Have you never seen cops make asses of themselves like that? I want to live wherever you do!

      Seriously, though, that was clearly a squad car and two uniformed police officers. Either they were off duty and filming themselves recklessly using a cop car and misrepresenting themselves as on duty (which has GOT to be illegal), or it's real.
  • scairborn, on 12/18/2007, -23/+17"Hey buddy, lose some weight, buddy. Thats how its done kids... buddy.:"

    I can literally hear the butter flowing throw this guys arteries when he talks.
  • aroedl, on 12/18/2007, -1/+85Location:
    http://tinyurl.com/2oyyd4
    • elblanco, on 12/18/2007, -0/+16holy....
      nicely done. you must live there.
      • aroedl, on 12/18/2007, -1/+22I guess, I even know the "camera man". He bums me for a cigarette every day ;-)
    • TomTruelle, on 12/18/2007, -0/+14haha that was awesome... I forgot about the whole street view thing.
    • DeadFox1, on 12/18/2007, -0/+10you guys amaze me whenever you do ***** like that. thanks for the streetview!
    • Archon810, on 12/19/2007, -1/+2So it's not a one-way street at all like everyone else is claiming. They didn't go against traffic to get to that spot, they just crossed across the street.
  • tcorlen, on 12/18/2007, -10/+1Taze me Bro.. Taze me Bro...
  • adamtar, on 12/18/2007, -13/+25Just shows cops don't give a ***** and they can do what they want.
    • patpl22391, on 12/18/2007, -1/+8Yes, let's make broad generalizations of all cops on the actions of two that parked on the wrong side of the street.
      • apraxia, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6Sounds good to me. Why try and stop it? That is what Digg is good for.
      • Abudiwa, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3i'm with you guys.
    • koick, on 12/18/2007, -2/+1This the first time you've come to that realization?
    • Zephik, on 12/18/2007, -2/+2We should definitely hold cops to high standards. But seriously? omg, he was parked on the wrong side of the street. Big freaking whoopedy doo. Its not THAT big of a deal, people do it all the time and I've never heard of anything bad coming out of it. So to make a video about it and try and start some trouble. Just pointless bs. That guy needs to get either a real life, or do a better job at what he's trying to accomplish.
  • Dolomite, on 12/18/2007, -14/+9Its a shame the camera man sounded like such a douche, not saying it's right, but everyone takes advantage of things that their jobs allow them to. Movie ushers letting their friends in for free, getting free burgers from a friend at the drive thru, the list goes on, and obviously the more power you have, the more you get away with. I am not shocked or appalled by this at all.
    • cawpin, on 12/18/2007, -0/+7I'm not shocked or appalled but it doesn't make it right. They guy was right to confront them, they had to endanger others to get out of the situation.
    • nunofgs, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3Had you not said "I am not shocked or appalled by this at all.", I would have dugg you up.

      If you don't condemn this kind of action, how do you expect things to get better?
  • neiltc13, on 12/18/2007, -63/+349If people voted for Ron Paul, this wouldn't happen, anywhere. In fact, as soon as Ron Paul was sworn in as President, everyone would get a free pair of pink glasses and all of the urban areas would turn into fields of beautiful flowers.
    • RadicalEdward, on 12/18/2007, -4/+41Yay!!!!!!
    • speerross, on 12/18/2007, -9/+66Dugg for great sarcasm
    • jaymzdean, on 12/18/2007, -28/+12Shouldn't you be watching FOX right now????
      • solistus, on 12/18/2007, -1/+1Yes, everyone who opposes Ron Paul is a neo-con. There is no Left.
    • hayzeus, on 12/18/2007, -12/+17Dugg up because... it's TRUE!
    • LUElinks, on 12/18/2007, -4/+10Ron Paul is the greatest! He's got my vote now for sure if he keeps thes promises.
    • ChaosProfessor, on 12/18/2007, -1/+11almost buried you but then i finished i laughed and dugg you
    • solistus, on 12/18/2007, -1/+16FREE pink glasses? What kind of anti-free market communist are you? Why do you hate our freedom?

      I was so close to burying you based on the first sentence. I guess that proves you did a good job, so dugg.
    • parkermauney, on 12/18/2007, -2/+1God I lol'd
    • erichmj, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1and don't forget a chicken in every pot!
    • yodagetsit, on 12/19/2007, -0/+0Did you know Ron Paul is against Abortion, Gay Marriage and Public Schools...yea he is a fantastic guy, he is all for Freedom?
      • sugarkang, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1when did he oppose gay marriage? you need to check your facts. he opposed a "ban on gay marriage". i'm pro choice, and i disagree with RP on this issue. however, what he's trying to do is let LOCAL governments handle this issue. think about it. the US is a big country each state wants different things. why is the federal gov't trying to impose one rule for everyone? that's where a lot of this hate comes from... with red and blue states and such. and regarding public schools.. he's just talking about how much money our dept of education wastes. he's not against public schools. he wants these things localized and not handled by the FEDERAL government but rather the LOCAL government.
  • futureisours, on 12/18/2007, -22/+5with all the crap cops have to put up with on a daily basis, if they want to park illegally and pick-up some junk food more power to them.
    • woohhaa, on 12/18/2007, -2/+11I put up with allot of crap too. Can I park that way.
      • geodescent, on 12/18/2007, -5/+3Let me shoot at you a few times first...
        • buddyfarr, on 12/18/2007, -0/+2yeah, there are cops that go thru their entire career and not get shot at. don't make up ***** just so they have a reason to break the law.
      • yojiffyskippy, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3If they're being shot at then it is okay for them to break the law and illegally park. Otherwise, they should set the example and obey the law.
    • thugok, on 12/18/2007, -0/+7You pretty much represent everything that is wrong with America.
      • woohhaa, on 12/18/2007, -2/+1Who you talking to thugok?

        • samzklub, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1I got the head nod ***** that makes you break your neck...
    • Neph, on 12/18/2007, -2/+2I'm kind of torn on this. It's easy to forget, but as a society we owe our cops a debt of gratitude for putting themselves in harm's way on a regular basis. If they break some minor regulations in light or nonexistent traffic for less-than-life-or-death reasons, I'll willing to give them a pass. It'd be nice if they led by example, but meh.
      On the other hand, it's the same sort of attitude exhibited in the completely unjustified taserings and beatings that we've all seen in the news, especially lately. This pair seemed fairly laid back, given the circumstances (being accosted by a not entirely friendly dude with a camera), but I suspect that tolerating that kind of behaviour could embolden the kind of cops who taser naked deaf guys.
    • Hoogs, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1Sure, just what we need, give them MORE power...
    • Narasil, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1Quite possibly the most ridiculous comment I've ever read on digg.
  • woohhaa, on 12/18/2007, -1/+20Thanks buddy!
  • SRSco, on 12/18/2007, -26/+4WAKE UP AMERIKKKA! UR LIVING INA POLICE STATE! BUSH IS A FASCIST! RON PAUL / DEENIS KUCINICH 2008! OMG! OMG IM MVOING TO CANADA. THIS DISGUSTS ME.
    • xibuer, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1I'm all for Canada but honestly our United States Gov influences Canada too much to call it a safe haven.
    • RadicalEdward, on 12/18/2007, -2/+4You need to be tased. badly.
    • sbbath, on 12/18/2007, -1/+2dugg down just for the use of all caps
    • NonLeftistDiggr, on 12/18/2007, -1/+1***** sweet, give me your address and I'll mail you some cookies I made to celebrate your departure.

      I video of police, we are living in a police state.....drumroll.....it's Captain Douche!!!
    • batman1211, on 12/19/2007, -0/+0Bye! But you are probably not really leaving. So many people claim they are moving to Canada, but then they don't. What gives. If you don't like the way things are then leave, or do something productive to make a difference, but either way quit griping!
  • twoblink, on 12/18/2007, -3/+99I confronted 2 cops here in Taiwan about the way their car was parked illegally. They laughed at me. I pulled out my camera, and told them "You have 5 seconds to comply before I take a pic an send it to your superiors.." The complied. It's one thing when they are in an emergency, another thing when it's a donut run.

    Quis custodiet ipsos custodies - who will watch the watchmen? We must.
    • RadicalEdward, on 12/18/2007, -1/+8i thought the answer was supposed to be the "watchmen" themselves. Not that it happens.
    • Stupidumb, on 12/18/2007, -0/+37Batman watches the watchmen.
    • hextic, on 12/18/2007, -2/+7You sir are a hero to all Americans.
    • Darthmalt, on 12/18/2007, -0/+30Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur (Whatever is said in latin sounds profound)
      • Arcesius, on 12/18/2007, -0/+2I'm copying/pasting that... brilliant...
    • nunofgs, on 12/18/2007, -0/+38I don't know how things are in Taiwan, but I think if you did that in the states, we'd be watching you get tasered on youtube.
      • crazycracker911, on 12/18/2007, -1/+15I don't know how things are in the states but if you did that in Galaxy 1A4-36 you would get your balls cut off and fried in grease in front of you.
        • Joomal, on 12/18/2007, -1/+10I don't know how things are in Galaxy 1A4-36, but if you did that in Galaxy 1A4-37 and you were a woman, there would be no ball frying involved.
    • deftskier, on 12/18/2007, -3/+1Im going to have to say ***** on that one, unless you have a picture... and you do claim that you had your camera, so that shouldn't be to difficult.
    • akphidelt, on 12/18/2007, -2/+1Bull *****, taiwanese cops would sodomize you for that!
    • bigfatdummy, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1There are no donuts in Taiwan!
    • thephosphorbox, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1Do that in the US, you get tased. You made a threatening gesture by pulling out your camera! *zap*
    • pigletj, on 12/18/2007, -0/+8Lisa Simpson: "I mean, if you're the police, who will police the police?"
      Homer Simpson: "I dunno. Coast Guard?"
  • Matty114, on 12/18/2007, -10/+2Only in America
    • unreg, on 12/18/2007, -2/+1Are we free enough to challenge a law enforcement officer about a perceived parking infraction.
      • Funpolice2050, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1Actually you'd get your ass beat 9/10 times. These guys were either rookies or just in a good mood.
    • kitkatsavvy, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3only everywhere in the whole world!
    • Wartz, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1only in america? there was an example of this happening in this place called taiwan one thread up.
  • MrSandman321, on 12/18/2007, -1/+129"Don't be afraid of them, I put cops in prison"
  • gwhalin, on 12/18/2007, -3/+7Nothing new. http://nyc.uncivilservants.org/
  • makemoneynotart, on 12/18/2007, -4/+11dugg because this is right down my street and supplies me with tecates at 4am.
    • nakani, on 12/18/2007, -1/+2You drink Tecates at 4am?
      • benjic, on 12/18/2007, -2/+2It hurts me that anyone drinks tecates at any time.
  • asaturn, on 12/18/2007, -10/+4I park like that all the time.
  • Bridea, on 12/18/2007, -3/+38That guy's voice... it burns.
  • Barnettizer, on 12/18/2007, -13/+1walk around all day with a camera and i guess you'll find something to complain about. he must have gone to bed happy man that night. aww bless.
  • CheapDigWannbe, on 12/18/2007, -7/+109"Everyone hates a cop until a meth-head is busting down their door trying to rob them."
    Oh okay so I can do as I please, disregard laws as long as I help you somehow... That's great logic, which justifies just about every dictatorship in the world. Grown another braincell mate.
    • Xinareiaz, on 12/18/2007, -0/+18That's when you realize that you're glad you live in a state with nice open gun laws, and that you had the forethought to buy one :|
    • NinjaBoy, on 12/18/2007, -0/+13I'm from Missouri (meth capital) and I had a meth head bust in my house once, I don't know what happened faster, me pulling out my shotgun, or him running back out.
    • naldwell, on 12/18/2007, -4/+4Meth users wouldn't be busting into houses to steal stuff to buy more meth if meth wasn't subject to prohibition driving its price far beyond the cost of manufacturing and distribution.
      • BabaRamDass, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3Bringing logic into Digg? Blasphemy....
      • MassMopar, on 12/19/2007, -0/+1"What are you, some kinda ***** moron?" Have you ever seen what meth does to people?
  • mattwside, on 12/18/2007, -17/+0wow, some guy yelling at cops telling them he's going to put them in his "documentary". So stupid. This got me to finally join digg just so I could bury it.
    • buddyfarr, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3uh, I must have watched the wrong video. there was no yelling. he was just asking them if they thought what they were doing was illegal. which it was.
  • MattH, on 12/18/2007, -1/+90I crossed at an Intersection at the corner at a marked pedestrain crossing with lightrs of my house and the police cars would swing around the corner and cut in front of me with no lights or sirens on and the police station was just up the road .One cop almost ran me over one day but just drove off and beeped his horn .I went to the local sargent and he said he would deal with it and called me a few days later and asked me to come in .The cop in question had to aplogise to me and he was put on desk duty for a month .After that the cops where always careful going around that corner .
    • buddyfarr, on 12/18/2007, -0/+29sweet, justice after all. please please please pass my thanks to that Sergeant. at least someone has the balls to do the right thing.
      • nunofgs, on 12/18/2007, -0/+27Hah, I can imagine the conversation now:
        Matt: "So Sergeant, buddyfarr from digg.com told me to thank you for having the balls to do the right thing"
        Sergeant: "Who?"
        Matt: "buddyfarr from dig... I'm getting tasered, aren't I?"
        Sergeant: "Yup."
    • AngusMustang, on 12/18/2007, -0/+12Most police departments deal pretty severely with complaints against officers. If you have grounds (other than, "but I -never- speed!") to make a complaint, there is usually an investigation and a letter of warning or reprimand issued to the officer. That stuff will stay with them forever.

      Granted, this is the bigger cities I've dealt with... small towns probably don't have as many protections in place against officer abuse.
      • drastik21, on 12/18/2007, -0/+2Yeah like Mike Corona the sheriff from Orange County, CA is being indicted with charges of federal corruption and he still gets a paid leave of absence.
  • martoq, on 12/18/2007, -15/+4Believe or not, he was not breaking the law. There are certain laws that actually do not apply to certain manciple groups. Of course this varies from area to area but mainly things like parking, cell phone use and seatbelts do not apply.
    • cawpin, on 12/18/2007, -0/+11Believe it or not, you're wrong. He WAS breaking the law because he wasn't dealing with an emergency, or even a police situation. He parked illegally and got called on it. There is no MUNICIPAL group that is above the law.
      • buddyfarr, on 12/18/2007, -1/+2thank god someone with common sense.
    • buckrogers1965, on 12/18/2007, -1/+6If police officers are not in an emergency situation, they are required to drive and park in such a way so as to be a good example to the civilians they serve.
    • nextyoyoma, on 12/18/2007, -1/+5Yes, I've heard of these "manciple" groups....
    • bigtallmofo, on 12/18/2007, -6/+1Manciple? Are you freakin' kidding me? How stupid are you?

      You mean MUNICIPAL, Professor? Just kill yourself.
  • RescueJoe, on 12/18/2007, -18/+10What people forget is the fact that cops are told they have to be with in 50 yards (or some close easy to sprint distance) of their cars at all times. This way if the cop gets an emergency call they can get to their car fast and get to the emergency fast. If you are in an emergency do want the cop to have to run and run and run to find his/her squad car then drive to you and then help you... or would you rather that cop being parked close to his car and only have to sprint a short distance then drive to come help you.

    When we go to buy food for the firehouse we always park illegal yet who on digg has ever raised a bitch that firemen get to break the law all the time? Why is it that people do not follow around firemen looking for them to break the law?
    • cawpin, on 12/18/2007, -1/+9A typical 2 lane street is only 26 feet wide. A four lane road would be 52 feet. That's about 1/3 the distance you just stated. They could have easily parked legally and still been within their "rules". They also could have parked in the PARKING lot that they pulled into during the video. Lastly, rules don't trump laws.
    • buckrogers1965, on 12/18/2007, -1/+4The cop could have easily parked in the same exact parking place by going with the flow of traffic down that one way street, rather than against the flow. They almost drove head on into on coming traffic pulling out, and I can only imagine how many people they cut off getting into that parking place.
    • linagee, on 12/18/2007, -0/+6"When we go to buy food for the firehouse we always park illegal yet who on digg has ever raised a bitch that firemen get to break the law all the time?"
      What's the address?
    • griz, on 12/18/2007, -0/+3Right, because the turn around they did was really efficient.
  • jaymzdean, on 12/18/2007, -17/+3For those of you who think the guy with the camera was the ***** and think he should have been tased and that cops are above the law...I can't wait until the day when law enforcement kicks in your door, rapes your wife and daughter. Because, you know, they can legally do that.
    • Barnettizer, on 12/18/2007, -3/+5no... they cant
    • MikeFallopian, on 12/18/2007, -2/+5I didn't think I'd ever see someone try to equate rape with illegal parking in my lifetime.
  • iheardthat, on 12/18/2007, -7/+52I am outraged. Can you feel my outrage? 'Cause there's alot of it. I can't remember the last time I was this outraged. Oh yeah, 1998: the last episode of Seinfeld. It was just a clip-show!
    • colberrep, on 12/18/2007, -4/+4no the last episode was when they went to court and were sent to jail for not helping a guy getting mugged
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