Comments on: Skateboarder arrested in San Francisco

By: drukin

drukin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:33:40 +0000

calling him a name isnt illegal. threatening to break his arm and then "kicking" him is. zach broke 1 law, the cop broke 2. who should be getting arrested?

By: Spamalot

Spamalot — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:31:42 +0000

@Vicky - yup, you got me in one. You don't have to be short to suffer from short-man syndrome. You just need to carry around a massive chip on your shoulder. The one thing bullies have in common is that horrible combination of insecurity and bitterness. And unfortunately, that pattern seems to repeat itself in the kind of people who strive to work in the police force.

By: vicky

vicky — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:06:03 +0000

@paddy: I think the term short-man syndrome Spamalot used doesn't have to do with someones size but to how little these guys feel with themselves
I'm a shortie anyway so bullies back in highschool always appeared bigger than they were haha
and for the record, that guy IS a fucking dick.

By: paddy

paddy — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:31:09 +0000

"short-man syndrome"? Are you nuts??? The bullies at my school were all bug dudes...... The two biggest bullies at my school were brothers - one is now a cop and the other works in a prison.... Assholes yes- short- no...... it's short people they were picking on!!! This cop does not look short to me...... What do you think happens when "short" people go around picking on big people..... lets get it right.......

By: Tim 'off da radar' Radar

Tim 'off da radar' Radar — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:27:25 +0000

That guy is seriously scary... There's just no way out of a situation like that because the dude upholding the law, as Zach rightly says, is a 'fucking dick'...

By: Spamalot

Spamalot — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:06:39 +0000

You know that dick that you went to school with - the one who no-one actually liked but everyone would kind of tolerate for fear of either being beaten the crap out of or being humiliated by? Well guess what? He grew up and joined the police force.

There should be a vetting process whereby insecure, power-hungry, suppressed, short-man-syndrome bullies do not get accepted into the force.

By: Alejandra

Alejandra — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:24:00 +0000

"I didn't kick him, I only put my foot on his hip because he refused to get in the car"
What the hell?

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:40:39 +0000

I don't know what to make of this. The kid stepped out of line, but he's a kid and he was fucking skateboarding. I don't think anyone needs to be arrested for that. Or calling a police officer a dick.

Having said that, I've been out riding round London a bit recently. Seen a lot of 5-0 on my travels. Not been bothered once. Not one word.