Society is much larger than just people deciding who wins an election. You don't fully understand the term, society.
Our society is clearly steered by those who vote. It's called mob rule , I mean democracy. One of the worst possible forms of governingbat mobile
[quote name="RippedMonk" post="19422370" timestamp="1390924906"]What form of governing is better?[/quote]free market duh bat mobile
gov·ern (gÅv′ərn)v. , , v. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in. To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate: a valve that governs fuel intake. To control the actions or behavior of: Govern yourselves like civilized people. To keep under control; restrain: a student who could not govern his impulses. To exercise a deciding or determining influence on:Chance usually governs the outcome of the game. Grammar To require (a specific morphological form) of accompanying words.v. To exercise political authority. To have or exercise a determining influence.Free markets wouldn't do this?bat mobile
No they wouldn't. What part of free markets administer public policy and affairs, or exercise any authority? I think you may be a bit confused on exactly what a free market is. While I don't disagree in theory, that is still an opinion and is very debatable,
A Kentucky woman who was sentenced to two days in jail ended wrongly locked up there for five months.Back in August, Destiny Hoffman, 34, was ordered to serve 48 hours in the Clark County jail as part of a county drug treatment program. After completing the two-day sentence, she was to be held for further evaluation and treatment was to be recommended.That didn't happen. Instead, she remained locked up for five months.She isn't the only one to suffer that fate – Jason O'Connor also was forgotten about and trapped in the same jail far past his sentence.Clark County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said if it wasn't for a deputy prosecutor discovering the oversight while reviewing documents, Hoffman would probably still be sitting in jail:<blockquote>“Clearly something wrong happened. Evidently in these two cases, none of the follow up that might typically occur in drug court did occur and therefore those individuals did remain in the jail long after these ordered sentences have been served.â€</blockquote>Yesterday, prosecutors dropped all charges against Hoffman. Her public defender, Nathan Masingo, said he had no idea what happened to his client until last week:<blockquote>“Once you plead, the public defenders office withdraws from the case, our job is done at that point. We are not involved in the drug court program at all.â€</blockquote>Masingo said Hoffman wrote two letters to the judge and drug court to try to get their attention and let them know she had not been released.Hoffman has hired an attorney, and Masingo said she will likely file a disciplinary complaint against the judge and a lawsuit against the county.<blockquote>“Somebody is asleep at the wheel up there,†said Masingo. “You can't violate people's constitutional rights.â€</blockquote>- See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/woman-ordered-to-serve-2-days-in-jail-trapped-there-for-5-months_012014#sthash.VI6ivgH2.dpuf Woman Ordered to Serve 2 Days in Jail Trapped There for 5 MONTHS - See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/woman-ordered-to-serve-2-days-in-jail-trapped-there-for-5-months_012014#sthash.VI6ivgH2.dpuf
The Anal Cavity search story w/video: http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3209305.shtml?cat=500#.Uul-jSirS73 This 4 On Your Side investigation looks into the actions of police officers and doctors in Southern New Mexico. A review of medical records, police reports and a federal lawsuit show deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office, police officers with the City of Deming and medical professionals at the Gila Regional Medical Center made some questionable decisions. The incident began January 2, 2013 after David Eckert finished shopping at the Wal-Mart in Deming. According to a federal lawsuit, Eckert didn't make a complete stop at a stop sign coming out of the parking lot and was immediately stopped by law enforcement. Eckert's attorney, Shannon Kennedy, said in an interview with KOB that after law enforcement asked him to step out of the vehicle, he appeared to be clenching his buttocks. Law enforcement thought that was probable cause to suspect that Eckert was hiding narcotics in his anal cavity. While officers detained Eckert, they secured a search warrant from a judge that allowed for an anal cavity search. The lawsuit claims that Deming Police tried taking Eckert to an emergency room in Deming, but a doctor there refused to perform the anal cavity search citing it was "unethical." But physicians at the Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City agreed to perform the procedure and a few hours later, Eckert was admitted. What Happened While there, Eckert was subjected to repeated and humiliating forced medical procedures. A review of Eckert's medical records, which he released to KOB, and details in the lawsuit show the following happened: 1. Eckert's abdominal area was x-rayed; no narcotics were found. 2. Doctors then performed an exam of Eckert's anus with their fingers; no narcotics were found. 3. Doctors performed a second exam of Eckert's anus with their fingers; no narcotics were found. 4. Doctors penetrated Eckert's anus to insert an enema. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found. 5. Doctors penetrated Eckert's anus to insert an enema a second time. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found. 6. Doctors penetrated Eckert's anus to insert an enema a third time. Eckert was forced to defecate in front of doctors and police officers. Eckert watched as doctors searched his stool. No narcotics were found. 7. Doctors then x-rayed Eckert again; no narcotics were found. 8. Doctors prepared Eckert for surgery, sedated him, and then performed a colonoscopy where a scope with a camera was inserted into Eckert's anus, rectum, colon, and large intestines. No narcotics were found. Throughout this ordeal, Eckert protested and never gave doctors at the Gila Regional Medical Center consent to perform any of these medical procedures. "If the officers in Hidalgo County and the City of Deming are seeking warrants for anal cavity searches based on how they're standing and the warrant allows doctors at the Gila Hospital of Horrors to go in and do enemas and colonoscopies without consent, then anyone can be seized and that's why the public needs to know about this," Kennedy said. Search Warrant Concerns There are major concerns about the way the search warrant was carried out. Kennedy argues that the search warrant was overly broad and lacked probable cause. But beyond that, the warrant was only valid in Luna County, where Deming is located. The Gila Regional Medical Center is in Grant County. That means all of the medical procedures were performed illegally and the doctors who performed the procedures did so with no legal basis and no consent from the patient. In addition, even if the search warrant was executed in the correct New Mexico county, the warrant expired at 10 p.m. Medical records show the prepping for the colonoscopy started at 1 a.m. the following day, three hours after the warrant expired. "This is like something out of a science fiction film, anal probing by government officials and public employees," Kennedy said. No Comment KOB reached out to the attorneys representing the defendants in the lawsuit and all declined to comment on the situation. The attorneys said it's their personal policy not comment on pending litigation. 4 On Your Side Investigative Reporter Chris Ramirez cornered Deming Police Chief Brandon Gigante. "As the police chief what reassurances could you give people when they come through your town that they won't be violated or abused by your police officers?" Ramirez asked Chief Gigante. "We follow the law in every aspect and we follow policies and protocols that we have in place," Chief Gigante replied. "Do you think those officers in this particular case did that?" Ramirez asked. Gigante didn't answer, instead he referred Ramirez to his attorney. The Lawsuit David Eckert is suing The City of Deming and Deming Police Officers Bobby Orosco, Robert Chavez and Officer Hernandez. Eckert is also suing Hidalgo County Hidalgo County Deputies David Arredondo, Robert Rodriguez and Patrick Green. Eckert is also suing Deputy District Attorney Daniel Dougherty and the Gila Regional Medical Center including Robert Wilcox, M.D and Okay Odocha, M.D.
That is the primarily problem with the police these days. There isn't enough oversight, they are too protected, and the profession has become a business rather than a service.