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Cynthetiq · 12-23-2003, 08:54 AM

A shame, this doesn't represent ALL cops or even a large percentage of them. It does however remind me that lazy and unmotivated people are out there doing unprofessional jobs. Blogs and journals have become and important part of net culture. What parts of this are his free speach to express himself? What's stupidity of "saying too much" or "incriminating" himself? Should the IAD actually reprimand this person? Should your mom or your boss actually have any say about something you posted in your private journal?

brooklynbacon blog

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Blog Describes A Rogue Cop
Brooklyn officer under investigation

By Sean Gardiner
STAFF WRITER

December 23, 2003

A Brooklyn cop is being investigated over Internet postings that brag about beating suspects, writing phony tickets and ignoring calls to his precinct.

The officer, identified by Internal Affairs investigators as a patrol cop who works in the 75th Precinct, purportedly uses the pseudonym Brooklynbacon and posts his messages on a site accessible through Xanga.com.

Alongside pictures of motorcycle trick riders, naked women, photographs with comical captions and pictures of human oddities, Brooklynbacon posts messages supposedly about his job and, in some instances, his own misconduct. Any one of the offenses he describes could cost an officer his job.

In railing against an unspoken traffic ticket quota he says officers must meet - 10 tickets per week, he contends - he writes: "The new commanding officer of the precinct is pressuring us to write more and more tickets. We were officially told NOT to write anymore tickets for headlights and taillights. Most people fix the problem within 24 hours and the ticket would be admonished [sic] therefore the City of New York makes no money in the end.

"So I have come up with a better way of writing tickets. I just write down the plates of the cars that cut me off the the [sic] parkways and I send them a bogus parking ticket in the mail. The person will then have to deal with the Parking Violations Bureau and not me. Problem quickly resolved. So, in other words, be careful who you cut off on the road. They might be an off-duty cop and they could write your plates down and write you a $150 parking ticket. Have a nice day."

A police source said Internal Affairs investigators are reviewing all tickets written by the suspected officer. Brooklynbacon answered an e-mail but did not respond to a request for an interview. According to a message posted yesterday, he's still on patrol.

On the Web site, Brooklynbacon describes his area of expertise as "human sanitation worker." While he doesn't reveal his name or the precinct where he's assigned, he provides plenty of hints - a partial photograph of his face, the fact that he's an avid motorcycle rider and the police calls he alleges to have answered - that led investigators to identify him, sources said.

Many postings on the site offer what appears to be the view of a dissatisfied cop. Brooklynbacon slams the NYPD's anti-terrorism training as a waste of time and rips on the poor quality of bulletproof vests officers are issued. He also ridicules the people he purportedly is called on to help, calling himself a "baby-sitter" and repeatedly saying that everyone he deals with is on welfare.

In other postings, he flaunts his own alleged misconduct. After a particularly long shift, he wrote, he was called to the Crown Heights' 77th Precinct late in November to search for two men who stabbed an off-duty officer during a robbery attempt. When he arrived at the scene, scores of cops were already searching for the suspects so "my partner and I decided to sit inside the car and stay warm," he wrote.

"Perhaps play some games on our mobile laptops inside the patrol cars? The other units conducted a door to door searches [sic] of every apartment in the building while I conducted eye lid maintenance. ZZzzzz."

He also wrote that after getting into a motorcycle crash during the summer, he was assigned a desk job upon returning to work. He wrote that he quickly realized "they assigned me to the wrong position."

"I have neither sympathy nor remorse when people call me up complaining about their problems. I have no feelings when people complain about loud music and I could really care less if they are seeking information regarding a family member that has been incarcerated. Cry me a river."

In that same posting, submitted this fall, he said he expected to return to patrol within two weeks.

"Sitting behind a desk and looking pretty is not my style," Brooklynbacon stated. "I am the type of person who loves getting my hands dirty whether it is chasing someone down a street or just giving them the 'good old fashion nypd beat down.' I hope you didn't think those beatings don't really exist do you?"

On a separate posting detailing his alleged desk duty, he wrote that when people called the precinct trying to report a complaint, his pat response was "'I will send a patrol car there immediately' but in reality I will wait for them to call back at least 5 times before I really send someone over there."

water_boy1999 · 12-23-2003, 09:22 AM

oops...

water_boy1999 · 12-23-2003, 09:23 AM

This is sick! With all the wackos out there in this world, it would be nice to know that there are competent officers policing the streets! I will never cut off anyone again!!!

Averett · 12-23-2003, 10:21 AM

That guy is an asshole.

ARTelevision · 12-23-2003, 10:22 AM

Publishing content on the Internet is not a private act.

Giltwist · 12-23-2003, 10:36 AM

Yeah, seriously, thats just asking for trouble. If you were one of those people who had tape diaries, and he was overheard making a note to self at work, he'd be in the same mess.

spived2 · 12-23-2003, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ARTelevision
Publishing content on the Internet is not a private act.

Exactly my thoughts. Too many people think that being on the internet gives them ananimity, but that is definitely not the case.

Ya live, ya learn.

shakran · 12-23-2003, 01:26 PM

it's not a freedom of speech issue. He said it. He wasn't stopped from saying it by the government (or anyone else, for that matter).

Having said it, he got in trouble because he admitted to breaking the law.

BentNotTwisted · 12-23-2003, 02:57 PM

You have the Constitutional right to incriminate yourself for any crime you commit, even in a blog.

mrquackers · 12-23-2003, 05:41 PM

Interesting to note he's taken down the blog...

Sfizzio · 12-23-2003, 06:04 PM

We had a guy like that down here in North Carolina, except he was an elected sheriff. He and his officers prided themselves on their quotas and "beat downs," and all the rednecks from this county kept electing him. Finally the NC court system found him guilty of some financial offense just to get him out of office, they were so tired of his antics.

moonstrucksoul · 12-23-2003, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Averett
That guy is an asshole.

i agree, that is not the kind of cop i want working the streets of my town, whether he makes any of that shit up or not

Cynthetiq · 12-24-2003, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mrquackers
Interesting to note he's taken down the blog...

the power of google cache

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sailor · 12-24-2003, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ARTelevision
Publishing content on the Internet is not a private act.

Exactly. He has every right to post whatever the hell he wants to there, but that police precinct also has every right to fire him because he isnt doing his job.

JohnS72 · 12-24-2003, 07:53 AM

What an idiot! Just look at the way he keeps on trying to take credit for all those pictures. I don't like him. :-p

Not_You · 12-24-2003, 09:03 AM

It is intresting to see the stupid things some people will do to look "cool" to people they barely know on the Internet.,

Begora21 · 12-24-2003, 09:20 AM

Ridiculous ... cant we blog in peace????

GSRIDER · 12-24-2003, 06:25 PM

i wondered why his blog disappeared.

Makes me question what it sounded like when his gut dropped out of his ass when he heard about the investigation.

GakFace · 12-25-2003, 08:30 AM

I thought a blog was more of actually TYPING things.. not finding random pictures on the net then saying some half assed comment about them. Then I saw a few actual comments from him.. about his work.... where he's just an asshole. He needs to be fired as far as I'm concerned.. A fellow cop get stabbed and he sits in his car instead of helping? Then complains he lost 30 minutes of his life? If you don't care for your career get the hell out!

Finchie · 12-25-2003, 01:31 PM

I'll be pissed off if this guy doesn't get fired.

vermin · 12-27-2003, 04:15 PM

The really sad part is that there is probably one or more cops just like this guy in every city in (America? the world?)

Soggybagel · 12-27-2003, 04:56 PM

Funny part is though that if this is true it kind of exposes things that are allegedly not true yet true. Quotas on tickets and what not. I mean the Cities do have to earn money somehow

Minx · 12-28-2003, 05:57 AM

And this guy is out there "protecting" the innocent?

I say fire his ass. He was stupid enough to put down details about his bad attitude towards his job...he deserves to get caught and pay the price for his actions.
And please, you pretty much have to accept the fact that anything you put out there in cyberland is not private information anymore.

12-23-2003, 08:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	Brooklynbacon NYPD Blog site. A shame, this doesn't represent ALL cops or even a large percentage of them. It does however remind me that lazy and unmotivated people are out there doing unprofessional jobs. Blogs and journals have become and important part of net culture. What parts of this are his free speach to express himself? What's stupidity of "saying too much" or "incriminating" himself? Should the IAD actually reprimand this person? Should your mom or your boss actually have any say about something you posted in your private journal? brooklynbacon blog link ------- Blog Describes A Rogue Cop Brooklyn officer under investigation By Sean Gardiner STAFF WRITER December 23, 2003 A Brooklyn cop is being investigated over Internet postings that brag about beating suspects, writing phony tickets and ignoring calls to his precinct. The officer, identified by Internal Affairs investigators as a patrol cop who works in the 75th Precinct, purportedly uses the pseudonym Brooklynbacon and posts his messages on a site accessible through Xanga.com. Alongside pictures of motorcycle trick riders, naked women, photographs with comical captions and pictures of human oddities, Brooklynbacon posts messages supposedly about his job and, in some instances, his own misconduct. Any one of the offenses he describes could cost an officer his job. In railing against an unspoken traffic ticket quota he says officers must meet - 10 tickets per week, he contends - he writes: "The new commanding officer of the precinct is pressuring us to write more and more tickets. We were officially told NOT to write anymore tickets for headlights and taillights. Most people fix the problem within 24 hours and the ticket would be admonished [sic] therefore the City of New York makes no money in the end. "So I have come up with a better way of writing tickets. I just write down the plates of the cars that cut me off the the [sic] parkways and I send them a bogus parking ticket in the mail. The person will then have to deal with the Parking Violations Bureau and not me. Problem quickly resolved. So, in other words, be careful who you cut off on the road. They might be an off-duty cop and they could write your plates down and write you a $150 parking ticket. Have a nice day." A police source said Internal Affairs investigators are reviewing all tickets written by the suspected officer. Brooklynbacon answered an e-mail but did not respond to a request for an interview. According to a message posted yesterday, he's still on patrol. On the Web site, Brooklynbacon describes his area of expertise as "human sanitation worker." While he doesn't reveal his name or the precinct where he's assigned, he provides plenty of hints - a partial photograph of his face, the fact that he's an avid motorcycle rider and the police calls he alleges to have answered - that led investigators to identify him, sources said. Many postings on the site offer what appears to be the view of a dissatisfied cop. Brooklynbacon slams the NYPD's anti-terrorism training as a waste of time and rips on the poor quality of bulletproof vests officers are issued. He also ridicules the people he purportedly is called on to help, calling himself a "baby-sitter" and repeatedly saying that everyone he deals with is on welfare. In other postings, he flaunts his own alleged misconduct. After a particularly long shift, he wrote, he was called to the Crown Heights' 77th Precinct late in November to search for two men who stabbed an off-duty officer during a robbery attempt. When he arrived at the scene, scores of cops were already searching for the suspects so "my partner and I decided to sit inside the car and stay warm," he wrote. "Perhaps play some games on our mobile laptops inside the patrol cars? The other units conducted a door to door searches [sic] of every apartment in the building while I conducted eye lid maintenance. ZZzzzz." He also wrote that after getting into a motorcycle crash during the summer, he was assigned a desk job upon returning to work. He wrote that he quickly realized "they assigned me to the wrong position." "I have neither sympathy nor remorse when people call me up complaining about their problems. I have no feelings when people complain about loud music and I could really care less if they are seeking information regarding a family member that has been incarcerated. Cry me a river." In that same posting, submitted this fall, he said he expected to return to patrol within two weeks. "Sitting behind a desk and looking pretty is not my style," Brooklynbacon stated. "I am the type of person who loves getting my hands dirty whether it is chasing someone down a street or just giving them the 'good old fashion nypd beat down.' I hope you didn't think those beatings don't really exist do you?" On a separate posting detailing his alleged desk duty, he wrote that when people called the precinct trying to report a complaint, his pat response was "'I will send a patrol car there immediately' but in reality I will wait for them to call back at least 5 times before I really send someone over there." __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

12-23-2003, 09:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
water_boy1999 Fly em straight! Location: Above and Beyond	oops... __________________ Doh!!!! -Homer Simpson

12-23-2003, 09:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
water_boy1999 Fly em straight! Location: Above and Beyond	This is sick! With all the wackos out there in this world, it would be nice to know that there are competent officers policing the streets! I will never cut off anyone again!!! __________________ Doh!!!! -Homer Simpson

12-23-2003, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	That guy is an asshole. __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

12-23-2003, 10:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	Publishing content on the Internet is not a private act. __________________ create evolution

12-23-2003, 10:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
Giltwist Insane Location: Pennsylvania	Yeah, seriously, thats just asking for trouble. If you were one of those people who had tape diaries, and he was overheard making a note to self at work, he'd be in the same mess.

12-23-2003, 01:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	it's not a freedom of speech issue. He said it. He wasn't stopped from saying it by the government (or anyone else, for that matter). Having said it, he got in trouble because he admitted to breaking the law.

12-23-2003, 02:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
BentNotTwisted Optimistic Skeptic Location: Midway between a Beehive and Centennial	You have the Constitutional right to incriminate yourself for any crime you commit, even in a blog. __________________ IS THAT IT ???!!! Do you even know what 'it' is? When the last man dies for just words that he said... We Shall Be Free

12-23-2003, 05:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
mrquackers Exhausted Location: Northeastern US - please send help!	Interesting to note he's taken down the blog... __________________ "If you're walking on thin ice, you may as well go ahead and dance."

12-23-2003, 06:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sfizzio Crazy Location: Philadelphia, PA	We had a guy like that down here in North Carolina, except he was an elected sheriff. He and his officers prided themselves on their quotas and "beat downs," and all the rednecks from this county kept electing him. Finally the NC court system found him guilty of some financial offense just to get him out of office, they were so tired of his antics. __________________ Coroner: My only question, is how did she come to have sex with the dead guy? Dante: She thought it was me. Coroner: What kind of convenience store do you run here?

12-24-2003, 07:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
JohnS72 Crazy	What an idiot! Just look at the way he keeps on trying to take credit for all those pictures. I don't like him. :-p

12-24-2003, 09:03 AM	#16 (permalink)
Not_You Crazy Location: BFE	It is intresting to see the stupid things some people will do to look "cool" to people they barely know on the Internet., __________________ Who stole the ham?

12-24-2003, 09:20 AM	#17 (permalink)
Begora21 Insane	Ridiculous ... cant we blog in peace????

12-24-2003, 06:25 PM	#18 (permalink)
GSRIDER spurt king Location: Out of my mind	i wondered why his blog disappeared. Makes me question what it sounded like when his gut dropped out of his ass when he heard about the investigation. __________________ No signature at this time.

12-25-2003, 08:30 AM	#19 (permalink)
GakFace Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go!! Location: IN, USA	I thought a blog was more of actually TYPING things.. not finding random pictures on the net then saying some half assed comment about them. Then I saw a few actual comments from him.. about his work.... where he's just an asshole. He needs to be fired as far as I'm concerned.. A fellow cop get stabbed and he sits in his car instead of helping? Then complains he lost 30 minutes of his life? If you don't care for your career get the hell out! __________________ RoboBlaster: Welcome to the club! Not that I'm in the club. And there really isn'a a club in the first place. But if there was a club and if I was in it, I would definitely welcome you to it.

12-25-2003, 01:31 PM	#20 (permalink)
Finchie Tilted	I'll be pissed off if this guy doesn't get fired.

12-27-2003, 04:15 PM	#21 (permalink)
vermin Indifferent to anti-matter Location: Tucson, AZ	The really sad part is that there is probably one or more cops just like this guy in every city in (America? the world?) __________________ If puns were sausages, this would be the wurst.

12-27-2003, 04:56 PM	#22 (permalink)
Soggybagel Psycho Location: Lovely City #1	Funny part is though that if this is true it kind of exposes things that are allegedly not true yet true. Quotas on tickets and what not. I mean the Cities do have to earn money somehow

12-28-2003, 05:57 AM	#23 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	And this guy is out there "protecting" the innocent? I say fire his ass. He was stupid enough to put down details about his bad attitude towards his job...he deserves to get caught and pay the price for his actions. And please, you pretty much have to accept the fact that anything you put out there in cyberland is not private information anymore. __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!