David Byerly

[Anonymous]

http://www.wltx.com/news/news19.aspx?storyid=27397


Above is a good example of how police officers think they are above the law and how they are also made an example.

[Anonymous]

Its good to see Mr. Lott Not affraid to take out the trash.

[Anonymous]

It's ashame cops think they're above the law

[Anonymous]

Remember South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal? She was caught driving under the influence after leaving a downtown event one evening then tried to use her influence to get away with it. The Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court - you'd think she would of all people have some integrity. I hope she rots in....., well you know.

[Anonymous]

I just don't understand, I thought you worked in law enforcement because you believed in something great and wanted to help. Looks like they all just instead have a hidden agenda. I guess when you think of it, sexual predators get jobs right with the children they molest, so why shouldn't cops get jobs right where the crime is. How many departments can say their crime storage areas have 100% of the counted drugs still accounted for - none. That should tell you something. They are getting high on crime scene evidence, FOR FREE! while the victims stay behind bars....

[Anonymous]

There another deputy who's not so keen. He frequents more gay bars than he does work.

[Anonymous]

how bout the cop killed in sumter this week - bet you he probably got what he deserved as well. he's probably just as corrupt as the rest.

[swampfox]

Concerned, I'm going to make you happy and tell you that you're about as sick an individual as ever wrote so other people could read it. What was it, too many arrests for drunk driving or domestic violence, or not having insurance because nobody will sell it to you?

I hope you have a family just so there will be somebody to be ashamed.

[Anonymous]

One bad cop does not mean the profesion is corrupt. When a doctor is arrested, do we publicly condemn medicine?

This individual was wrong and rightly punished. This is an example of the standards in law enforcement being such that we do not condone this type of activity and are not afraid to police our own.

[Anonymous]

concerned4u

May I echo Swampfox's respnse to your sick commments about Law Enforcement.

YOUR SICK

[swampfox]

South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal...was caught driving under the influence after leaving a downtown event one evening then tried to use her influence to get away with it[emphasis added]. I hope she rots in....., well you know.

This is a lie, of course. There was never any report that she tried to "use her influence", and she in fact did not.

All of the cop-haters and judge-haters that I have ever met in person had one thing in common: They were part of a multi-generation tradition in which getting arrested and going to jail, usually for the typical alcohol and family abuse and non-support of children that they never intended to parent, as they themselves had not been parented, were just a part of life. Some part of every person's life, they believe, is inevitably going to be spent in jail because the "gubmint" just don't understand how hard it is on a working man and how he's got to keep his wife under control like it says in the Bible and that he spreads his seed around because that's just nature's way. I'd be amazed if the cop-haters and judge-haters who write in to this board were any different.

It is this kind of morbid ignorance that makes all of us in this area and this state look like fools to the world. I hope there are more who will join me in declaring that these people do not represent my culture, do not represent any Southern culture that I know of. They only represent the culture of ignorance at its ugliest, and that can be found, if you turn over enough rocks, all over the world.

And what right do they really have to complain about government? Unless they ran out of beer the night before, I'm sure it was way too much trouble to go and vote.

At least we can take comfort in that.

[Anonymous]

how bout the cop killed in sumter this week - bet you he probably got what he deserved as well. he's probably just as corrupt as the rest.

I hope you go STRAIGHT TO HELL! No one deserves to die like that, being burned alive! DID YOU KNOW THIS POLICE OFFICER???? NO, I wish I knew who you were and where you lived! I would invite highway patrolmen from ACROSS THE NATON to take part in a little "stick time" on you!!! Oh yeah, and since they were "so corrupt"(YOUR WORDS..not mine) then we could all cover it up huh! These officers RISK THEIR LIVES to protect pieces of TRASH like you! Obviously you are CONCERNED for no one but yourself! Maybe you should move to CANADA...or Afghanistan..where there is rampant lawlessness...then you could be shot in the street with no officers to protect you! :shotgun:

[swampfox]

I say Afghanistan.

[Anonymous]

YEAH! And when they behead you (which they will) I will LAUGH at you!

[swampfox]

Both pieces!

[Anonymous]

I know that one of David Byerly's pet peeves was loud music coming from cars driving down the road. When you are sitting at a traffic light and the ground is shaking around you because of some idiot (who must be deaf or will be soon and seems to want to make others deaf too) has his stereo volume up so loud, that you couldn't hear an emergency vehicle coming your way. David Byerly seemed to go out of his way to ticket folks like that. 90% of the time when that happens look at what race the driver of that booming stereo is? I wonder why folks like that do that to others. I think it is so inconsiderate. Oh and then there is the profanity that is in some of that music. I don't care to hear it. Do you?

If you are going to come to the United States then you should speak English (just my opinion). I don't doubt that David Byerly was out of line and frustrated with this woman he stopped. I also don't doubt what is on the video tape. Those camera's can help or hurt you (depending on how you look at it.) I do wonder if the woman he stopped is legally here in the United States? There are so many Hispanic people here in the U.S. illegally. Why do we even have law enforcement that allows people like that to even be here? If this woman wasn't Hispanic but was say from like Iraq, I bet someone would be looking into weather or not she was here legally or not. If this woman tries to sue the Sheriff's Department for the deputy's actions, I wonder if that will ever become an issue?

[Anonymous]

I know that one of David Byerly's pet peeves was loud music coming from cars driving down the road. When you are sitting at a traffic light and the ground is shaking around you because of some idiot (who must be deaf or will be soon and seems to want to make others deaf too) has his stereo volume up so loud, that you couldn't hear an emergency vehicle coming your way. David Byerly seemed to go out of his way to ticket folks like that. 90% of the time when that happens look at what race the driver of that booming stereo is? I wonder why folks like that do that to others. I think it is so inconsiderate. Oh and then there is the profanity that is in some of that music. I don't care to hear it. Do you?

If you are going to come to the United States then you should speak English (just my opinion). I don't doubt that David Byerly was out of line and frustrated with this woman he stopped. I also don't doubt what is on the video tape. Those camera's can help or hurt you (depending on how you look at it.) I do wonder if the woman he stopped is legally here in the United States? There are so many Hispanic people here in the U.S. illegally. Why do we even have law enforcement that allows people like that to even be here? If this woman wasn't Hispanic but was say from like Iraq, I bet someone would be looking into weather or not she was here legally or not. If this woman tries to sue the Sheriff's Department for the deputy's actions, I wonder if that will ever become an issue?

Ah c'mon David...is that the best you can do?

[Anonymous]

with the first responder - those cops need to start acting within the law themselves.

[Anonymous]

You say "cops"...like we all do it or something. Dont make the mistake of one out to be the mistake of all. Are you even a police officers...probably not b/c if you were you would understand. Not that I am condoning what he did but sometimes you are pushed to the limit. And in this day and age there is always some greedy lawyer or person out to profit from another's mistakes. I agree wholehartedly on the whole SPEAK ENGLISH when in America idea. They can't understand "License, Registration and Proof of Insurance" but you say the Wal-Mart is open on Sunday and there they are.

[swampfox]

Ever been in another country, one with a language other than English?

By your standards, if you have to know the language first, would you be qualified to visit another country?

[Palmetto]

I simply don’t understand the mentality that leads people to think that when one police officer is wrong, we are all guilty. I’ve left several posts about this subject in various forums, but now instead of writing a response, I’m just going to ask the question….why does the public blame the law enforcement profession when one police officer is accused of wrong doing? This isn’t rhetorical – I actually want some responses.

When a police officer is accused of wrong doing and is cleared by investigation, it’s a cover up. When a police officer is found to have done wrong and is punished, then the whole lot of us must be corrupt. When a police officer takes measures to ensure his own safety while he’s on the job, people call him a ******. When an officer is killed in the line of duty, someone will say he got what he deserved.

The next person who writes here to point out a police officer who was accused of doing something wrong and at the same time uses it as an example to condemn the tens of thousands of police professionals across America, please include your profession. I’ll be sure to go out and find an example of someone in your line of work who is sitting in prison for committing a crime.

[Anonymous]

Ever been in another country, one with a language other than English?

By your standards, if you have to know the language first, would you be qualified to visit another country?

VISIT and LIVE are two different things, just as being here LEGALLY and ILLEGALLY! And yes, I think if you visit a country you should take the time to learn just a few key phrases.

[swampfox]

Sure, but while visiting West Bazookastan, I could easily be stopped for a traffic violation and asked for my license, registration, and insurance card. Now I would probably know to pull these items out before being asked, but not knowing to do so is not exactly a crime, is it?

I agree that it would be the smart thing to do to learn key phrases for any foreign country you might want to visit. "Where's the bathroom?" would be a good one, for example. But I don't know what other people's priorities or limitations or fears are. Our federal immigration laws are such a mess, the likelihood of good outcomes in the real world are diminished.

I understand all about being pushed to limits too, being a retired teacher. I learned, though, that it's necessary to figure out just who is the cause of the problem, which is not the same question as who has the responsibility for it. Everybody is responsible for their own actions.

[DixieChic]

I know this proffesion is a hard one but one all of them chose and like any other pofession there are things you have to deal with. I see on almost all postings concerning police officers an officer that wants the public to understand how hard the job is and not all of them are bad. Wellllll they may not all be bad but have you ever stopped and ask why even law abiding citizens have little patience with the whole profession? Could it be the way we are treated when we have to deal with the police? The posting are at least three to one of complaints. I know there are good officers but I have not met many. Most are rude, obnoxious, self serving and on a major power trip. If you have to pull someone over do you have to threaten all of the consquences that could happen. It is one thing to inform but quite another to threaten. Granted most people are not pleasant but then instead of just doing the job of giving the ticket you have to berate and threaten and then you ask why we have such a low opinion. I don't mean to sound harsh. Most people don't ever want to have to deal with the police but when we do be it by our contact or yours stop and try to put yourself in the position of the citizen and try to make it as productive as possible. WE don't want to feel this way about the whole profesion . We want to trust that you are looking out for the best for all concerned even if we may not come out in the best light NOt that you are out to get as many as possible.

[swampfox]

In all seriousness, I tend to support cops unless one does something that's just way out of line, and then that one should get all of the consequences he/she has earned.

Which is why I say, it's like all other professions. If the good cops and doctors and teachers and politicians and TV cable installers and everybody else would just never support the bad ones, this would be a different world.

[epnsc]

I know this is from a while back but what you said is the most ignorant thing I have ever heard. Maybe someone in your family should pass away and other people laugh about it. Maybe that would change you tone you sick little punk with no balls.

[swampfox]

Maybe someone in your family should pass away and other people laugh about it.

And you call other people 'sick'? Are you on some kind of drugs?

And how are your reproductive organs?

[Unregistered]

I moved out of New Jersey to get away from you half-witted liberals that support criminals over cops.

[swampfox]

You will fit in real well here among the other unregistered upstanding citizens.

It's obvious that your life is miserable, as I'm sure are the lives of those around you. May you find some kind of peace before it's too late. Listen to a few Bob Dylan records. That usually works for me.

[Unregistered]

No clue who you are Swampfox but I do like you.....you totally crack me up at times.