Government takes away basketball poles from the kids!

[Mahkul]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaOHCJKrElQ

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[benjamindees]

Yeah, notice how the police officer lies straight to the guy's face and tells him he can keep his basketball goal.  And then 30 seconds later the city workers come in and steal it.

Cops lie of course, but this one is actually brazen enough to lie in front of a television news crew.

Actually now that I watch it, this isn't the original video.  This douchebag has pieced it together in all the wrong order and is incorrectly claiming that the blonde woman (who is a cop) works for the Dept. of Transportation.  And apparently he thinks random state workers can arrest people.

tl;dr; - Americans are stupid.

[gigabytecoin]

Godamnit I hate cops with no human decency or common sense.

Sure, there is a law. But for what?

It is probably there to make sure fire trucks can easily access a burning house, not so that sour/snotty neighbours with no kids can remove a neighbours basketball net.

What is the world coming to?

You North Americans complain about obesity, and yet you remove every possible means of exercise within city limits?

Want to ride your bike? Do it on the road.

Want to rollerblade? Do it on the road.

Want to play basketball? Buy your own court.

Want to play hockey? Buy some ice time. (They just recently banned hockey on city streets in Toronto, which is insane.)