You Can't Have It Both Ways!

During the big rock-out last weekend, Coachella Fest, the cops were skewered by the press with photos and coverage of them tasering a nude, drunk male. Charges flew (again) of excessive force by the cops when the nude, drunk male became combative and refused to accept the authority of the police to remove him from the event.

This week, two-stepping through its 4th year, Stagecoach brought huge names to the Coachella Valley and thousands of concert attendees, many of whom apparently used the backside of the press tent to urinate, rather than stand in line to pee at the public portapotties. One member of the local press complained to police officers standing nearby -- who did nothing, and then took a picture of the cops "doing nothing." The press is now skewering the cops for "doing nothing" about the people who pee behind the tent.

You know, people, you can't have it both ways. If you want law enforcement to do its job, then let them work. If you want them to back way off and watch illegal behavior that is applauded by the public, then attack their actions in the media. Take care of the guy peeing behind the press tent yourself: photograph him and mock his conduct on the front page.

Cops are paid to enforce the laws, which include laws that prohibit public drunkenness and indecent exposure, so when they are just doing their jobs, find some other issue about which to vent your frustrations on the early evening news.