To RateMyCop.com
Dear RateMyCop,
I like you. You keep cops accountable. That’s good.
But you could go so much further, don’t you see? Why not include photos? That way we could rate other people’s cops, wouldn’t that be fun?
Also, I’m not convinced that some of your users aren’t trolls. Have you considered that? What steps have you taken to verify the veracity of users’ ratings? Like maybe Cop Joe Blow has actually registered with your site twenty times (under twenty different email aliases) to up his rating. It’s the oldest trick in the book, and I’d hate to think you’re falling for it.
Could you add some kind of social networking feature? I’ve noticed a couple of usernames recur frequently on the cops I rate. Clearly if we’ve encountered the same cops, we probably have a lot more in common too. If nothing else, I’d love to meet them over coffee and dish about how much we loathe those same cops.
And finally, why no home addresses? I realize that that information isn’t publicly available, but certainly some savvy users must have tracked down that information for individual cops. Come on, the Internet is all about sharing. I know you think the information might be misused, but I promise me and all my coffee buddies won’t do anything with it. Okay, maybe something. But if you’re serious about keeping them accountable…
March 14th, 2008 | 02:51 am | Raves
7 Responses to “To RateMyCop.com”
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March 14th, 2008 at 5:06 am
Damn, they need to get that site back up. I got a slew of cops I need to rate!
March 14th, 2008 at 5:09 am
Cops, your reign of self-righteous power ends now! Muhuhahaha!
March 14th, 2008 at 5:19 am
Who wants to spend more time even thinking about cops? That site blows.
March 14th, 2008 at 5:44 am
my dad is a cop :(…..
March 14th, 2008 at 5:46 am
Hopefully he isn’t a d*ck then, huh Mel?
March 19th, 2008 at 8:00 am
ouch. poor cops.
April 12th, 2008 at 7:10 am
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