(July 2, 2013 at 9:28 am)A Theist Wrote:(July 1, 2013 at 6:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I repeat...the cops are out of control....so is crime...perhaps you prefer chaos.
I'd argue that crime is not out of control. In fact violent crime in the United States is at an all time low, as hard as the media tries to portray crime as out of control. I don't think the choice is between shitty police and chaos though. In fact I'd argue that bad cops add to the chaos, rather than detract from it. We live in a society where it is almost impossible to convict a cop of murder. That doesn't help law and order some how. The US is over policed. Canada has a much lower police presence, but they have much better police on average and their society is substantially more ordered and has lower crime. Obviously there are other factors, but giving a blank check to cops does not lower crime.