(November 18, 2015 at 4:50 am)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:(November 17, 2015 at 5:01 pm)Kingpin Wrote: Having several family members in the armed forces and local police forces, this view saddens me. There are certainly isolated events of officers over stepping their authority or breaking the laws they swear to protect, but how is that different from any group of any kind at any point in time? By that logic, the government is also a terrorist group. As are the banks, RCC, the military, some large corporations etc.Even Jesus hate cops. Look at what they did to him. They beat the crap out of him and then crucified him. They were thugs then and they are thugs now.
Terrorists are those with a set of unifying ideas and an agenda to cause mass hysteria, panic and fear.
Why don't you go to your local sheriff's department and call the sheriff a terrorist to his face. Because you know when you get in a car accident, get robbed, etc you won't hesitate to call these "terrorists" to come assist you and will be thankful when they come to your aid.
Actually, Jesus forgave them, but I don't want to derail the thread in to a Biblical discussion.
Point is, there are bad cops. But you are stereotyping an entire group because of the actions of a few. Are all black people gansters? Are all white business men frauds? Are all politicians crooked (ok this one may apply)? Are all priests pedophiles?
Don't paint with broad brushes.
We are not made happy by what we acquire but by what we appreciate.
