(May 27, 2011 at 12:43 am)Minimalist Wrote: Frankly, that's always the inherent problem with cops. When they say "us versus them" they mean "cops versus anyone else." We have given the cops way too much power in this country. I often think it attracts the wrong element to the job.
I completely agree. "We" have been led to believe that the only way we can be secure is if the police, military or homeland security have unlimited power and authority to act as they wish. And, like you said, that kind of power "attracts the wrong element to the job." The biggest problem is that people are too easily persuaded. Politicians talk about security and we are willing to give all of our rights just to feel* safe.
*Of course most actions by those branches I mentioned do not make us safer. They, usually, make us less safe.
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