Please Justify This Police Action For Me

[Rev. Rye]

Duh...

If "they stop and think about it" they are going to give you the answer you want to hear - that gets them the job.....

If they have to stop and think about it, it implies that they’re thinking “yes” could be a valid answer. If they think it’s a valid answer, especially for something as beyond the pale as macing a child, they shouldn’t be trusted with partaking in the monopoly of force. That’s literally one of the questions (admittedly, it was more throwing acid in a kid’s face, but the principle is much the same) O’Brien gave to Winston when he was quizzing him for his fitness for the resistance, and played back to torment him once he revealed his true colors.

If just telling them the words you think they want to hear is simply a good qualification, this opens it up to any psychopath willing to manipulate the system. That’s how they get ahead.

And you wonder why people read your posts and think you’re okaying macing kids.