(August 4, 2013 at 3:26 pm)Minimalist Wrote: You know, I don't particularly buy that. Many larger departments actually do personality screening to weed out some of the bad apples. Personally, on an individual level, some of the finest people I have ever known have been cops. As neighbors, fellow coaches in youth activities, etc. The problem comes when they put on the blue suit and get together with other cops. The courts and politicians have coddled them to the point where they think they can do anything they want in the name of "law and order."
I would love to see the rate of police officer involved shootings if we started throwing these assholes in jail. The courts send the message that the consequences for excessive force and unjustified killings are minimal to non-existent, so the cops have no incentive to ensure the proper amount of force is used for a situation.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
