How are the cops where I am? I'm not sure, I don't know any.
I imagine some are really upstanding fellows, some are sleazy mofos, and most are normal folks.
I generally try to resist making any pronouncements about groups of people based on what we think are general attributes that belong to that group. I won't say "all cops are heroes" because there's a small chance they may have to make a decision about sacrificing themselves in a violent situation, and I won't say "all cops are dicks" because there's a small chance they may shoot a black dude in the back for reaching into his pocket for a cell phone. Show me a cop, tell me what he did, and I'll tell you if I think his actions are heroic, deplorable, or - as in the vast majority of cases - neutral.
That being said, when you sign up for a job that allows you to exercise governmental power in any form (police officer, military, firefighter, judge, lawyer, lawmaker), you're voluntarily signing up for a higher code of behavior than in the average job.
I imagine some are really upstanding fellows, some are sleazy mofos, and most are normal folks.
I generally try to resist making any pronouncements about groups of people based on what we think are general attributes that belong to that group. I won't say "all cops are heroes" because there's a small chance they may have to make a decision about sacrificing themselves in a violent situation, and I won't say "all cops are dicks" because there's a small chance they may shoot a black dude in the back for reaching into his pocket for a cell phone. Show me a cop, tell me what he did, and I'll tell you if I think his actions are heroic, deplorable, or - as in the vast majority of cases - neutral.
That being said, when you sign up for a job that allows you to exercise governmental power in any form (police officer, military, firefighter, judge, lawyer, lawmaker), you're voluntarily signing up for a higher code of behavior than in the average job.
How will we know, when the morning comes, we are still human? - 2D
Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.
Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.