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Bad Police are Small People with Big Guns and Over-Inflated Egos
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"We often give caveats to our criticisms of police in order to shield ourselves from counter-critique. We often wrap our condemnation of rogue cops by saying, 'No. Not all cops are bad.' These obligatory disclaimers are, in their own way, part of the problem. We are afraid of saying what we know to be true for fear of being seen as too radical or harboring hatred of the police. Well, you can think what you want: so long as the police forces around the United States allow small men with big guns, Napolean complexes and over-inflated egos to serve as police officers, we will continue to see the endemic police brutality that is so normal in our nation." ...
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SUBMITTER'S COMMENT: Police are not expected to "protect and serve" individuals. They are expected to "protect and serve" communities. |
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Millwright66
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| One thing I can guarantee. If we continue to criticize, ostracize, and persecute out LEOs we'll only get gutter sweepings to wear the badge. |
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