the other day, adam was wondering about cops and the relationship of religion and people assuming guilt. a lot of his thoughts hinge on the idea that cops can be abusive, power hungry jerks. well, i'm putting some words into his mouth on that, but i think that's a fair generalization of some of his feelings.
today, i was pointed to this website. it is almost a catalog of entitlement, written for police officers by police officers. what's the website about? well, it's a place for police to rant about...other police. you see, many police think that they should be above the law. they should be allowed to speed (or break other laws), and then pull the old, "do you know who i am?" routine. apparently, police should turn a blind eye to the lawlessness of fellow police officers.
and, they even have a "richard" of the month section. if a cop is acting like a cop while doing his sworn duty, feel free to nominate him.
some of the best letters deal with how these cops feel that their entitlement should be extended to everyone they know. or at least to their children, brothers, sisters, etc. as they complain about how these family members weren't let off for being related to a law enforcement officer. i wish i'd have known about this privilege before, it could have saved me some time and $, being the son of a retired sheriff.
sheesh. things like this don't inspire a lot of confidence in the "leaders" of society.
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Those words are fine and I've probably said them before.
To completely generalize, I think that there are 2 personality types that go into law enforcement. There are the idealists that want to "protect and to serve." I applaud them and their commitment to this often dangerous profession. Unfortunately, my experience has been that they are the minority.
Then there are the folks who want power over their fellow man. The people like this that are smart go into politics. The ones who aren't so bright follow the big-stick approach and enter law enforcement.
...and as for "entitlement," it isn't too hard to figure out which of the two groups likely feels entitled to receive special treatment.
well, probably both. once they're in the job that is.
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