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<blockquote data-quote="TedKennedy" data-source="post: 3550930" data-attributes="member: 25419"><p>You're right - it's not the same country. The response has predictably (and probably by design) a militarized police force. The divisions of race and politics have us aligned thus:</p><p></p><p>"conservatives", mostly White, hold LEOs up as heroes and are willing to grant them powers over the rest of us unheard of in years past. </p><p></p><p>"progressives", diverse group, allegedly speaking for POC, hold LEOs up as Stormtroopers, ready and excited to murder.</p><p></p><p>IMHO both sides are full of crap. We need LEOs to arrest bad guys. (by "bad guys" I mean criminals that actual commit theft or violence, not crimes only because the state deems it so)</p><p></p><p>Whatever the scope of the LEO's duty, they should not be granted "superpowers" or be any more immune to legal action than a doctor or a pilot. Claiming that it's so, simply because it's a dangerous or unpleasant job isn't a reason for legal protection, it's an attempt to tug at emotional strings. Nobody got drafted into law enforcement, it's choice. Granting LEOs special protection from legal action removes rights from citizens to pursue justice in the legal system, plain and simple.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TedKennedy, post: 3550930, member: 25419"] You're right - it's not the same country. The response has predictably (and probably by design) a militarized police force. The divisions of race and politics have us aligned thus: "conservatives", mostly White, hold LEOs up as heroes and are willing to grant them powers over the rest of us unheard of in years past. "progressives", diverse group, allegedly speaking for POC, hold LEOs up as Stormtroopers, ready and excited to murder. IMHO both sides are full of crap. We need LEOs to arrest bad guys. (by "bad guys" I mean criminals that actual commit theft or violence, not crimes only because the state deems it so) Whatever the scope of the LEO's duty, they should not be granted "superpowers" or be any more immune to legal action than a doctor or a pilot. Claiming that it's so, simply because it's a dangerous or unpleasant job isn't a reason for legal protection, it's an attempt to tug at emotional strings. Nobody got drafted into law enforcement, it's choice. Granting LEOs special protection from legal action removes rights from citizens to pursue justice in the legal system, plain and simple. [/QUOTE]
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