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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
Yet they fail to deliver results again and again.
The problem is not necessarily the people who have the training and practice, it's the rules in which they have to operate under which are failing.
And yeah I am making somewhat of a blanket statement, but if you tune into any north american news channel regularly, you see that these incidents are happening more and more often, whether its troubled kids shooting up their school, a parent killing his/her kid because god told them too, people torturing people etc.
Are you saying Li has been "unjustly accused of something"?
Ask the couple dozen bus passengers if they think Li has been "unjustly accused".........
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Prove it.
Tell me how many times the system has failed vs how many times it has worked perfectly.
Then show me how you would make it better.
You pretty much admit you have formed your opinion from watching TV.
"but if you tune into any north american news channel regularly, you see that these incidents are happening more and more often"
Haven't you heard of TV sensationalism? Something like this happens today, you hear about on 50+ channels(including multiple dedicated news channels), satellite radio, thousands of websites and blogs. And all of them are fighting to gain your attention. Is the best way to do that with logic and facts, or sound bites and scary headlines? 20 years ago, how many places do you think you would have had to get your information? A few local channels, maybe the newspaper. There wasn't the same frenzy.
Everything you hear today is being amplified by media screaming to try and get ratings.
I think it is better today than it used to be. Violent crime rates are
lower than they were 30 years ago.
Yeah, the system is failing. Or maybe you are just hearing about the same things more and more.
Knee jerk reactions, they really aren't helpful.