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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
The problem with this line of thought is you have no way of knowing who is a bad guy and who is just a native/black/Irish/ kid but it is human nature to take short cuts so all black/native/irish kids tend to become the bad guys which leads to Starlight rides, beating deaths and the Birmingham 8.
The police seem to exist in a weird world where they spend most of their time dealing with the most vulnerable of our society without having any insight or knowledge about them what so ever (and I do believe this is on some level a purposeful choice towards ignorance to make the job morally or emotionally easier), I can remember trying to explain to an anti prostitution task force that were sent to the jail I worked out of why they were having no luck getting co operation from the girls when they wanted to 'bust their scumbag pimps' as the cops put it, they had no idea that most of the girls 'pimps' really were their boyfriends, that the girls cared for them and visa versa, that the guys did some dealing and B&E's, the girls worked the stroll, they pooled their money and survived that way.
The anti prostitution task force seemed to have no clue about the actual lives of prostitutes, they seemed to see everything in an utterly black and white manner, they desperately needed a bad guy to hunt down, the idea that everyone involved (except maybe the regular citizen who bought the girls) was also a victim seemed impossible for them to comprehend
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Couple of points
I would hate to live in a world without police. Look around the world for examples of how society degenerates where there is little to no policing or totally corrupt police.
I have spoken with several police, some in my family. They deal with every situation. They don't have the option to say no. Most everyone on this board does not go into work with a reasonable likelihood that they will be in a physical fight at work.
I suspect that the truth lies somewhere in between on this subject. Are there bad cops? Yes. Are they the majority? No. Does their job require physicality? Yes. The truth likely lies where you draw the line and every situation is different. It takes a judgement call that most here will never have to take.
Deal with the obviously bad ones, work with the mistakes and appreciate that someone stands up for us at any hour.
My thoughts