Why do you dislike law enforcement?
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| The photos of the anti-LE riots in NYC and LA today show just how out of touch and radical the Democratic Party has become. |
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| I’m thankful there are people who will put their own lives on the line, to protect mine. |
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I stand with you and the brave women and men that put the badge on every day to serve their communities. |
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What a trite thing to say. Meaningless really. |
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Many of the protestors are not very bright. Many are homeless or drug addicts and are being paid to "protest" and cause trouble. If they get arrested they don't care, a jail cell is 3 hots and a cot, more than they get on the street, at the taxpayer's expense of course. |
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You misspelled honorable. |
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I love the good, honest, professional, ethical, not-psychopathic, service-minded LE who value the rules, laws, and want to “protect and serve” and do the right thing.
I dislike the corrupt, unethical, racist power-tripping abusers. Sadly, these are common and the LE culture allows them to get away with it more often than not. I’ve known some cops personally. Two were really stand up guys. Salt of the earth. One was a good person to anyone he knew and loved, but I suspect he was also willing to break rules and be an SOB to others. I wouldn’t be surprised if he became corrupt over time. If the police want to improve their image and regain the public’s trust, they did need to have a zero tolerance policy about corruption and abuse. |
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Would you rather live next to Bernie Goetz, or the four criminals he shot on the subway? Be honest. |
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Definitely the 4 young men. |
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DP. Never heard of Bernie Goetz, had to look that up, but yeah he sounds like a good neighbor who'd step up if he saw you needed help or suspicious activity around your place. So I'd definitely pick him over any police. |
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This. But it will never happen. Hasn't happened in hundreds of years, won't ever happen. Police enforcement and politics in general, draws corruption like manure draws flies. |
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Not sure if you’re still reading, OP, but my answer is complicated:
When I was a child my parents told me proudly that my Dad was always confused for LE. He was an Irish guy in the Bronx in the 70s. So, in my mind, LE was to be admired. After we left NYC my family lived in a very small town north of NYC. My parents ran a tight ship: get good grades, don’t get into trouble—period. Respect LE. I followed their rules to a T. Still viewed LE in a positive light. Imagine my surprise when in middle school I would see LE at HS parties **drinking**. I wasn’t even AT the parties, I was walking home from babysitting and they were on the front lawn on duty. Multiply that scenario many times over 8 years of late elem + HS. Then, I watched at some some of the least engaged in school kids I went to HS with go into LE. I won’t say they were unintelligent b/c school isn’t for everyone but they were not engaged AND they were bullies! Then, add to that years of watching LE kill innocent people of color. Oh, and if you are still in doubt: the Karen Read trial! Do I think all of LE is like this: nope. But, my experiences have made me very suspect of them. |