To: lavaroise
Militarization starts in the language,Indeed. When the police started referring to us as "civilians" instead of "citizens", the decline accelerated.
47 posted on
08/23/2014 12:44:15 PM PDT by
Oatka
(This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
To: Oatka
FWIW, I correct any officer that I work with that the police are civilians.
52 posted on
08/23/2014 5:03:43 PM PDT by
Molon Labbie
(Prep. Now. Live Healthy, take your Shooting Iron daily.)
To: Oatka
“...When the police started referring to us as “civilians” instead of “citizens”...”
Remember when (unarmored) patrol cars used to have “To Serve and Protect” painted on the doors?
Try to find one of those mottoes on a cruiser today.
53 posted on
08/23/2014 5:10:44 PM PDT by
ChicagahAl
(Don't blame me. I voted for Sarah.)
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