[pikachu]

Dallas cops and sheriffs are in a tough position. They get political pressure to be ‘PC’, hands off the friends of politicos, make sure the rich are safe, and do buck their commanders. MEanwhile they hear the complaints and know they have no way to deal with them. I know some of these men and women and most are looking to transfer or hold out for retirement. No wonder Dallas leads the FBI crime stats. But atleast the bars are no smoking and cops have to patrol for that!

[theBuckwheat]

Yes, exactly. It is not that people suddenly become slobs, dolts and incompetents when they work for government. A lot of successful people, including myself used to hold government jobs. It is that the entire focus and orientation of the organization is totally different than that of the private enterprise it supplanted.

Government agencies have government priorities, in short, they are only political animals. Private business can only function by giving a priority to making a profit. Government should stick to government: courts, military, etc. When it weighs into areas that are the realm of private affairs or of business, then it cannot do well.

(Similarly, we must never allow business to perform a government function.)