Proposal Would Let Immigrants Apply To Be Police Officers (Major Barf Alert)

nbc4.com ^ | December 10, 2007

[joseph20]

"So it is ok it they protect your sorry a$$ here at home by being military police rounding up errant GIs but they can't be "regular" police!"

Regular police interact with the citizenry. Military police do not. Don't you think that is an important difference? Military society is an extraordinary exception; it's a system kept apart from regular society for a good reason.

As a citizen, it would seem offensive to have the law enforced by a person who is not a full member of our society...a person that cannot vote and has not pledged an oath of allegiance to our country.

[TexasRedeye]

Don't you think that is an important difference?

NO!

I am married to a Russian. That Russian has two children. Both children are Russian citizens (ages 18 and 20) and have volunteered for the U.S.Army! The mother has completed and received her concealed carry license from the State of Texas. Any of them could be a regular police officer in these United States. They are totally dedicated to the U.S. They have gone through all the hoops to get their "permanent residency". The fact that they have not yet been allowed to get their U.S. citizenship is not their fault.

[joseph20]

"I am married to a Russian. That Russian has two children. Both children are Russian citizens (ages 18 and 20) and have volunteered for the U.S.Army! The mother has completed and received her concealed carry license from the State of Texas. Any of them could be a regular police officer in these United States. They are totally dedicated to the U.S. They have gone through all the hoops to get their "permanent residency". The fact that they have not yet been allowed to get their U.S. citizenship is not their fault."

U.S. troops occasionally fall under the command of U.N. officers. We agree to obey the orders of the officers appointed over us when we join the military. Comparing that to policing citizens of a sovereign nation is like comparing apples to ascots.

Non-U.S. citizens should not be put in positions of significant authority over U.S. citizens. They're more than welcome to become citizens and get those jobs. But until they're citizens, we shouldn't trust them with that much responsibility and authority/power. We have to keep the best interests of OUR country in mind.

It sounds like you have a good family. I respect their military service and the fact that they are following our laws. There are always exceptional cases, but it would be unwise to design public policy around them. For every example like your family, there are many more showing non-citizens unfit to police our citizens.