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To: driftdiver

True.

Which raises a question. Why are cops militarized? Why do they refer to their fellow citizens as ‘civilians’? Why do they have military rank?

Why did we have a Sheriff system and why did we create at the end of the 1800’s a Police system?

If not military, who are the militarized cops military to?


44 posted on 11/29/2008 11:47:52 AM PST by Leisler ("Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever. " Lenin)
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To: Leisler

“Which raises a question. Why are cops militarized? Why do they refer to their fellow citizens as ‘civilians’? Why do they have military rank?”

All good questions. Do you want civilian law enforcement to be the military?

“Why did we have a Sheriff system and why did we create at the end of the 1800’s a Police system?”

We still have a Sheriffs system.

“If not military, who are the militarized cops military to?”

huh


92 posted on 11/29/2008 12:30:38 PM PST by driftdiver (No More Obama! - The corruption has not changed despite all our hopes.)
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