“If you or a member of your family decided to become a cop, do you think either of you would soon come to a place where you wouldn’t care if you killed someone accidentally or not?”
Sorry, I’m just not buying it. Cops happily participate in all kind of wrong activities that moral people would not do to others. SWAT raids, knowing they will cause harm to innocent people. Harm both physical and mental. And always not caring about the mistakes. Proof? They still raid even after many serious mistakes have happened. That is a clear statement they are okay with screwing up and hurting people.
Cops routinely degrade citizens, like in the case of the cop slapping a guy for not voluntarily allowing a search. He did it, and two other cops watched, none cared. Officer Harless of Canton OH, and the massive support he got from LE officers.
Cops routinely comport themselves in the most disrespectful manner they can, talking down to people like they were nothing. And the other cops let them.
Cops routinely ignore the crimes of other cops, even crimes against people. Even murder. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3228539/posts
That Blue Line is a religion to them.
Now we get to incidents like this, the screw ups in the Dorner hunt, and countless other shootings. Cops ALWAYS expect a pass on these events. That is a clear statement of what they think of the value of our lives.
So sorry, I’m not buying that they are just like me and mine. LE deliberately attracts the wrong guys, http://www.theagitator.com/2012/07/05/two-videos-two-cities-two-attitudes/
That attracts thrill seekers and bullies.
then teaches them that wrong behavior is okay. That it won’t be punished. IT CHANGES THEM. Under such conditions, even well intentioned people are going to find it easy to slide into wrong attitudes and behaviors.
I appreciate your presentation on the alternative point of view.