I don't hate cops in general but I despise the bad ones that bring down the others. Sometimes they are a necessity and serve good purpose, and as your page so aptly states (lots of good stuff there - thank you)
Policemen and laws can never replace these restraints on personal conduct. At best, the police and criminal justice system are the last desperate line of defense for a civilized society. This failure to fully transmit value norms to subsequent generations represents another failing of the greatest generation.
- Walter E. Williams, Nov. 21, 2007
One can argue we have gone way past the point where we are no longer instilling/transmitting the value norms. We have put ourselves in the position where the last desperate line of defense has some validity even though those in power will surely use it to subjugate us further. We, with the tireless 'help" of the Left have brought it upon ourselves where cops are no longer public servants but have found it necessary to equip for war as a means of its own self defense.
If I have an accident, I'll call the cops to write up the report. If I'm in danger, I'll give the cops a post-event report so they can dispose of the body and notify next of kin.
I really like your homepage and the quotes you put there - too bad we can't/won't follow the logical process that those wise folks would propose for us.
Also from my page:
Anarchy
Without law we have anarchy, we have the devil stalking the earth, picking us off one by one, the weak and strong alike. We are all vulnerable at times. It is not only justice; in the end it is survival itself.
Without law, who will protect the mother and child who are tomorrow’s strength? Who will protect the geniuses of the mind, the inventor, the artist who enriches the world but has not the power of money or physical ability to defend himself? Who will protect the wise who are old, and might fall victim to the powerful and foolish? Indeed who will protect the strong from themselves?
- Excerpt from “Farriers’ Lane” by Anne Perry