3 ms·
Police in china are there to keep the peace. Not to uphold rights. The U.S mentality is one of justice - if someone slaps my child, I have to have justice, imp
by maxklein 17y ago
Police in china are there to keep the peace. Not to uphold rights.
The U.S mentality is one of justice - if someone slaps my child, I have to have justice, imprison them, take them to court, etc. The U.S police will also encourage you to do so.
The chinese mentality is to try to mediate so that there will be peace and harmony. The cops will try to make you guys agree with each other, not force you to fight each other even more.
- deleted 17y ago[deleted]
- CodeMage 17y agoThat's an interesting mentality, but I think it tries to paint a nice picture of a not-so-nice reality. The flaw in your argument is your assumption that justice is about forcing people to fight each other even more. Ideally, justice should be about more than mere retribution. In practice, justice often falls short of that ideal. I find it difficult to imagine that there can be harmony in a society where injustice is left alone so as to avoid disturbing the peace. Sooner or later, injustice breeds violence, out of bitterness and resentment.