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I agree with that. There are always shades of grey to every argument. However the point that I'm trying to make (maybe badly) is that the Police are different
by talldan 9y ago
I agree with that. There are always shades of grey to every argument.
However the point that I'm trying to make (maybe badly) is that the Police are different to most other organisations. They're probably closest to healthcare in that the population, or maybe even distinct communities of a country needs to be able to trust the entire police force has its interest at heart.
From an outside perspective, this is failing in a bad way in the US. It is more than likely the actions of a few that is causing it.
That failure has bad repercussions, things get worse because people start taking justice into their own hands ... it leads to riots, clashes and worse. That's why you can never tolerate any corruption in a justice system.
I've witnessed first hands the riots here in London that resulted from questionable Police actions (we still don't know the full story of those events). It feels like society is crumbling when things get that bad.
- weberc2 9y agoI agree that law enforcement policy in the US needs to be reformed, but the idea that police en masse are murderous is wildly inaccurate and generally damaging to police, to communities, and to any potential law enforcement reform (how can you make good reforms if your understanding of the problem is ridiculously flawed? How can you mobilize support for your reforms when more than half of the country rightly opposes you?). To be clear, this is directed at those who put forth these ridiculous generalizations, and I trust that you're not among them.