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> He might be making only 25k but he is also making a difference. Do you? Everyone makes a difference. Is the difference positive or negative? His impact on th

> He might be making only 25k but he is also making a difference. Do you? Everyone makes a difference. Is the difference positive or negative? His impact on the world is negative. Since you asked, mine is positive. I volunteer to charities and I provide business class high tech services at fractions of the prices of the competition because they're ripping small businesses off and I am attacking them directly. I would be willing to bet my contributions to the world are more positive and far reaching than any cop anywhere in the world, no matter how great they are (and most are not), in fact. So I feel completely justified and within my rights to judge his behavior in the execution of his duties as a public servant.

jlg23 8y ago
> I volunteer to charities and I provide business class high tech services at fractions of the prices of the competition because they're ripping small businesses off and I am attacking them directly. I would be willing to bet my contributions to the world are more positive and far reaching than any cop anywhere in the world, no matter how great they are (and most are not), in fact. I too work for charities, but that does not entitle me to look down on people who make less than I do (monetarily). You of course have the right to judge behaviour as you see fit. But I also have that right and I exercise it by openly stating that I think your comment is demeaning.
- originalsimba 8y ago
  It's not about the money, I think you didn't understand my point in raising that particular detail. And it's not about looking down on the dude as a person, it's about maintaining a strict scrutiny of every single person who volunteers to execute and apprehend bad people for the benefit of our society. It is important to remember, that is what Police's actual job is. Traffic stops are a revenue generator for local jurisdictions and represent the most reprehensible aspect of their daily jobs. Their real duty is to kill people for us so we don't have to, or when possible lock them up forever. I'm not expressing approval of the system, I'm just making sure you understand exactly what it actually is. So how does that apply to this story? Well the cop is exercising a whole lot of personal bias and judgement and discretionary decision making which _he is not authorized to exercise_. If cops were supposed to use those kinds of skills they'd earn a lot more than the tiny salaries they get, and they would be chosen from the best and brightest, but in fact police departments will refuse to hire you if you're too intelligent because they're afraid intelligence leads to corrupt cops. So you see, they don't get to be discretionary. They follow a script, they perform their duties in a way that shines like well polished boots, they collect their pensions and retire. Period. The behavior in the video is the behavior of a bad cop. It's a sociopath who knows how to push people's buttons while appearing to be controlled and calm. That's a bad cop, and it's important that we never let those people get away with their sociopathic behavior because it poisons our culture. Giving a sociopath a gun and the authority and responsibility of killing people for you is a recipe for disaster.

jlg23 8y ago

> I volunteer to charities and I provide business class high tech services at fractions of the prices of the competition because they're ripping small businesses off and I am attacking them directly. I would be willing to bet my contributions to the world are more positive and far reaching than any cop anywhere in the world, no matter how great they are (and most are not), in fact. I too work for charities, but that does not entitle me to look down on people who make less than I do (monetarily). You of course have the right to judge behaviour as you see fit. But I also have that right and I exercise it by openly stating that I think your comment is demeaning.

originalsimba 8y ago
It's not about the money, I think you didn't understand my point in raising that particular detail. And it's not about looking down on the dude as a person, it's about maintaining a strict scrutiny of every single person who volunteers to execute and apprehend bad people for the benefit of our society. It is important to remember, that is what Police's actual job is. Traffic stops are a revenue generator for local jurisdictions and represent the most reprehensible aspect of their daily jobs. Their real duty is to kill people for us so we don't have to, or when possible lock them up forever. I'm not expressing approval of the system, I'm just making sure you understand exactly what it actually is. So how does that apply to this story? Well the cop is exercising a whole lot of personal bias and judgement and discretionary decision making which _he is not authorized to exercise_. If cops were supposed to use those kinds of skills they'd earn a lot more than the tiny salaries they get, and they would be chosen from the best and brightest, but in fact police departments will refuse to hire you if you're too intelligent because they're afraid intelligence leads to corrupt cops. So you see, they don't get to be discretionary. They follow a script, they perform their duties in a way that shines like well polished boots, they collect their pensions and retire. Period. The behavior in the video is the behavior of a bad cop. It's a sociopath who knows how to push people's buttons while appearing to be controlled and calm. That's a bad cop, and it's important that we never let those people get away with their sociopathic behavior because it poisons our culture. Giving a sociopath a gun and the authority and responsibility of killing people for you is a recipe for disaster.