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This is a very good point. To me, the cops quitting in solidarity is a far worse problem than the cops pushing the old man. We need to grasp that in a nationa
by jariel 6y ago
This is a very good point.
To me, the cops quitting in solidarity is a far worse problem than the cops pushing the old man.
We need to grasp that in a national eruption of 1000's of interactions, some of them will be bad. There will be emotions, stupidity, even racism and true bad acting. I fully expect that even in a highly professional and well-trained police force ... that stupid will happen.
BUT - the cops quitting ... this is 1) not a decision made 'in the moment of passion in the blink of an eye' and 2) as you say, it arguably contradicts the very nature of their oath.
My cousin, a Marine, said to me that a common creed is 'Unit, Corps, God, Country'. I don't know if that's official, colloquial, or even widely true ... but ... I found it really deeply wrong to put 'unit and corps' above 'god and country'. But I never got the chance to discuss it with him.
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- A4ET8a8uTh0 6y agoI feel obligated to point out that, based on what I read thus far, they did not quit the force; just that particular unit ( supposedly over union not covering legal fees -- but no idea how true that is ).
- wutbrodo 6y ago> Unit, Corps, God, Country'. I don't know if that's official, colloquial, or even widely true ... but ... I found it really deeply wrong to put 'unit and corps' above 'god and country'. But I never got the chance to discuss it with him. I'm pretty sure "unit corps God country" is from A Few Good Men, and the Marine motto is God Country Corps, which makes more sense. That minor point aside, I agree with you. The "bad apples" defense doesn't stand up to the mass resignation in support of these cops.