Programmers have none of the authority, nor the history of abuses of power that cops do. I'm not saying all or even most cops are bastards. But there's a non-t

Programmers have none of the authority, nor the history of abuses of power that cops do. I'm not saying all or even most cops are bastards. But there's a non-trivial number of bastards, and the harm they've done to the communities they police (and to other cops, honestly) is immense.