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How is putting cops in prison extra-judicial or cruel and unusual? I do think cops should get harsher sentences for abusing their power because, again, they're
by tombert 5y ago
How is putting cops in prison extra-judicial or cruel and unusual? I do think cops should get harsher sentences for abusing their power because, again, they're given extra power. If we cannot trust the enforcers of the law, then I am skeptical of the concept of enforcers. But of course I think there should be a standard trial and whatnot, I'm not suggesting we go to Mad Max or anything like that.
I'm not saying we summarily execute every cop who has run a red light, but I'm saying that if a cop does a bad thing, then it shouldn't be an outlier case for them to go to prison for it.
- gruez 5y ago>How is putting cops in prison extra-judicial or cruel and unusual? It's not, but GP's exact words were (emphasis mine): >Preferably by ending up in prison, among the general population. Which I've taken to imply "...so they'd get beaten up by fellow inmates". I'm not sure why he'd bring up that detail other than to imply that. As for the rest of the comment, I'm not disagreeing with you on those points.
- tombert 5y agoFair enough! I misread your intent. I would be against cops being abused by the inmates (just as I would any other prisoner), though I would be in favor of cops getting increased sentences for equivalent crimes.
- mdp2021 5y ago> Which I've taken to imply Unless you consider the interpretation "since they are part of the general population, they are picked from it, they are not outside the set of the "little people", they have a provisional mandate given under conditions, "equality" in modern societal systems means "all are the same in front of the law" and practical exceptions do not constitute substantial exceptions".