The uncanny thing about this kind of ever-increasing animosity and mutual antagonism between the public and law enforcement ( of all kinds - local, federal and

The uncanny thing about this kind of ever-increasing animosity and mutual antagonism between the public and law enforcement ( of all kinds - local, federal and the miscellaneous) is that there has to be someone benefiting from this state of affairs. It simply cannot be that neither side - groups pushing for stronger prosecution of crime and ones pushing for decriminalization of petty crimes [4][5][6] - likes it , yet does nothing to ease tensions and head towards less contentious state of affairs. I suspect the groups who stand to benefit from this state of morass have cozy relations between them and are likely : a) the private prison lobby like CCA [1] b) the police unions [2] and c) the prison guard lobby like CCPOA [3] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrections_Corporation_of_America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrections_Corporation_of_Amer... [2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/14/AR2010121406988.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Correctional_Peace_Officers_Association http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Correctional_Peace_O... [4] http://www.salon.com/2013/09/23/6_shocking_revelations_about_how_private_prisons_make_money_partner/ http://www.salon.com/2013/09/23/6_shocking_revelations_about... [5] http://dyn.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/11/28/the_knockout_game_--_nytnpr_say_no_big_deal_120802.html&showimages=1 http://dyn.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.r... [6] http://www.salon.com/2013/11/22/humans_shipped_across_the_country_how_america_exports_inmates_to_private_prisons/ http://www.salon.com/2013/11/22/humans_shipped_across_the_co... Edit: Corrections