Yeah, I was thinking the same. FBI raided the homes and jailed people merely present at the Capitol riots, with no evidence that they entered the buildings. Some judges issued the warrants. Where's the outrage over that? That indicates corruption and abuse of power and a very high level in a very powerful agency. Low level street cops and their supervisors abusing their power? Meh, it's to be expected. I lived in California for almost 50 years and I've interacted with local cops as a perp, as someone needing assistance, as someone assisting them, and as friend and associate of several officers. My experiences have been mixed: about 50% good and bad. Power can corrupt people; people love to exert power over others. Training and selection may help, but I think oversight and consequences for abuse of power is critical. I've seen guys with good intentions join the police force and then a few years later behave like they are engaged in a race war. There's a failure there somewhere. Chauvin's disregard for a moaning man was wrong, but understandable given all the shit druggie piece of shit drama queens he's had to deal with. No one seems to care that if Floyd didn't resist arrest, then perhaps Chauvin would have been able to get him medical care sooner?
Hats off to guys like Mr. Rowe that try and make a difference, small or otherwise. Perhaps someday he'll be in a more powerful position to make an even bigger difference. At least he's doing something. I assisted a female officer who I felt was about to get her ass handed to her by a man quite larger than her. When she said "thanks for helping out" I replied "well, I know you'd do that for me" So, I try to remember that when interacting with an officer, asshat or not. [Incidentally, when I replied, I was actually pissed and thinking: "you're a 130 pound female, you have no business being a street cop, and I put my life in danger helping your sorry ass, get behind a desk" -- but, wtf do I know about policing?]
This may be an exaggerated or modified story (maybe it's not even real) but it's a reminder that there are officers out there that are decent and truly live up to the idea of selflessly "protecting and serving". And they do this stuff despite being shit on, and dealing with the degenerates of society as part of their regular duties:
Police take wrong-way driver crash on purpose to protect others - YouTube
Thomas Sowell is a gold mine.
“If politicians stopped meddling with things they don't understand, there would be a more drastic reduction in the size of government than anyone in either party advocates.”
“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.”
“The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.”
“Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to feel special and important. Some confuse that feeling with idealism.”
“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.”
“It’s amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.”
Are we not?
Some folks would be happy to see anyone in cahoots with the like of Dr. Fussy hung right next to him. No me, of course. But some folks would.
Not sure what the special treatment is, but a distinction is that one can allow for some level of ignorance on the part of some doctors. I am sure many of them are getting as much gaslighting as the general public, but in more medical form. Maybe they should know better, but it's a little different from physical abuse, which just requires a soul to avoid committing.
Hell, even if that pig had done the same thing to that poor woman's shoulder, but had overdid it because he screwed up, there'd be a more compassionate opinion of him. He'd only be a fuck up then. But as it is he is an asshole bragging about it.
A good point, but we can multitask. This thread is an example. There has been plenty of anger directed at bad cops, but I'd say it is nothing in comparison to what has been directed at scumbag political and medical officials.
There is certainly an element, as with all political shit, where the difference between the mafio's mob protection and the legal mob protection are quite blurry.
There has always been and always will always be policing. And it is true that that is a cornerstone of a civilized people.
But you run into trouble any time the people doing it become a separate class of people with special rights often with no proximity to there the people they police.
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We can pretend we're all just fellow citizens all we want, but nobody actually does, or should, believe that BS. Regardless of the cop being good or bad or even choosing to exploit that difference it is there.
Yes. Getting a colonoscopy protects the lives of people who refuse to get a colonoscopy. Same thing.