Quote:You do have a disdain for police.  Anyone that has read your posts can clearly see it. 

 

What have the police done to you that has made you feel this way?  Not saying you, but for the most part....the people that hate the police have typically done something and got caught doing it.  I would hate someone too if they put me in jail for a while.

 

In the ever expanding War on Crime, anyone who isn't Law Enforcement is seen as an enemy combatant. I don't have disdain for most cops, but I do for those who are bullies with a badge. I also believe that we must have a trust relationship with those whom we empower to uphold the law, and the more our constabulary moves from being "civilian" to "military" the more difficult it becomes to retain that trust. I have cops in the family, and every damn time they call a citizen a "civilian" I give them an ear full. They, as police, are civilians too. The mindset of the War on Crime is changing their perspective on their role in our society, and machine guns and tanks aren't helping with that problem.

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