Quote:There's alot here to unpack... and I agree with you regarding broad labeling of any group of people.


But I want to point out that the point I was making regarding the militarization of our peacekeepers was an attack on the system, not on the actual officers.


That's a key point. I have made a point in all my posts to separate the good cops from the corrupted one's.


My discussion specificall on this topic is not a critique of police officers. It's a discussion of human nature.


It is my opinion that is you create an army setting, human nature would cause anyone (not just cops, but any man or woman) to begin viewing the society in militaristic way.


Therefore, I do not think I'm categorizing all cops as warriors, but stating that from a psychological point of view if the system decides they want a militarized police force, you are systemically undermining the relationship between the community and the police as peacekeepers.


I don't think this position is off base or prejudice to officers, but a critique of the system.