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Plan9 · 01-31-2010, 08:11 PM

Walt, I completely agree with your philosophy but the view of law enforcement that you're espousing just doesn't seem practical given the nature of many service areas in the US, the risk associated with crime in this country (pull a speeder = gunshot to the face), and the pressure felt by law enforcement entities to show that they're "tough on crime" (circlejerk politics with civilian no-nothings). They need more numbers... doesn't matter who.

You know better than I that the job isn't "Protect and Serve" anymore. Heh. Gone are the days of the Night Watchman / Andy Griffith philosophy of law enforcement. The militarization of the US police creature has seen the Good Old Days put to bed... and many moons ago. Any motorist can be guilty of POPO (pissing off a police officer) and, as I've heard from several cops in various slices of MD and VA, if they pull anybody for anything, there has to be a ticket involved or they get a negative performance report note. Nothing official, just animosity. And it doesn't help anybody... grunts or leaders.

As it is with the military, astronauts and the BSA, it's tough to regulate such a dynamic qualitative service job with quantitative goals. When you make it about the numbers... everybody is a big dick. That and, like I said, you probably talked all smarty-college to Officer Dumpy McDropout.

I mean... if I was him? I'd be afraid you'd fuck my wife, too. Just be glad he didn't search that brown package on the seat next to you 'n find that Uzi.

01-31-2010, 08:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	Walt, I completely agree with your philosophy but the view of law enforcement that you're espousing just doesn't seem practical given the nature of many service areas in the US, the risk associated with crime in this country (pull a speeder = gunshot to the face), and the pressure felt by law enforcement entities to show that they're "tough on crime" (circlejerk politics with civilian no-nothings). They need more numbers... doesn't matter who. You know better than I that the job isn't "Protect and Serve" anymore. Heh. Gone are the days of the Night Watchman / Andy Griffith philosophy of law enforcement. The militarization of the US police creature has seen the Good Old Days put to bed... and many moons ago. Any motorist can be guilty of POPO (pissing off a police officer) and, as I've heard from several cops in various slices of MD and VA, if they pull anybody for anything, there has to be a ticket involved or they get a negative performance report note. Nothing official, just animosity. And it doesn't help anybody... grunts or leaders. As it is with the military, astronauts and the BSA, it's tough to regulate such a dynamic qualitative service job with quantitative goals. When you make it about the numbers... everybody is a big dick. That and, like I said, you probably talked all smarty-college to Officer Dumpy McDropout. I mean... if I was him? I'd be afraid you'd fuck my wife, too. Just be glad he didn't search that brown package on the seat next to you 'n find that Uzi. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake." Last edited by Plan9; 01-31-2010 at 08:21 PM..