I was formulating my thoughts as I was reading down through the posts when I came across lurkette's words and realized that what she was saying was exactly what I was thinking. Just, in a more succinct and better worded format. Thanks babe
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Originally posted by lurkette
They're not better than you, they're representatives of the law. They have authority because we, society, say they do. We want them to keep the peace so we as a society give them the authority to do so. The gun and the attitude are just tools to accomplish their assigned task.
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