They follow orders. They serve their masters. (Some of them seem to serve with a malicious, sadistic glee.) They let testosterone participate in overkill. The police are afraid of the people they are hired to protect. Interestingly the Power Elite are afraid of everyone else. That’s a hell of a note. Therefore they respond with overwhelming force. Not coincidentally, this is the same mindset as the military. This explains the massive police presence in an attempt to quell a lawful peaceful protest. Lately the Occupy movement encampment across from the capitol. About 200 well equipped cops and photographers and reporters against maybe 40 cold and hungry kids. Protesters that apparently struck a cold and unnamed fear into the hearts of the Downtown Businessmen.
If Mountain City would spend the money they pay out in lawsuits involving police misconduct, for better training and higher salaries, we would all be better off. Many cops have a control thing. The perfectly pressed blues, shiny brass buttons and cartridges, and gleaming leather lend an atmosphere of authority. It is the Top Sgt. in the Army calling me “Sir” with just the amount of pause before the “Sir” to show utter contempt. Some find it easier to make the law rather than uphold it. It becomes easy to beat some punk senseless in a dark corner. Your partner will not rat you out because you may be the one to cover him when he gets into a tight spot,
It is my perception that Mountain City and other municipalities are picking people who have a tendency to take a sadistic pleasure in their jobs and putting them in SWAT and other like teams.
One should avoid the police at all costs. But when you are in trouble who are you going to call?
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