Police officers often claim that their aggressive posture and liberal use of deadly force is just an inevitable and sadly necessary part of the difficult job they do.
<blockquote>The irony of a police officer expressing dismay about Cal student athletes asserting their own humanity on the grounds that they go to a public school is almost decadently rich, but it belies a sobering truth about our modern police state. Although they like to drape themselves in the holy garb of the public service, police officers often don&rsquo;t see themselves as actually beholden and accountable to the people they police, but instead as overseers or guards in a very large, open air prison.</blockquote>
Woah, Shrill, amazing insight and writing. I&#039;m enjoying your articles immensely. Well done, indeed.
We need to have a police force to protect us from the existing police force.
<blockquote>The irony of a police officer expressing dismay about Cal student athletes asserting their own humanity on the grounds that they go to a public school is almost decadently rich, but it belies a sobering truth about our modern police state. Although they like to drape themselves in the holy garb of the public service, police officers often don&rsquo;t see themselves as actually beholden and accountable to the people they police, but instead as overseers or guards in a very large, open air prison.</blockquote>
Woah, Shrill, amazing insight and writing. I&#039;m enjoying your articles immensely. Well done, indeed.
Qui ab illa nos patroni nostri?
I was really hoping that the link would be that!