Dr. Marcia Bowden and her husband, Ira Marche. (pic via The New Tri-State Defender) In case you played hooky from Wonkette on Monday, we had the very weird story of a prominent black doctor from Memphis, Dr. Marcia Bowden, who was arrested along with her husband during a routine traffic stop in Southaven, Mississippi. Her husband, Ira Marche, admitted he was speeding -- to rush his wife to a patient emergency at her clinic. At the time, we only had Bowden's account, but now the paper Bowden sent her account to
Either we speak different languages, or I just wasn't clear enough.
First, I have no idea what you mean by "co-opted." I can only assume you mean "applied."
Second, no, the term "bureaucrat" is only an insult to the anti-government crowd. To put it briefly, a bureaucrat is someone who works within an hierarchical organization, which marks out clear lines of authority for it employees; and whose behavior is directed by rules and regulations. By that definition, nearly all of us are bureaucrats, whether we work for private or for public organizations. By that definition, police officers are certainly bureaucrats.
Third, given that definition, the meaning of the term "street-level bureaucrat" becomes fairly plain. Cops are street-level. Postal delivery people are street-level. And so forth.
Finally, because rules can't cover every possible situation, bureaucrats nearly always have some discretion in applying them. That's what I mean by "making policy."
Now if I understand your last comment, you're saying that bureaucrats should have "flexibility." And I'm saying that they do have flexibility, because they have discretion in the application of rules and regulations. I hope that's a little more clear.
My apologies - I did consider before posting, but it wasn't clear to me if you were using bureaucrat in the correct way (you were), instead of the way it's normally thrown at me. (Best response a Tax Collector has is in reply to "You can't talk to me that way, I pay your wages!" - "That's the point, sir, you don't.")
I didn't realise 'co-opt' was not American English
Meaning 2 - to use for a purpose other than the original. (PS please don't call it British English - its just 'English' or, if you must, 'Queen's English' ;) ! )
Discretion has to be allowed, because, contrary to what the Right seems to believe, you can't write a rule book that covers everything. One of the most upsetting things I had to professionally was enforce Head Office's ruling on a Tax Credit repayment. They were legally right. However they could have written off the debt, legally, using EXACTLY the same clause in the law (which is what my office tried to get them to do, multiple times.)
It was only a debt because the woman tried to comply with the rules, but filled in the wrong (very similar) form; the one for new claims rather than renewal. mostly the same info, but form letter 'A' rather than form 'B'. Meanwhile people were abusing a loophole to claim money that they shouldn't have had. The loophole was then made 10 times bigger by Head Office. I've been a civil servant 24 years, and those 2 were the only time I didn't feel on the side of the good guys.
Donald Kass of Los Angeles City Prosecutor and everyone who helped him should never be forgotten. They framed Karen M. Rozier as a con artist. In a text, Donald Kass admits that he know that I am a Harvard graduate/ Kennedy Fellow. They knew I was a Navy missile engineer. He didn't care. He had to punish her for being too damn arrogant. She spent a week in jail. Now I am seeking asylum in Africa and look forward to Africa rising. I shed no tears for the women in Germany and Denmark who were attacked by groups of Arab men on New Years Day. I can't wait for people to start attacking American judges, beginning with Renee Korn in Los Angeles. Time for the chickens to come home to roost. May Mugabe not stop with South Africa but extract every thing the world owes Africa and its descendants.
Mark Zuckerberg and his racist Facebook are a big part of the problem. He blocks black people for promoting hatred but never blocks a white person for promoting hatred against black people
Saying nothing can be used as an admission of guilt. Check the Supreme Court docket if you don't believe me. They ruled that way within the last few years. The laws have changed. Silence can be used against you. Your spouse can be forced to testify against you. You have no rights except the right to be their slave under the 13th amendment. If you don't believe me, check out any of the Patriot/ "We the People" groups.
Cops used "Black Lives Matter" to murder more black people while violence against cops was decreasing. Until Black people care more about themselves than the lie called America, children of African descent will suffer everywhere.
Either we speak different languages, or I just wasn't clear enough.
First, I have no idea what you mean by "co-opted." I can only assume you mean "applied."
Second, no, the term "bureaucrat" is only an insult to the anti-government crowd. To put it briefly, a bureaucrat is someone who works within an hierarchical organization, which marks out clear lines of authority for it employees; and whose behavior is directed by rules and regulations. By that definition, nearly all of us are bureaucrats, whether we work for private or for public organizations. By that definition, police officers are certainly bureaucrats.
Third, given that definition, the meaning of the term "street-level bureaucrat" becomes fairly plain. Cops are street-level. Postal delivery people are street-level. And so forth.
Finally, because rules can't cover every possible situation, bureaucrats nearly always have some discretion in applying them. That's what I mean by "making policy."
Now if I understand your last comment, you're saying that bureaucrats should have "flexibility." And I'm saying that they do have flexibility, because they have discretion in the application of rules and regulations. I hope that's a little more clear.
My apologies - I did consider before posting, but it wasn't clear to me if you were using bureaucrat in the correct way (you were), instead of the way it's normally thrown at me. (Best response a Tax Collector has is in reply to "You can't talk to me that way, I pay your wages!" - "That's the point, sir, you don't.")
I didn't realise 'co-opt' was not American English
http://www.oxforddictionari...
Meaning 2 - to use for a purpose other than the original. (PS please don't call it British English - its just 'English' or, if you must, 'Queen's English' ;) ! )
Discretion has to be allowed, because, contrary to what the Right seems to believe, you can't write a rule book that covers everything. One of the most upsetting things I had to professionally was enforce Head Office's ruling on a Tax Credit repayment. They were legally right. However they could have written off the debt, legally, using EXACTLY the same clause in the law (which is what my office tried to get them to do, multiple times.)
It was only a debt because the woman tried to comply with the rules, but filled in the wrong (very similar) form; the one for new claims rather than renewal. mostly the same info, but form letter 'A' rather than form 'B'. Meanwhile people were abusing a loophole to claim money that they shouldn't have had. The loophole was then made 10 times bigger by Head Office. I've been a civil servant 24 years, and those 2 were the only time I didn't feel on the side of the good guys.
F'n thug cops
that's Twice a day ,Sweetie.
Racism magically stops at the Mason-Dixon line?
Donald Kass of Los Angeles City Prosecutor and everyone who helped him should never be forgotten. They framed Karen M. Rozier as a con artist. In a text, Donald Kass admits that he know that I am a Harvard graduate/ Kennedy Fellow. They knew I was a Navy missile engineer. He didn't care. He had to punish her for being too damn arrogant. She spent a week in jail. Now I am seeking asylum in Africa and look forward to Africa rising. I shed no tears for the women in Germany and Denmark who were attacked by groups of Arab men on New Years Day. I can't wait for people to start attacking American judges, beginning with Renee Korn in Los Angeles. Time for the chickens to come home to roost. May Mugabe not stop with South Africa but extract every thing the world owes Africa and its descendants.
Mark Zuckerberg and his racist Facebook are a big part of the problem. He blocks black people for promoting hatred but never blocks a white person for promoting hatred against black people
Black people have waited long enough for their day. It is time for them to take what is theirs.
Saying nothing can be used as an admission of guilt. Check the Supreme Court docket if you don't believe me. They ruled that way within the last few years. The laws have changed. Silence can be used against you. Your spouse can be forced to testify against you. You have no rights except the right to be their slave under the 13th amendment. If you don't believe me, check out any of the Patriot/ "We the People" groups.
Cops used "Black Lives Matter" to murder more black people while violence against cops was decreasing. Until Black people care more about themselves than the lie called America, children of African descent will suffer everywhere.
they call me Nobody.
obviously the cops have no judgement . . . maybe we could get them to use someone else's?
leggo my fuckwaffles!
Stay white here, I'll be black. ..
Those people just don't know their place.
I know we dontal like them
True.