He was also full of internalized prejudice for Hillary Clinton. A person makes someone uncomfortable, therefore there must be something wrong with that person. It made me feel like screaming whenever he accused her of being 'fake'.
I feel the same about violent protestors. The arguement that someone's trauma excuses their crimes against others is repeated endlessly, everywhere. It is disappointing when otherwise nice people insist its ok for *these* persons to hurt and destroy, because someone hurt them first!
Until things are unacceptable, no matter who the person committing the act is, there is no justice.
And that's exactly why I just can't get on board with the "'good cops' who don't speak up are complicit" attitude. They have their own lives, families, careers, etc. to think about too...
I see where you're coming from, but I think there's a lot of gray area in that whole issue. The way I see it, what it speaks to is exactly why people are calling to defund the police. This isn't a problem of individuals but a systemic one. You aren't going to fix that by hoping the good cops are brave enough to give up their corrupt colleagues.
Slightly on the same topic, for anyone who is interested, this article is a great example of a "good" cop who let himself get wrapped up and become a bastard (he says so himself). https://medium.com/@OfcrACa...
"This isn't a problem of individuals but a systemic one. You aren't going to fix that by hoping the good cops are brave enough to give up their corrupt colleagues"
I absolutely agree and that's why the aforementioned attitude bothers me. Assuming the "good ones" do speak up it's vastly more likely that *they'll* be fired or harassed to the point of quitting rather than anything actually happening to the "bad ones"
"The officers are blaming their comments on "stress" over the increased scrutiny on law enforcement officers following the murder of George Floyd and the protests thereafter." This gave me a rage stroke.
John Adams “The Wound Dresser” (1989), based upon the 1865 poem by Walt Whitman, written after his experiences as a medic in the Civil War.
Because these lunatics/ f—k nuts in North Carolina have no perspective on grievous loss, on horrors of mass death and injury.
Yes, I know that Whitman is now considered a “controversial” figure, regarding his own suppressed/oppressed sexuality and his oftentimes confusing position on racial equality.
Yet, and still “The Wound Dresser” is a profound and poignant depiction of the horrors of war from the perspective of a “first-responder”. In this instance a “race war” fought on US soil.
John Adams “The Wound Dresser”: A 2010 performance with the New York Philharmonic. - Music Director: Alan Gilbert- Baritone: Thomas Hamptonhttps://youtu.be/nROERySdo6M
Walt Whitman was, essentially, a nurse in the military hospitals in Washington, and was both scarred and inspired by the suffering he encounterd there in all of its grisly, malodorus aspects
So, what I hear you saying with this post is, "Don't forget there is still cuteness and niceness in this world, but you may have to go out to the country to find it." Am I reading too much into it?
Drive by surgery. Like dry cleaning...in by 6, out by 11.
He was also full of internalized prejudice for Hillary Clinton. A person makes someone uncomfortable, therefore there must be something wrong with that person. It made me feel like screaming whenever he accused her of being 'fake'.
I was told the justice system could not handle it if every criminal case had a trial. And that was partly why prosecutors pushed plea deals.
I feel the same about violent protestors. The arguement that someone's trauma excuses their crimes against others is repeated endlessly, everywhere. It is disappointing when otherwise nice people insist its ok for *these* persons to hurt and destroy, because someone hurt them first!
Until things are unacceptable, no matter who the person committing the act is, there is no justice.
And that's exactly why I just can't get on board with the "'good cops' who don't speak up are complicit" attitude. They have their own lives, families, careers, etc. to think about too...
I see where you're coming from, but I think there's a lot of gray area in that whole issue. The way I see it, what it speaks to is exactly why people are calling to defund the police. This isn't a problem of individuals but a systemic one. You aren't going to fix that by hoping the good cops are brave enough to give up their corrupt colleagues.
Slightly on the same topic, for anyone who is interested, this article is a great example of a "good" cop who let himself get wrapped up and become a bastard (he says so himself). https://medium.com/@OfcrACa...
"This isn't a problem of individuals but a systemic one. You aren't going to fix that by hoping the good cops are brave enough to give up their corrupt colleagues"
I absolutely agree and that's why the aforementioned attitude bothers me. Assuming the "good ones" do speak up it's vastly more likely that *they'll* be fired or harassed to the point of quitting rather than anything actually happening to the "bad ones"
"The officers are blaming their comments on "stress" over the increased scrutiny on law enforcement officers following the murder of George Floyd and the protests thereafter." This gave me a rage stroke.
I really wish I hadn't watched this.
A lot of white cops think the race war is coming, so did this guy! https://uploads.disquscdn.c...
John Adams “The Wound Dresser” (1989), based upon the 1865 poem by Walt Whitman, written after his experiences as a medic in the Civil War.
Because these lunatics/ f—k nuts in North Carolina have no perspective on grievous loss, on horrors of mass death and injury.
Yes, I know that Whitman is now considered a “controversial” figure, regarding his own suppressed/oppressed sexuality and his oftentimes confusing position on racial equality.
Yet, and still “The Wound Dresser” is a profound and poignant depiction of the horrors of war from the perspective of a “first-responder”. In this instance a “race war” fought on US soil.
Walt Whitman: “The Wound Dresser”https://www.poetryfoundatio...
John Adams “The Wound Dresser”: A 2010 performance with the New York Philharmonic. - Music Director: Alan Gilbert- Baritone: Thomas Hamptonhttps://youtu.be/nROERySdo6M
I think most US cops are like this, but these guys just happened to get caught talking about it out loud.
Walt Whitman was, essentially, a nurse in the military hospitals in Washington, and was both scarred and inspired by the suffering he encounterd there in all of its grisly, malodorus aspects
So, what I hear you saying with this post is, "Don't forget there is still cuteness and niceness in this world, but you may have to go out to the country to find it." Am I reading too much into it?
Jeez, we can't post our own gifs? https://tenor.com/view/trum...
We must thank Wendell Potter every day. Tho who knows if the key people ever listen to him? Of course those people already know what crap they do.