Re: Cops 6: The More You Pay, The Faster We'll Come!
There is no data to show just how many bad cops there are Brent. All we have is daily reminders, in all corners of the country, about how many, many departments have truly bad cops. I'm not talking about ineffective or lazy cops. I'm ineffective and lazy sometimes. I'm talking about BAD cops. Criminals. Cops who use their badge, gun and authority to commit crimes. Crimes like assault, murder, obstruction, and all sorts of other felonies. Anecdotally the evidence is that bad cops are a widespread problem. And any cop who sees criminal behavior and does not do everything in his or her power to stop it, well they're bad cops too. Oh yes, and if they don't do things to stop it likely criminals as well.
What you always appear unable to grasp is that it doesn't matter if most cops are not actively abusing people and that most are -- in your view -- the good ones. They are not the good ones if they don't speak out. And cops NEVER speak out. Either they're silent, or they use their unions to reflexively defend the worst of the worst. And that makes them BAD. You also appear unable to grasp that a few bad cops surrounded by a lot of silent ones is just as bad as if they were mostly -- in your view -- "bad."
The profession of law enforcement is a special one, one that needs to be as above reproach as is humanly possible. If the cashier at Wal Mart is not above reproach his or her ability to do widespread harm is limited. Bad cops can do so much more bad. One out of 100, or even out of 1000 cannot be tolerated. Bad cops need to be weeded out with harsh consequences for the bad ones, and the ones who let them be bad, including the ones who turn blind eyes or otherwise remain silent. It's not an unfair standard. It's not an impossible standard. It most certainly is a necessary one.
And by the way, I don't bother with the cops either. I suppose there might come a time when it is unavoidable, but due to my disrespect for most in the profession and my belief in their ineffectiveness I don't bother with them and can't imagine needing to. I'm a firm believer in the adage that when seconds count, the cops are only minutes away.
Originally posted by The Rube
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What you always appear unable to grasp is that it doesn't matter if most cops are not actively abusing people and that most are -- in your view -- the good ones. They are not the good ones if they don't speak out. And cops NEVER speak out. Either they're silent, or they use their unions to reflexively defend the worst of the worst. And that makes them BAD. You also appear unable to grasp that a few bad cops surrounded by a lot of silent ones is just as bad as if they were mostly -- in your view -- "bad."
The profession of law enforcement is a special one, one that needs to be as above reproach as is humanly possible. If the cashier at Wal Mart is not above reproach his or her ability to do widespread harm is limited. Bad cops can do so much more bad. One out of 100, or even out of 1000 cannot be tolerated. Bad cops need to be weeded out with harsh consequences for the bad ones, and the ones who let them be bad, including the ones who turn blind eyes or otherwise remain silent. It's not an unfair standard. It's not an impossible standard. It most certainly is a necessary one.
And by the way, I don't bother with the cops either. I suppose there might come a time when it is unavoidable, but due to my disrespect for most in the profession and my belief in their ineffectiveness I don't bother with them and can't imagine needing to. I'm a firm believer in the adage that when seconds count, the cops are only minutes away.
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