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06-04-2011, 08:46 AM | #41 (permalink) | |
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You cannot fight a revolution wearing white dinner gloves." The same can be said of fighting crime. It's tough work -- work that can only be successfully accomplished through (in certain instances) completely abandoning current standards of ethics. I however, in no way am suggesting that unwarranted police brutality committed on innocent civilians is morally or that it is even socially accepted here in the states by its citizens or accepted by law enforcement agencies and its officers. But I do know that we live in a real world, where everything is not always "Peaches and Cream" or handled and maintained with the same values we as individuals might perceive the way things should be. Even though, (we would all prefer a perfect world). |
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06-04-2011, 12:19 PM | #42 (permalink) | |
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06-04-2011, 05:44 PM | #45 (permalink) | |
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110524-02 Special Forces Soldier awarded for putting self in harm's way to assist local police officer Last edited by Necromancer; 06-05-2011 at 12:38 AM. |
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06-05-2011, 01:14 AM | #46 (permalink) |
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Here's my two cents:
The police have a hard job. At every turn, they have no idea if they're walking into a candy factory or a shoot-out, so they're always on edge. Does that give them the right to abuse citizens? No. But they're only human. They take upon themselves the duty of protecting the public. The law sees everyone as equals, but the police do not. They do their best to protect what is in the best interest of the majority of the popution. Let them do their job and stay the f*ck out of their way. This is in an ideal situation. Life is not ideal. In real life, cops are racist bastards. They abuse their power all the time. They look out for themselves and give the finger to the public. I'm thankful that my state allows me to retain firearms. The law isn't always black and white (no racial puns intended). Not everyone agrees with every law, and we are not required to obey laws that are unconstitutional. The police don't make the rules, they just enforce them. It's sort of like they're a$$holes by design. Do you really want your protectors to be a bunch of limp wrist p*ssies? I would rather have a mean dog on a short leash than a nice dog on a long leash. Either way, we have the right to arm ourselves. |
06-06-2011, 06:30 PM | #48 (permalink) | |
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even in Texas?
What happened to that place? As long as they came on your property you were able to shoot their ass in self defense and no one would care.
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06-06-2011, 06:35 PM | #49 (permalink) |
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Nope. Some guy around here got in big trouble recently for shooting a home intruder in the ass as he was fleeing out the window. There's this idea that Texas is some kind of frontier but believe it or not, Houston is a fairly liberal place. The mayor is a lesbian.
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06-06-2011, 07:11 PM | #50 (permalink) | ||
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Houston, Dallas and Austin are most likely more liberal than other areas they are also more urbanized than other areas as well.
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