Policing is a necessary component of capitalism.
Without policing we stay home with a subsistence living protecting our family and property.
With policing we "hire" the govt as collective security to "protect" your shit while you are away at the oil field.
The problem occurs when the agents of govt forget who it is they work for and why they were given the job.
Sure its scary when a cop with authority forgets that.
Its worse when our elected officials make that mistake.
The fish rots from the head down. We tried to apply a cure at the top but time will tell if it can cure the heavy rot below. This "establishment" cancer will not go easy.
That is only one possible scenario, and based on what youve been taught it has to be.
I go even deeper than Jerry, I am 100% Declaration of Independence. Like Jerry I am anti excess policing not anti cop. As I said in another thread, on Nanny State, Too many cops is as bad or worse than not enough. How do we solve that?
If criminals knew that EVERY citizen was trained in self defense and use of a fire arm before they left high school, and expected to have one and be able to defend themselves, what do you think that would do o the home invasion, mugging, car jacking rate? It should plummet. Parasites prefer to prey on the weak and vulnerable. Even granny in the wheelchair can pull the trigger. Require it. If the citizen chooses not to use it, their problem.
So even from the right/conservative side, and the cops who think 'more policing' is the answer, youre creating weaker citizens and proliferating the nanny state. Strong, independent people founded and settled this country. The settlers didnt have a squad car around the corner...they took care of business.
So lets take a non toxic subject, former mayor Blumbag's shot at making 1,000,000 oz slurpies illegal. Of course all that shit is bad for you and needs to be curtailed, but my reading of the Constitution says they have every right to sell it. So do you violate the intent of the C and ban it (so it will go underground and create a criminal class you can now put in jail) or do you use plan 'B' and educate people to make their own wise decisions. They did it with tobacco and use plummeted.
Education or Enforcement. Think about it.
We need both but lets through more weight on education. Arent better educated better trained cops generally
better' cops. Tat holds true of the citizen as well.