By WicBury Crapper board member "ThinBlueLog"...As we all know society and police departments are made of up of rules and regulations. Most are required to keep things functional. Violation of rules and regulations (*ahem* laws) and people can face serious issues like going to jail or fines. But in the recent years rules and regulations and enforcement thereof of citizens, especially society rules, have been more and more lax while rules and regulations of the police have become more and more stringent.
This is a recipe for disaster for many reasons. Primarily, the police must have more authority over citizens than that of citizens over police. This is just a simple fact because once police are placed on the defensive, such as the case today, then police become hesitant to react in situations, if taking actions at all. It is clear in which way society is moving however, society either does not care of a segment of society is in power that resists enforcement of stricter laws of society (i.e. immigration laws and reform).
While it is clearly evident that this country has many, many, many, many issues we either lack the ability, balls, or motivation in order to effect widespread change. Society keeps moving in the direction of a freer, more open outlay rather than to reign in the "changes" that keep occurring moving society in the opposite direction of where it needs to be which results in an ultimate lack of control of the most free people in society, criminals.
Criminals don't care about laws that's why they are called criminals. So, a handgun carry law only applies to honest citizens who'd rather not get arrested for carrying weapons. But, as society becomes more and more open and thus dangerous, there is an increased risk of assault, robbery, etc forcing people to carry weapons when the police can't protect them due to the original argument of more laws and regulations over the police.
Sixty years ago, this was not a problem because society did not push against the limits of it's own rules until the 1960's came about. People knew that criminals were bad and gave law enforcement the authority and latitude to use the means required in order to combat these criminals (hence some federal agents had tommy guns).
So which way do you want it?
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I would agree with all you have said here, I think all the new rules from th 60's happened because for every 1000 or so fantastic officers, there is that 1 bad apple that makes the rest look bad. You have officers doing their job 24/7, but all people remember is the bad of 1 bad apple. Get rid of the bad apple, and I think things would look better.
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