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Originally Posted by miclo18d
Please review this thread and you'll get a better understanding of where we come from on this subject. http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/...ht=Warrior+cop
We have gone from a "Protect and Serve" "Andy Griffith" "Officer Friendly" mentality to a "Special Ops" "Us v. Them" "warrior cop" mentality.
Cops are not soldiers. Posse comitatis makes a distinct line between police and military. Police are blurring that line in the name of officer safety. If you want to feel safe don't take the job. Jn15:13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. |
I agree with the members of the board on the militarization of police as discussed in that thread, and I agree with you about not taking the job if you aren't willing to feel unsafe.
Going home safely 25 years ago meant not being stupid when on patrol. It didn't mean leaving common sense and a willingness to be exposed to danger in the interests of the public's safety and constitutional rights at the door while playing dress-up.
Somewhere between when I was a cop and today, the attitude of cops changed, and not for the better.