Again, I will attempt to make a point without being branded a right-wing fanatic. Cops have a job which requires instinct like soldiers, but the patience of a monk.
It?s easy to gain headlines by declaring a war on crime, but the people who are sent to fight that war must have the backing of the civilian authorities. Cops are people too, and if they know they?re going to jeopardize their jobs every time they go into battle, they are going to avoid it like the plague.
As in the city where my son plies his trade (and risks his life), the city where my daughter lives has a problem with government. Mayors and police chiefs talk tough in the squad room, but wimp out in the court of public opinion. Cities have become so lawsuit-conscious that the streets become battlegrounds.
I’ve always been more concerned about my son who is a cop than the ones fighting the war on terror. He can’t shoot and sort things out later.
I don’t see how anything in that post could even remotely paint you as a right-wing fanatic. No worries!
Comment by Bogey — June 16, 2004 @ 12:24 am
I don’t believe criminals have any rights except those granted specifically in the Constitution.
Comment by Bunker — June 16, 2004 @ 5:32 am
Convicted criminals or suspected criminals?
Comment by Bogey — June 16, 2004 @ 5:01 pm
Convicted criminals have no rights except to not be abused. Suspected criminals have specific Constitutional rights.
Comment by Bunker — June 16, 2004 @ 6:33 pm
There you go… well, then, I stand by my statement that you haven’t tread anywhere near right-wing fanatic on this issue.
Comment by Bogey — June 16, 2004 @ 6:44 pm