When the Hospital Fires the Bullet

Re:When the Hospital Fires the Bullet by apozem on Saturday February 20, 2016 @01:33PM (#11141229)

I've been working with (not for) the local police for the last year. Anecdotally, it depends on the cop. The badge and gun carry power, and power attracts the corrupted and corruptible. No one doubts that there are asshole cops.

Most of the officers I talk to are motivated by a strong sense of right and wrong. Some are just happy to be helpful. I talked to one guy who honestly enjoyed answering people's questions about renewing tags and getting a handgun permit.

There are plenty of calm, humble, balanced police officers. What I worry about is a culture of law enforcement that trains them to react with force, disproportionately target minorities and close ranks to any criticism, no matter how valid.

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Re:When the Hospital Fires the Bullet by keyboardwarrior on Saturday February 20, 2016 @03:14PM (#11141729)

"Most of the officers I talk to are motivated by a strong sense of right and wrong."

is total opposite of

"There are plenty of calm, humble, balanced police officers."

Its a coinflip wether you belong to the right or the wrong end of the scale dependent on environmental factors shaping the police officer.

Preferrably you would want someone who can think for themselve. Which a police department absolutely doesnt want, hence they screen against high iq.

hierarchy and balance dont mix.

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