When Librarians Are Silenced

Re:When Librarians Are Silenced by 0xCMP on Friday October 14, 2016 @05:20PM (#12711162)

I keep learning this lesson over and over again: never call police unless you want them to silence someone or use force. Cause if you do anyways you're gonna learn the hard way that's what they can do if they want and there is little recourse.

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Re:When Librarians Are Silenced by r00fus on Friday October 14, 2016 @07:45PM (#12711874)

I've heard stories about people who call firefighters that would have instead called police... because they fear the police would just show up and shoot their way to a closed case.

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Re:When Librarians Are Silenced by Riseed on Friday October 14, 2016 @08:59PM (#12712142)

The fire department attracts helpers. That's certainly also true of the police department, but they also attract those who like to exert power over others. (At least in the USA.)

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Re:When Librarians Are Silenced by noonespecial on Friday October 14, 2016 @08:58PM (#12712139)

A firefighter is a kind of engineer. A policeman is a kind of soldier. It shows in how they approach problems.

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Re:When Librarians Are Silenced by llukas on Friday October 14, 2016 @09:42PM (#12712333)

> A policeman is a kind of soldier.

Very American approach. Visit Europe sometimes and watch how police operates there.

Or compare how long it takes to train police officer in EU countries and US.

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Re:When Librarians Are Silenced by M_Grey on Friday October 14, 2016 @10:02PM (#12712400)

A policeman is a kind of person with a gun, and too much trust placed in them by the courts.

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