eye95
Well-known member
I can say that nearly all of the contacts I have had with LE involve them overstepping their constitutional bounds. The problem I see is not that “all cops are bad” or even that “most cops are bad”. It is that our system that fosters the belief that cops are some kind of supercitizen, with powers and abilities far beyond those of we mortal citizens.
This idea seems to be inbred into our departments and courts, which show far too much deference to cops, by automatically believing them over law-abiding citizens and by routinely excusing their “mistaken” use of excessive or deadly force.
Cops should be thought of as ordinary citizens who are given limited and specific authorities over a limited group of specific people, for limited and specific purposes.
This idea seems to be inbred into our departments and courts, which show far too much deference to cops, by automatically believing them over law-abiding citizens and by routinely excusing their “mistaken” use of excessive or deadly force.
Cops should be thought of as ordinary citizens who are given limited and specific authorities over a limited group of specific people, for limited and specific purposes.