DRZinn
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Since I never got an answer...
A lot of LEO's were prolly boycotting the thread, and I can understand why. But in the midst of the fray there was a lone voice crying out....
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I personally do not think of myself as a cop basher. I like to think of myself as a "state" basher.
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Most of what the state does is evil. Cops are the enforcement arm of the state.
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They are "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS"; yet, the vast majority of the laws they are enforcing have no Constitutional basis.
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That's why, in the end, I decided not to be a cop. I like the idea of protecting people. Getting the bad guy. All that jazz. But there are now so many ridiculous ways of defining "the bad guy" and so many draconian ways to get him, that I decided I wouldn't be able to live with myself.
That's not to say that all cops are statists; I understand they sometimes have a bit of leeway as to what to let slide and what to stop. And there are some who have been cops since before most of our present situation developed. But to me no amount of personal discretion could be enough unless my supervisor would openly back all decisions I would make on constitutional grounds.
A question I've been meaning to ask for some time now, and this seems as good a time as any, is directed to those good cops who happen to be libertarian in philosophy: How do you resolve this type of conflict?
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So how do you resolve this type of conflict?
A lot of LEO's were prolly boycotting the thread, and I can understand why. But in the midst of the fray there was a lone voice crying out....
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I personally do not think of myself as a cop basher. I like to think of myself as a "state" basher.
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Most of what the state does is evil. Cops are the enforcement arm of the state.
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They are "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS"; yet, the vast majority of the laws they are enforcing have no Constitutional basis.
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That's why, in the end, I decided not to be a cop. I like the idea of protecting people. Getting the bad guy. All that jazz. But there are now so many ridiculous ways of defining "the bad guy" and so many draconian ways to get him, that I decided I wouldn't be able to live with myself.
That's not to say that all cops are statists; I understand they sometimes have a bit of leeway as to what to let slide and what to stop. And there are some who have been cops since before most of our present situation developed. But to me no amount of personal discretion could be enough unless my supervisor would openly back all decisions I would make on constitutional grounds.
A question I've been meaning to ask for some time now, and this seems as good a time as any, is directed to those good cops who happen to be libertarian in philosophy: How do you resolve this type of conflict?
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So how do you resolve this type of conflict?