Rough Men

Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 1 month ago to Culture
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"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm" -- Winston Churchill
With the hatred of police, and police murders in the news I wonder how Gulchers feel about cops? I knw several and I found them to be exceedingly brave men, and dedicated to their jobs. But they are not usually mild-mannered Clark Kents. These are mostly men willing to confront and stand up to the bad guys, and being nice doesn't usually help. Sometimes they overstep their authority. But the bad cops in terms of those whose records are full of complaints are vastly in the minority. So...my fellow Gulchers, what is your take on the police. Haroes? Miscreants? Something in between?

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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Based on what I know and my experience police are the good guys. Even the jerks are willing to put it all on the line when the time comes.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 9 years, 1 month ago
    Hero's for the majority...even though some are so rule bound, they lose their sense and are prone to hubris...seems most of the bully wise guys in school became cops...dealt with many as a fast driving teenager, but have met many that are reasonable.
    Maybe it just goes with the territory.

    I read a bit of history about how policing was done, on a neighborhood basis before your friend and mine [sarcasm] woodie wilson was advised by a man that suggested the police be militarized in structure and behavior. Sound familiar?
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 9 years, 1 month ago
    "what is your take on the police"
    You can't judge them as a group. We have to judge that idea of rule of law and then judge individuals as to whether they follow the law.
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  • Posted by edweaver 9 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    I agree as well with no pedestals. That doesn't mean we can't say thank you for a job well done, no matter what the job is.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    I can agree with that. No pedestals. For that matter, for no one. I can admire a person as an individual, but the pedestal bit elevates them to deity rank, creating someone always blameless.
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  • Posted by edweaver 9 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    No at all. There would be an increase in crime for 2 reasons. First there would be no one taking criminals off the street. Second there would be no rule of law and people would take justice into their own hands. As I stated, I would not want to see the world without the police. I just won't put them on a pedestal. Putting anyone on a pedestal has a tendency to go to their heads. Just look at our politicians.
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  • Posted by edweaver 9 years, 1 month ago
    Personally I do not consider them heroes nor miscreants. They are people, just like the rest of us. They put their pants on one leg at a time. Most are good people, some are not, very much the same as people all over the world. Anyone can see that they do not stop crime, so I don't really believe we sleep soundly in our beds because of them. I respect the job they do and would not want to see what the world would look like if we did not have people like them to capture the criminals among us.
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