Manhunt for ex-LAPD officer in SoCal
Re: Manhunt for ex-LAPD officer in SoCal
by John Galt » Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:45 pm
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Re: Manhunt for ex-LAPD officer in SoCal
by The Dharma Bum » Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:50 pm
Whoever is in charge of this mess needs to be fired immediately.
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Re: Manhunt for ex-LAPD officer in SoCal
by John Galt » Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:52 pm
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Re: Manhunt for ex-LAPD officer in SoCal
by Sandman » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:10 pm
Yeah, not to get all Dark Knight lol, but to me it just shows that people are really hungry for a larger-than-life figure to expose police corruption and give them a taste of their "own medicine" (ie: killing unarmed civilians). Even if it requires some cognitive dissonance to get past the fact that this guy didn't set up a very sturdy moral high ground for himself. It's not too dissimilar from the OJ trial really. It wasn't whether or not he was guilty, but that he represented some broader abstract idea about fairness in the justice system. Similarly, you see the cultural lines being drawn in this country over this event.
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Re: Manhunt for ex-LAPD officer in SoCal
by The Dharma Bum » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:38 pm
That resentment does exist, and they have only themselves to blame for it. I think the Us vs Them mentality has a lot to do with it.
That attitude is what needs to be removed from law enforcement. It's the basis of the problem and it does stem originally from racism, I believe.
That attitude is what needs to be removed from law enforcement. It's the basis of the problem and it does stem originally from racism, I believe.
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Re: Manhunt for ex-LAPD officer in SoCal
by John Galt » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:44 pm
it's because of the kind of people that want to be cops
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