>> gMoney wrote: >> Yep.... >> >> http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/story/406123p- >> 343905c.html >>
> So I've been listening to all of the talk radio and, of > course, > they're covering this story. The really scary part for me > is that the > Conservative side has this implicit trust of the police - > suggesting, > for example, that the old man deserved to be roughed up, > and the > police must of been right. > Now, maybe the guy was belligerent and needed to have some > sense > knocked into him - probably. But why do the callers, etc > have this > implicit trust of government and assume that there's no > way the police > were in the wrong? > That's disturbing. For most people it's convenient to think that way... particularly for the majority of people who haven't personally had any negative experiences with police to reaffirm to them that they are also people and just as fallible. Actually it's convenient for them on two counts, the second being that it's comforting for most folks to think that they are being guarded / protected by an infallible force. For some that force is the police, for others it's god. For a lot of people I think it's some combination. s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203128 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
