I think there was a recent story about the deaths of some police where the citizens cheered. Was that Oakland?//Yes- your explanation was helpful. Thank you.
On Oct 26, 12:24 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > "... On Oct 25, 3:32 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: ..." > > > The military,police and firemen that put their lives on the line don't > > need a college education, do they? > > Just an anecdotal comment on certain professions and the need for a > college education. > > I've lived in both Berkeley, California and Oakland, Californa -- > neighboring communities that are worlds apart. Berkeley is an > intellectual community where the average citizen has at least a > Bachelors and quite often higher degrees. The Berkeley police are > required to have at least a BA in one of the humanities and are well- > trained in community relations. They excel at handling domestic > disputes and other similar situations and you never read about police > brutality in Berkeley. > > The Oakland police on the other hand require only a high school > diploma or GED and are well-trained in SWAT and riot control tactics. > Oakland is about 80% uneducated minorities and the majority of whites > in the community are wealthy and live up in the hills rather than down > in the flats. There is much crime, violence and gang activity in > Oakland and their police excel at keeping mass violence under a > modicum of control though there is little that seems possible to keep > crime under control. > > The anecdote is that on the rare occasions when Berkeley needs riot > control they have to call the Oakland police for assistance because > they are unable to handle it themselves. > > Draw your own conclusions. > > /e --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
