How did those bullying, violent creeps ever become police officers? o_O Or did they become acclimated to a preexisting culture? The increasing militarization of the police seems to be an ongoing issue in America. I don't know if it's because of the war on drugs or what, but it's scary. Maybe it's so scary that lots of people are using the black body count to other the issue as something that happens to "them" and not "us." You know better, of course, both intellectually and from personal experience. *shudder*
As a pet owner I think you'd also be concerned that the police now routinely shoot dogs (http://www.salon.com/2013/07/07/%E2%80%9Cwhy_did_you_shoot_me_i_was_reading_a_book_the_new_warrior_cop_is_out_of_control/) during raids, even small, non-threatening breeds. White supremacy is a well-established tenet of American life, so while the police killing people is far more serious at least I'm not surprised, just angry and sad. Dogs, though, I don't understand. A big guard dog possibly trained to fight, sure--a distasteful necessity, but human safety comes first. But little yappy dogs? I thought Americans loved dogs. Do cops leave their culture and upbringing behind when they put on a badge? It doesn't make sense to me.
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Date: 2014-08-19 07:29 am (UTC)As a pet owner I think you'd also be concerned that the police now routinely shoot dogs (http://www.salon.com/2013/07/07/%E2%80%9Cwhy_did_you_shoot_me_i_was_reading_a_book_the_new_warrior_cop_is_out_of_control/) during raids, even small, non-threatening breeds. White supremacy is a well-established tenet of American life, so while the police killing people is far more serious at least I'm not surprised, just angry and sad. Dogs, though, I don't understand. A big guard dog possibly trained to fight, sure--a distasteful necessity, but human safety comes first. But little yappy dogs? I thought Americans loved dogs. Do cops leave their culture and upbringing behind when they put on a badge? It doesn't make sense to me.