rach wrote:
At the end of the day though, dont hate the policeman, hate the government that sanctions all the restrictions.
When it comes down to it I believe that the majority of them are just following rules and orders for a job that they want to do because they think it’s going to somehow improve society. I have a lot of respect for someone who wants to work that hard, and also under some fairly crappy conditions, for the benefit of other people.
Although, yes you do get the odd policeman who is a complete wanker and abuses their power, you also get the odd ‘raver’ who is just as bad… never judge someone by the uniform they wear, weather its black and white or a pair of baggy jeans…
I agree that the govnt are ultimately responsible, and that a better govnt would bring the police closer to something i could unequivocally support. But i personally wouldn’t be happy to do the task that our posting policeman is doing. It is a dirty job, without a good moral justification.
I think the ‘only following orders’ argument has been discredited for a good 60 years or so, although i am more than happy to recognise that many police officers have displayed unquestionable courage in the line of duty. It will always be a difficult job…
I also disagree with your last paragraph, i don’t think you can compare the police with ravers, in this way. I expect, and we should surely all expect, higher standards of behaviour from our police than the general public.
The police have a great deal of power, compared with ordinary citizens, and i think they should be of exemplary character, and display standards of morality and behaviour that lead our society, and not just reflect it.
Bottom line, we are decent people, and we haven’t done anything substantial wrong, and we certainly don’t deserve to have the state watching us on a systematic basis… it is Orwellian, pure and simple.:hopeless:
