The Myth of Police Protection

[CCTelander]

Jesus... what a horror story.

The USA is SO fucked, and the worst bit is that it doesn't have to be this way.

As long as people fear their neighbor more than they fear the state, or desire to control their neighbor "for the common good," which amounts to the same thing, it will be this way. Unless, of course, we manage to get rid of the state.

 

[CCTelander]

bump

 

[CCTelander]

Bump because, sadly, it remains relevant.

 

[CCTelander]

Bump because, sadly, it remains relevant.

Still relevant. Still a travesty.

 

[CCTelander]

Bump for continued relevance.

 

[CCTelander]

bump

 

[heavenlyboy34]

The moral of the story? Don't depend on the state to protect you, you are your own protector as well as your families.

I feel like I've been saying this around here forever, but some ne'er-do-wells insist I'm wrong!

 

[CCTelander]

I feel like I've been saying this around here forever, but some ne'er-do-wells insist I'm wrong!

That's because if they admit that you're right, they have to actually accept 100% responsibility for their own lives and circumstances. That's an incredibly frightening proposition for most people.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

That's because if they admit that you're right, they have to actually accept 100% responsibility for their own lives and circumstances. That's an incredibly frightening proposition for most people.

That has been my experience as well. I'll have to blog about that sometime.

 

[CCTelander]

That has been my experience as well. I'll have to blog about that sometime.

The sad thing is that they'll likely never experience the very real sense of liberation and freedom that comes with accepting that responsibility.

And, since whether they accept it or not, it still remains right there where it's always been, they actually get nothing but an illusion for their trouble.

 

[speciallyblend]

police are like janitors. they are there to pick up the pieces and smudge the mess around!!

 

[CCTelander]

police are like janitors. they are there to pick up the pieces and smudge the mess around!!

They're mere historians, at best. They come out, write down what happened, and dsraw a chalk outline around the bodies.

 

[speciallyblend]

They're mere historians, at best. They come out, write down what happened, and dsraw a chalk outline around the bodies.

pretty much, the only person that will save you in a time of crisis!!! Is yourself!!

police are of 0 use in any crime at the moment!!

 

[CCTelander]

pretty much, the only person that will save you in a time of crisis!!! Is yourself!!

police are of 0 use in any crime at the moment!!

Like the old truism goes, "When seconds count the police are only MINUTES away."

 

[CCTelander]

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[CCTelander]

Can't even go a few days lately without seeing a good reason to bump this thread again. Think about that, and weep.

 

[CCTelander]

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[CCTelander]

Bump because it's STILL relevant.