12-17-2014, 09:02 PM
(12-17-2014, 08:20 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: However, society would rather focus on the handful of negative incidents instead of appreciating what 99% of cops do: protect and serve their communities.
I always wonder where you get the percentages that you toss out there as if they were facts. My guess: you pull them outta your ass. Am I right?
I'm trying to understand why it appears to frustrate you so deeply that people want bad, brutal, or inept/unqualified cops fired or otherwise held accountable for their actions. Just because people, society, don't want such cops policing their communities doesn't mean they don't appreciate and support the good cops. While I agree that the good ones are the majority of cops, I personally think "99% of cops are good" is a very optimistic guesstimate.
Anyway, even if only only 1% of all cops fall into the "bad" category, do you think they should be less accountable for their actions than other people? Do you think if a combat solider leaves base at night and shoots innocent civilians that it should be overlooked because 92.9% of soldiers are good soldiers? Do you think that Carmine the cabbie should be given a pass if he drives drunk on the job and runs down a kid because 85% of cabbies work sober? Do you think that teachers who molest their minor students should face no consequences because 94.3% of teachers are never inappropriate with their students?
(Note: All percentages pulled outta my ass for demonstrative purposes only.)