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Originally Posted by shcisamax
... I just think the culture of policing has changed to be overly aggressive.
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And is it just possible that the culture of the "perps" has also become more aggressive as well, requiring an equal or greater force from the police?? They ARE referred to as the Police "force".
In a way, it is similar to the death penalty. NO, I don't intend for this to become a discussion on that... However, I think that most of us would agree that the death penalty is designed as a deterrent...someone committing a crime that carries a possible death penalty
might think twice ... If someone resisting arrest knows that they WILL experience aggressive force from the Police, maybe they would think twice about resisting arrest.
Let’s see, resist arrest and maybe have "force" used against me (with possible death as a result), or allow them to arrest me peacefully, and a possible acquittal at a trial? Hmmm.
Perhaps I am wrong, but I like the feeling that the Police should be "respected", and I use that word being close to "feared" by someone committing a crime.