Great article, but why link to a Freeper reprint of it instead of to the actual source? Whatever, here's the source-link:
National Review
I find myself disagreeing with the poster; but only in that the police are an arm of the political party currently in power.
We all work for those who control us (unless self-employed and even then....), when someone has your job in their hands you tend to do whatever you believe is in the best interests of keeping your job unless it's so unthinkable that you'd risk putting your livelihood at risk.
I would have to recommend a better comprehension and use of the English language for the above poster.
"... your notion that people will do whatever they are told to do by those in charge." - Lack of Comprehension. My words were, "...tend to do whatever you believe is in the best interests of keeping your job unless it's so unthinkable that you'd risk putting your livelihood at risk." That means I'll take out the trash if the boss says so, it doesn't mean I'll kill a puppy or take candy from a baby (unless the baby is shoplifting, of course)
"... I will not do anything that a client wants me to do." - Use of the English language (aka 'grammar'). What you just wrote, is that whatever the client tells you to do, you will not do it. I'm sure what you meant is "I won't do whatever a client wants me to do" which implies that there are limits as to what acts you will perform for a client's remuneration. (That means, you do a job and get paid for it.)
If you don't think the police are an arm of the politicians who pay and employ them, then who do you think they are responsible to? The public which didn't hire them, can't fire them, and is powerless to punish them?
Well, I'll freely admit that I have no idea what you do for a living, but I'll take a stab at interpreting your words.Let me try to use some language I think you can understand......duh...what if the clients want me to pork their chickens...I will not do that...okay...have it your way...I won't do that...do I get a smiley face now.
The cops /are/ just like every other person that takes money from me via taxes works on my behalf...my taxes pay his or her salary. They work for me. The chief of police is merely their supervisor...he also works for me as does the frickin mayor...oops bad english...improper word usage...frickin right...as does the governor and the state police. They are our public servants. They have no money except what the tax payer gives them...that is all they have. I, being self employed, actually pay people to either assist me or do the work independent of my supervision. Guess what...I am paying them to work for me because the money is coming out of my pocket. The only thing I can presume is that if you think the cops are not working for me then you are probably very yound[sic] and are probably attached to the tax payer teat, say a teacher or something along those lines. It would make sense based on some of your posts that you actually think the government has its own money. If you are a private industry person I urge you to look at your pay stub and see if you got all of the money or did the government take some. Hmmmmmm..... What do you think cops pay checks are made from...the mayors private stash? Me thinks you are a gubmint worker...right?
"... your notion that people will do whatever they are told to do by those in charge." - Lack of Comprehension. My words were, "...tend to do whatever you believe is in the best interests of keeping your job unless it's so unthinkable that you'd risk putting your livelihood at risk." That means I'll take out the trash if the boss says so, it doesn't mean I'll kill a puppy or take candy from a baby (unless the baby is shoplifting, of course)
You may have a point, my main contention was his deliberate misinterpretation of my words as shown below...
"... tend to do..." is not at all the same as "... will do whatever they are told" and I can't understand how that couldn't be anything other than a deliberate misinterpretation.
His lack of grammar skills was merely icing on that particular cake.
eta: How could the police be prostitutes for whoever is pulling their strings when we have been assured that JimTh thinks they work for him. Are you accusing him of being a pimp? Should I report this to the mods as a personal attack? :girl_cray3:
Ah, because asking, "... Are you accusing him of being a pimp? Should I report this to the mods as a personal attack?" followed by a funny emoticon can't be taken as anything but a threat.You can get offended with this post and go into a tirade if you want. If you do then that will say volumes about you. I am not trying to start a fight here but now you are threatening me with "reporting" me to Luke!
Ah, because asking, "... Are you accusing him of being a pimp? Should I report this to the mods as a personal attack?" followed by a funny emoticon can't be taken as anything but a threat.
Okayyyyy, umm sure.:girl_cray3:
I'm sure that if I only knew who you were I'd be devastated by such news. Although my mere two hundred posts seem to have made an impression on you, you're completely unknown to me. In light of that, I really can't find any emotional base from which to care about your actions. I hope you don't take my not caring personally.So you say. You are still doing what you seem to do best, getting off the topic of the OP! Which you seem to do on every post. Doing all you can to go off topic and not add anything to any discussion!
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I do believe I will ignore you and ALL you post because so far I have not seen much that adds to any OP!
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