MZIngrahmm
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A dynamic not mentioned when analyzing these police-freak stories is, maturity. The emotional maturity of men becomes an issue where they assume roles of authority. History must be used for comparison's sake to make the point that even into the early 20th century, at the age of 8 and 10, boys were put to work without social or government hindrance, given great responsibilities from cutting and splitting wood, building fires for the home's warmth and slaughtering farm animals for food - and then, where possible, attending school. The awareness of human survival and hard work was ingrained into young men at a very early age.
Even during the Civil War, on both sides, could be found thousands of young men only 15 and 16 years old, fighting for what they assumed to be, their country and families – only politicians made the cause for presumed reasons of altruism. The point is that in modern society, particularly over the past 4 decades, young men have been released into society, straight from a myriad of pc games, and other 'virtual' life experience, to the real world - real life, real people, after possessing scant experience of any somber responsibility. Even today's military life is a softened version of responsibility, compared to decades past; technology replacing much of the 'mature' decision-making. So, a 33-year old man may possess the emotional maturity of a 20-year old. This is a factor of which importance becomes amplified where law enforcement is concerned and a subject needing to rise to the surface in discussions as to "why" this 33 year-old cop with five years of police experience demonstrably shot a man in the back five times – a man posing no danger at all, to the cop.
Even during the Civil War, on both sides, could be found thousands of young men only 15 and 16 years old, fighting for what they assumed to be, their country and families – only politicians made the cause for presumed reasons of altruism. The point is that in modern society, particularly over the past 4 decades, young men have been released into society, straight from a myriad of pc games, and other 'virtual' life experience, to the real world - real life, real people, after possessing scant experience of any somber responsibility. Even today's military life is a softened version of responsibility, compared to decades past; technology replacing much of the 'mature' decision-making. So, a 33-year old man may possess the emotional maturity of a 20-year old. This is a factor of which importance becomes amplified where law enforcement is concerned and a subject needing to rise to the surface in discussions as to "why" this 33 year-old cop with five years of police experience demonstrably shot a man in the back five times – a man posing no danger at all, to the cop.
