Forum Post: What does it take to get some class solidarity from the police??
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 13, 2011, 8 a.m. EST by abmebratu
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from Washington, DC
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I know some of these guys are good guys and they're just trying to bring home the bacon, but damn, sometimes, it feels like they are just robots?? I mean, slamming peaceful protesters to the ground and pepper spraying senior citizens, including veterans. That is really uncalled for.
Courage
A bigger Union pension. and to address you internal paragraph. I think one has to realize just what kind of "pep rally" these guys go prior to being assigned protest detail. Also take into consideration some of these dudes are x-military, it takes some time out in normal society to be deprogrammed from that. But are police really part of regular society. I imagine in NY. they are part of a privileged class of people allowed to Keep and bear arms. They are not exactly part of the norm there. in the end, they are one of us, not the 99% but We the People, the 100%
I am afraid you are right. Police might not be part of the regular society anymore. It is a sad state for our democracy.
steady . . .
look them in the eye
so they know you are not going to move
and when it looks like
you are going to win
they will join you
hold the line . . .this is it . . if your break now
you break forever
Courage is King. I agree.