tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5770450628194471768.post6259260519740223390..comments2023-04-24T11:33:39.731-04:00Comments on Anarchurious: Bringing a Tank to a CockfightCüneythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839492265797382364noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5770450628194471768.post-17679748522853742872011-09-05T02:08:49.452-04:002011-09-05T02:08:49.452-04:00This is a war in which "we" are on both ...<i>This is a war in which "we" are on both sides, no?</i><br /><br />Excellent point! I suspect that, at least among cops, that's not the case; that criminals - and presumably suspected criminals - exist as a separate category of being, a blight on society rather than a part of it.Philboyd Studgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926397147880047519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5770450628194471768.post-40144551338922975202011-09-04T11:49:56.467-04:002011-09-04T11:49:56.467-04:00You touch on a good point. I often hear about how...You touch on a good point. I often hear about how cops need to err on the side of protecting themselves--this is usually said after an accusation of excessive force, or the shooting of an unarmed person, or so forth. But the thing is that we need to ask ourselves what the moral difference is between erring on the side of killing US citizens and endangering the lives of police officers. This is a war in which "we" are on both sides, no?Cüneythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839492265797382364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5770450628194471768.post-61204474446744754412011-09-02T02:57:52.583-04:002011-09-02T02:57:52.583-04:00Man, they even admit that much of law enforcement ...Man, they even admit that much of law enforcement is domestic war - War on Drugs, anyone? Proportionality, though, seems to be a secondary consideration to things like safety of the policemen involved. It's a dangerous job, though! Thin blue line, and all that. Where would we be without them cleaning up the streets?Philboyd Studgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926397147880047519noreply@blogger.com