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In reply to the discussion: We must NOT buy into the narrative that a cop's life is worth more than any other [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)....when I say that in order for it to conform to YOUR concept of what it means.
And by saying that, I am still far, FAR from being "fascist".
Police officers do much MORE than merely protect property. I have seen it dozens, if not hundreds of times in my life. To not recognize that is narrow-minded and bitter, with a completely warped view of overall society.
I grew up in NYC, in fact I was born about a mile from where Saturday's shooting took place. I rode the subway to both High School and College, and I came across countless police officers in my life in NYC. Sure, I saw a few bad cops in that time, but they were greatly outweighed by the number of good cops I saw, helping PEOPLE (not just "property" out of bad situations and protecting them.
I could go on, but I suggest you find yourself some of the videos and stories about how the police acted on September 11, 2001, and how many of them rushed into those burning buildings NOT to save property but to save the lives of hundreds of people that they didn't now, regardless of their race, sex, nationality, or economic standing. And think about how many of them never came out of those buildings alive.