[org.whodat]

It’s not to late for some much needed career changes.

[davisfh]

To serve and protect?

[ClearCase_guy]

Well, the runner-up slogan was: “We’re going to shoot your dog”.

[neverdem]

That cop needs a psych evaluation. Merry Christmas!

[rwgal]

The new Gestapo?

Meadow Muffin

[rawhide]

As a public citizen, I would be very concerned whether a police officer is qualified to keep their job if this is the way they think?

[Sunny Poipu]

Who is the boss, gumshoe? Hint: it’s not you.

[Happy Valley Dude]

[Dr.Zoidberg]

One has to wonder if this kind of mindset wasn’t somehow cultivated by the instructors in the academy.

Seems the thugs in training wouldn’t have been quite so open and blatant about their contempt for the citizenry otherwise.

[Brad from Tennessee]

I would never look to a figure like Timothy McVeigh—Oklahoma City bomber—for much coherence but I do remember a few things he wrote while waiting for trial. McVeigh said he was disturbed by the evolution of American police forces from traditional policeman to paramilitary operator. He said you could see this in weapons, equipment, tactics and a new view that all citizens were potential enemies and should be handled as such. This was part of his wider concept that America was beset by a creeping totalitarianism turning the U.S. into a police state.

[Gator113]

The one I’ve always liked is,

“Homicide Division...My day begins when yours ends”

[Tainan]

...’rhoid rage on Patrol

[11x62]

There’s nothing wrong with a police state if you are the State Police.

[thefactor]

hmmm. seems when faced with the choice of being pro-military or anti-cop, most around here choose anti-cop.

interesting. i thought there would be more "this guy served his country well. where's the sense of humor?"

guess not. anti-cop vitriol wins out.

[oneolcop]

This old 40 year veteran of police work believes that the involved (wanna-be) officers should be waterboarded. The Academy director should be fired for his tepid reaction and the whole academy program revamped. I know that we Idahoans have a reputation as cowboys and mountain men, but my gosh, this is the 21st century. I’m going to be on the phone tomorrow morning about this.

[Redcloak]

I told ‘em... “Be the ‘bro’ in ‘Don’t taze me bro’” would have been much less controversial.

[dragnet2]

Each class at the Idaho Police Officer Standards and Training Academy is allowed to choose a slogan that is printed on its graduation programs, and the class of 43 graduates came up with "Don't suffer from PTSD, go out and cause it."

Seems the attitude of law enforcement has changed from protect and serve, to cause maximum damage to those who fail to kneel.

They have forgotten they only have authority because the people allowed it. They abuse their authority at their own risk.

[weegee]

They are sorry... they got caught.

[Enchante]

Not a good motto for domestic police (unless they’re on gang-detail), but it would be a great motto for any Army or Marine units over in Iraq or Afganistan. The way things are going for us now in Iraq I don’t think too many jihad-jackals are going to be alive long enough to suffer from much PTSD though....

[neverdem]

Or how to reinforce an "us" versus "them" psychology. A fair number of my friends are or were members of the NYPD or other LEOs, had that attitude and were hoplophobes.

Shattering the Bell Curve; The power law rules. (Review of The Black Swan- not IQ related

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