Being a cop doesn’t mean he gives up his rights to speak his peace off duty.
The proper response to the PCdiots is to laugh in their faces and mock them.
Not to try to get along with them or even tolerate them (personally, I’d fire someone for being politically correct).
The trouble comes when there is an actual legal case. Then the counsel can argue bias on his part and they’d have a well founded argument.
Anyone who has watched LBGTQWERTYUIOP cases in the last few decades know that they play this like Stradivariuses. Avoiding taking the trap is the only wise move. The poker face is the only professional thing to affect.
And really... though I take pains to talk about it calmly in order not to pull it into the area of emotionalism, I am bothered in my soul that the biblical advice, which would be the same, is not taken.
Because these sad fools have perfected a method of taunting the people who should know better into getting off balance, we end up seeing “animosity” being cited as a factor in cases, even at the US Supreme Court. And people tend to intuitively know that “we hate you” is not a valid criterion in a court case; “you did something wrong” is.
The only way to win is not to take that bait.
And frankly... any actual Christian witness is in fact going to have to start with something that is even superior to “getting along with them.” It’s going to have to start with “showing love.”
What, you say? These horribly offensive fiends who are ready to throw any and all crap at you?
Yes, these horribly offensive fiends who are ready to throw any and all crap at you. It takes a Jesus grade level of calm, and eyes that can see beyond the offense to the offender.
To a one they are a deeply love starved crowd, feeding at the devil’s false tables.
I can understand the world acting this way. I can’t understand a half-baked Christendom that does it, even though I can see why they do it (they are half baked).
The person who can step up to them and tell them that he cares, and keep his eye on the spiritual ball while the crap comes his way, is the person who can win their souls.
If we aren’t there, and I’m not even sure I could be there face to face yet (although on Facebook I have witnessed to self-admitted “gay” in this manner, and it was met with silence, which seems to mean at least he had no comeback, and I pray it was the conviction of the Holy Spirit) — then we really ought to be praying to the Lord that we will get there.
Now yes, I know this mixes issues. We’re talking about a secular post here. But even there, at least further trouble can be avoided in meeting the rightful goals of law enforcement. If this crowd gets in disproportionate trouble, don’t handicap your ability to deal with it effectively at a criminal court level.
This post was quoted on Fundies Say the Darndest Things, a site where people rant about things posted on the internet rather than discuss them with the folks who posted them.
http://www.fstdt.com/QuoteComment.aspx?QID=130555
The Bwave Widdle Souls of FSTDTs flapped their gums a bit about this post from inside of their safe space. Bless their hearts.