I wonder if “Jack Dunphy” will ever acknowledge that police work disproportionately attracts people who like asserting authority, legitimate or not, or that the “corporate culture” found in most police departments and academies encourages routine intimidation of folks just because cops can do it.
Why do cops abuse people? For the same reason that dogs lick their balls, because they can do it. Cops are among very few people who have power to push back when someone gives them attitude. They push back just to show you who’s boss.
Cops are also among the worst public pension abusers and the first public employees to use scare tactics when budgets need to be cut.
Farmers, fishermen and garbage collectors all have more dangerous jobs than cops. As a group, cops are not noble. Just check out Radley Balko’s site for almost daily reports of criminal cops.
Cops are just a particularly odious form of public employee. They’re DMV workers with guns and badges who can take away your property and your liberty.
