Comments on: ARE PEOPLE IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY ALWAYS RIGHT? http://www.successclick.com/are-people-in-positions-of-authority-always-right_2009_07_27/ Successful Domain Management™ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:26:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jeff schneider http://www.successclick.com/are-people-in-positions-of-authority-always-right_2009_07_27/comment-page-1/#comment-10854 jeff schneider Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:38:16 +0000 http://www.successclick.com/?p=349#comment-10854 Tyranny comes in many forms. It comes into our living rooms through the trojan horse called TV. It is often pervasive and somewhat sexy sometimes, but it all boils down to Ego on fire. War, Insurance companies whose major function is to deny medical attention so as to make larger profit margins. To major corporations and Banks whose soul purpose is to milk the consumer to fatten their profits, so their executive branch members can retire in Maui, while feeding the consumer to the sharks. These common everyday injustices have become so accepted that we the people are slowly becoming desensitized to injustices of all sorts. Is it any wonder that Tyranny exists ? Tyranny comes in many forms. It comes into our living rooms through the trojan horse called TV. It is often pervasive and somewhat sexy sometimes, but it all boils down to Ego on fire. War, Insurance companies whose major function is to deny medical attention so as to make larger profit margins. To major corporations and Banks whose soul purpose is to milk the consumer to fatten their profits, so their executive branch members can retire in Maui, while feeding the consumer to the sharks.

These common everyday injustices have become so accepted that we the people are slowly becoming desensitized to injustices of all sorts. Is it any wonder that Tyranny exists ?

]]> By: L2 Lumpy http://www.successclick.com/are-people-in-positions-of-authority-always-right_2009_07_27/comment-page-1/#comment-10797 L2 Lumpy Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:45:46 +0000 http://www.successclick.com/?p=349#comment-10797 What happens when somebody takes a lil' hammer and cracks you in that soft spot on your knee? Reflex. Can't stop it, can't supress it. When the cops showed up at HIS (Professor Gates') door asking questions, they hit his knee - the rest was reflex. Why don't cops understand that? It's not rocket science. L2 Lumpy ++++++ Yo Lump, The problem is that they <strong>do</strong> understand that reflex. My dad was a firefighter when I was growing up. He had a few cops as friends, most I met were good men. Lucky for me, a kindly and wise judge lived a few houses up, and a few more houses away lived a damn good city police detective. I learned one thing about cops in an overall sense... these are guys/gals with a tough job and they want RESPECT. That's the rub. Sometimes that "respect" doesn't have anything to do with their uniform, it has to do with who they are as people. So, that little "kneecap tap for the reflex" is what a some cops are hoping for in order to use the excuse to release that pent-up frustration of not being "respected" in one way or another in their lives. Other than that, I believe most law enforcement officials are dedicated and honest good people. I just wish they didn't do that "let's all stick together, us against them" mentality when it's found that they have some rogue dickheads among them. It would go better if they just hoisted up the rogues in their mist and said "We don't allow renegades in our department, and we're not letting this go unaddressed," then dumped on the bad cops with all the heat and iron they had, getting rid of that "silent blue brotherhood" imagery. Wouldn't all citizens respect them for this posture? Of course. Cops are here for US. You and me. They defend the U.S. Constitution and the guts of America. There's no room for any law enforcement person giving into their weakness for wanting someone to look at them as a god. What happens when somebody takes a lil’ hammer and cracks you in that soft spot on your knee?
Reflex. Can’t stop it, can’t supress it.

When the cops showed up at HIS (Professor Gates’) door asking questions, they hit his knee – the rest was reflex.

Why don’t cops understand that? It’s not rocket science.

L2 Lumpy

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Yo Lump,

The problem is that they do understand that reflex. My dad was a firefighter when I was growing up. He had a few cops as friends, most I met were good men.

Lucky for me, a kindly and wise judge lived a few houses up, and a few more houses away lived a damn good city police detective. I learned one thing about cops in an overall sense… these are guys/gals with a tough job and they want RESPECT. That’s the rub. Sometimes that “respect” doesn’t have anything to do with their uniform, it has to do with who they are as people.

So, that little “kneecap tap for the reflex” is what a some cops are hoping for in order to use the excuse to release that pent-up frustration of not being “respected” in one way or another in their lives.

Other than that, I believe most law enforcement officials are dedicated and honest good people. I just wish they didn’t do that “let’s all stick together, us against them” mentality when it’s found that they have some rogue dickheads among them. It would go better if they just hoisted up the rogues in their mist and said “We don’t allow renegades in our department, and we’re not letting this go unaddressed,” then dumped on the bad cops with all the heat and iron they had, getting rid of that “silent blue brotherhood” imagery. Wouldn’t all citizens respect them for this posture? Of course. Cops are here for US. You and me. They defend the U.S. Constitution and the guts of America. There’s no room for any law enforcement person giving into their weakness for wanting someone to look at them as a god.

]]> By: Helder http://www.successclick.com/are-people-in-positions-of-authority-always-right_2009_07_27/comment-page-1/#comment-10648 Helder Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:07:55 +0000 http://www.successclick.com/?p=349#comment-10648 A typical case where everyone over reacts, and things get a bit out of control. I've sent you emails, hope all is well Cheers A typical case where everyone over reacts, and things get a bit out of control.

I’ve sent you emails, hope all is well

Cheers

]]> By: jp http://www.successclick.com/are-people-in-positions-of-authority-always-right_2009_07_27/comment-page-1/#comment-10637 jp Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:57:08 +0000 http://www.successclick.com/?p=349#comment-10637 Its just like anything else. Before talking back to the cops you've got to weigh your options. Unfortunately mood and emotions tend to get in the way of these situations. At the same token, sometimes those emotions are just what you need at the moment. XXXXXX Stephen Douglas Responds: Yo Joe... sometimes getting your buttons pushed by law enforcement is done as a test to see just how "reactive" you will be, and to draw you into a penalizing position by doing what normal would do when pushed to the limits... we all know how well "car chases" turn out when running from the police. Of course, the car chases you see on the TV news 95% of the time deal with small time crimes, car theft, no drivers license, a warrant for something lame, etc.. However, if you run, notice how many cops join in, including helicopters and police from different jurisdictions. The more they chase, the more dangerous the runner becomes... and if they keep running, they could crash into an innocent family and kill them all. However, the police get their man!!! Five family members dead, the runner gets prosecuted for "murder", but... THE POLICE GOT THEIR MAN! Nevermind that they can get the guy's address from his license plate, or just pull back the cruisers and let the copter follow him. You think some guy running from the police would keep speeding (not saying he's high on drugs or alcohol) if he didn't see any cops around? After a few minutes, he's calmly park somewhere, or go to his mom's house. But, cops want that visual proof, that media coverage showing "don't run from us, because our dog packs will get bigger and bigger, and force you to become more desperate and crazed, but that makes for a great collar when we eventually take you down." If I was governor, I'd outlaw any police car chase unless someone's life was at stake, or a murder/rape suspect was identified. I'd force the police to blow off any chase after some guy who failed to pull over because he didn't have a license plate light and knew he owed back child support. Its just like anything else. Before talking back to the cops you’ve got to weigh your options. Unfortunately mood and emotions tend to get in the way of these situations. At the same token, sometimes those emotions are just what you need at the moment.

XXXXXX Stephen Douglas Responds:

Yo Joe… sometimes getting your buttons pushed by law enforcement is done as a test to see just how “reactive” you will be, and to draw you into a penalizing position by doing what normal would do when pushed to the limits… we all know how well “car chases” turn out when running from the police. Of course, the car chases you see on the TV news 95% of the time deal with small time crimes, car theft, no drivers license, a warrant for something lame, etc.. However, if you run, notice how many cops join in, including helicopters and police from different jurisdictions. The more they chase, the more dangerous the runner becomes… and if they keep running, they could crash into an innocent family and kill them all. However, the police get their man!!! Five family members dead, the runner gets prosecuted for “murder”, but… THE POLICE GOT THEIR MAN!

Nevermind that they can get the guy’s address from his license plate, or just pull back the cruisers and let the copter follow him. You think some guy running from the police would keep speeding (not saying he’s high on drugs or alcohol) if he didn’t see any cops around? After a few minutes, he’s calmly park somewhere, or go to his mom’s house. But, cops want that visual proof, that media coverage showing “don’t run from us, because our dog packs will get bigger and bigger, and force you to become more desperate and crazed, but that makes for a great collar when we eventually take you down.”

If I was governor, I’d outlaw any police car chase unless someone’s life was at stake, or a murder/rape suspect was identified. I’d force the police to blow off any chase after some guy who failed to pull over because he didn’t have a license plate light and knew he owed back child support.

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