A rather long essay of sorts by a retired Kansas State Trooper that ponders the decline of law enforcement and his ideas as to why.
Found on The Price of Liberty website www.thepriceofliberty.com
The article: www.thepriceofliberty.com/current/hanna.htm
A few quotes from the article:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Thirty-three years later I asked a young police officer if the state police school taught recruits that they are actually employed by the people upon whom they enforce the law (by this time Kansas had developed a required training and certification process). To his affirmative answer, I expressed my surprise. At this he responded, "Well, Charlie, this question came up, and they said, ‘Well, yeah, sort of we work for them. But in actuality, it’s really us against them.’"[/quote]
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>In America, cops work in uniform or civilian clothing. When I mention civilian clothing today, I am primarily thinking of detectives, but you should be aware that my service also spans a period of time when most sheriff’s officers, town marshals, and township constables wore civilian clothes (sometimes overalls), a badge, and maybe a gun-belt, so I’m not limiting the scope of my remark.
Nobody ever wore black ninja suits, knit caps and ski masks!
No one in law enforcement should!
I am very concerned with this trend in law enforcement action. Terrorists dress like this, I am told. Anyone can buy this kind of clothing, including those with "Police" logos, from any number of sources. When heavily armed people dressed like this shatter your door, and invade your home like gang busters, why would you automatically assume they are cops? I would have no inclination to assume anything except that I was in danger of "great bodily harm or death" (wording from Kansas’ use of lethal force statute).[/quote]
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>I feel it is necessary to the security of our freedom that cops never lose track of the fact that they are a necessary evil - nothing more, nothing less. The necessity of maintaining police power always presents a potential danger to free men.[/quote]
[This message has been edited by BAB (edited December 06, 1999).]
Found on The Price of Liberty website www.thepriceofliberty.com
The article: www.thepriceofliberty.com/current/hanna.htm
A few quotes from the article:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Thirty-three years later I asked a young police officer if the state police school taught recruits that they are actually employed by the people upon whom they enforce the law (by this time Kansas had developed a required training and certification process). To his affirmative answer, I expressed my surprise. At this he responded, "Well, Charlie, this question came up, and they said, ‘Well, yeah, sort of we work for them. But in actuality, it’s really us against them.’"[/quote]
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>In America, cops work in uniform or civilian clothing. When I mention civilian clothing today, I am primarily thinking of detectives, but you should be aware that my service also spans a period of time when most sheriff’s officers, town marshals, and township constables wore civilian clothes (sometimes overalls), a badge, and maybe a gun-belt, so I’m not limiting the scope of my remark.
Nobody ever wore black ninja suits, knit caps and ski masks!
No one in law enforcement should!
I am very concerned with this trend in law enforcement action. Terrorists dress like this, I am told. Anyone can buy this kind of clothing, including those with "Police" logos, from any number of sources. When heavily armed people dressed like this shatter your door, and invade your home like gang busters, why would you automatically assume they are cops? I would have no inclination to assume anything except that I was in danger of "great bodily harm or death" (wording from Kansas’ use of lethal force statute).[/quote]
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>I feel it is necessary to the security of our freedom that cops never lose track of the fact that they are a necessary evil - nothing more, nothing less. The necessity of maintaining police power always presents a potential danger to free men.[/quote]
[This message has been edited by BAB (edited December 06, 1999).]