RANGER513 wrote:rgrokelley wrote:
I ask these things because I teach the Constitution to High School students. I like to know what is allowed and what is not allowed.
WOW !!!!
How about ya try this: Instead of teaching our Nation's future what law enforcement CAN do and CANNOT do, how about ya teach them what is right and what is wrong !!!!!! And maybe, perhaps, that law enforcement should be respected, not telling a law enforcement officer " You can't do that " becuase my high school teacher said the Constituation says you can't.
Just an suggestion.
It's not the place of teachers to define what is right and wrong, but rather parents. Teachers are
supposed to provide information.
As far as respecting Law Enforcement, the days of the kindly officer walking the beat are long gone. Individual officers suffer a generalized prejudice of the police because more and more departments are taking a militarized approach which causes Joe Citizen to feel like they are living in occupied territory, and that every action is treated with suspicion by police.
I'm not saying it is right, just simply what the situation is today. I have already posted my thoughts on the why of the current militarized state of many police forces, and I can't argue with it. Our world has evolved to a place where a badge equates to a bulls-eye, and police officers have as much right as any other citizen to create as safe a work environment as possible.
Personally I place most responsibility on the radical dickweeds of the late 60s &early 70s. The rest I place on the weak wristed pansies that craft our policy and allow violent criminals to be glamorized and protected.
Personally, I would to see us evolve to a place where an honest citizen can be an ally to the police again.
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