
Originally Posted by
oscarmitre
Radical right, radical left. Radical. A threat to the status quo. Cops, defenders of the status quo. Ergo cops should be opposed to radicals of the right or the left. I'm sure we are.
Here in the United States, our Founding Fathers were "radicals." One of two things was going to happen - either we were going to have a new nation free of the oppressions listed in the Declaration of Independence, or we were going to have a bunch of colonists killed for treason to the king.
Here, cops are sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution and we enforce codified law. We have nothing to do with "status quo." We SHOULD have nothing to do with status quo. If we did, we'd be responsible for silencing public voice which is directly contradictory to the First Amendment of our Constitution. Radical right or left thinkers are more than welcome here. It gives us healthy discussion and really keeps things in check, lest one group run rampant and be drunk with power.
So long as it's within the confines of the law to be so, I'm good with someone being a "radical." Probably more so because I'm now labeled as one due to my beliefs and the current government administration. :rolleyes:
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