Oh i know.. trust me.
I have ALWAYS been a, I hate to say it like this but 'morally correct' person. Ive stolen ONE thing my whole entire 33 years of life. a plastic toy lock when i was like 5. (i have a fascination with locks i dont know why) after that, (my mother made me return it.. i still remember it to this day) Ive never done anything wrong.. ever. Well, i sware like a sailor (but im a soldier though) and thats about it. I NEVER cheat, lie, steal, beat the girlfriend, RARELY drink, never do drugs, and smoked a handful of cigarettes. I'm pretty much a priest if you wanna split hairs lol, and I tried out for the detroit police, only to get railroaded cuz I'm sicilian, and not the same colour as everyone else on the dept.. but as i watch 'cops' more and more, along with other shows, I begin to see that I wouldnt have been a good cop anyways.. I'd be too hard on criminals. I dont play games one bit. Ive been Infantry for 14 years now, and my methods and tactics would not be too welcomed here in the civilian sector needless to say.
And I think that most other cop agree, that these lawsuits out now, just tie their hands behind their backs.. MAN how frustrating it must be trying to do your job, and cant.
They even have to carry stun guns now. I mean, they try and give these cop 200 different alternatives before they can use their batons or sidearms... that sucks... I wouldnt have made it 5 minutes. I say, if you got the cops called on you, cuz of whatever reason, you need a good a**whoopin with a baton anydamways.. maybe it'll teach ya a hard lesson.
To me, (and my team) there's only two threat levels: Lethal and less-than-lethal. If we gotta effect our job that day, but you gotta still be alive, you'd get a baton. If the oporder calls for the target 'dead or alive' then you know whats goin down. It should be that way here. You get a choice: get an asswhoopin, or get shot.... Oh well, in a perfect world I guess... sorry for the rant.... I like to babble...