Misquote by George Orwell, and what he really said:

[Hector12]

The following quote, attributed to George Orwell is all over the internet, but he never really said this:

What Orwell really did say is close enough. This is what he wrote in his essay "Notes on Nationalism," "Those who ‘abjure’ violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf."

George Orwell: Notes on Nationalism

'Notes on Nationalism' is an essay completed in May 1945 by George Orwell and published in the first issue of the British magazine Polemic in October 1945. Political theorist Gregory Claeys insists it is a key source for understanding Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Notes on Nationalism - Wikipedia.

We should consider this when thinking about police brutality. Police brutality nearly always happen when a criminal is resisting arrest. The police experience stresses most of us do not. Nevertheless, the police are on our side. The criminals are our enemies.

 

[occupied]

The police are 90% scumbags and the rest are too scared to say anything. You can quote me on that.

 

[Hector12]

The police are 90% scumbags and the rest are too scared to say anything. You can quote me on that.

Those who condemn the police while benefiting from their protection from criminals are the real scumbags.

 

[occupied]

Those who condemn the police while benefiting from their protection from criminals are the real scumbags.

The police don't do a damned thing to protect regular people. They show up after the fact and if the guilty party is still standing around they might arrest them. Otherwise we protect ourselves.

 

[progressive hunter]

Those who condemn the police while benefiting from their protection from criminals are the real scumbags.

cops almost never stop a crime,, they just show up later to take a report,,,

 

[Hector12]

cops almost never stop a crime,, they just show up later to take a report,,,

If the police are allowed to question suspicious looking people and frisk them they do stop crimes.

 

[progressive hunter]

If the police are allowed to question suspicious looking people and frisk them they do stop crimes.

is suspicion a felony or misdemeanor??

 

[occupied]

If the police are allowed to question suspicious looking people and frisk them they do stop crimes.

Smart criminals know how not to appear suspicious. The cops arrest the same repeat offenders over and over and act like they are doing something productive.