The problem is, most of the claims the police are doing something wrong.... are police officers doing exactly what they are trained and taught to do.
Catholic priests are not taught to be pedophiles.
Police are taught, this is how you handle a violent criminal. They do exactly what they are taught, and then you want to throw them in prison.
Actually, I would argue the Catholic Church Policies attract pedo. "Help Wanted, must have no sexual interest in adult women, will spend lots of time with kids."
The police are not trained to abuse people who are unarmed, or do not pose a threat. But even if they are, it kind of doesn't matter. CONTEXT. The army taught me a bunch of ways to kill people, but if I killed a civilian or a captured POW, I'd be spending time in Levenworth.
Well that doesn't work. Which is why police are simply refusing to enforce the law, and hundreds on hundreds of people across the country are being murdered and raped.
You can't attack police for doing their job, and then act shocked when they stop doing their jobs, and people start dying in the streets.
Actually, I can and do. Cops don't really do anything to stop rapes and murders, we have the highest numbers of those in the Industrialized world. They aren't ******* Batman. Usually, they show up after the crime has happened and they might even do a competent investigation. or not.
The people that BLM are upset about aren't murderers or rapists - Laquan McDonald, George Floyd, Sandra Bland, Philandro Castille, etc. They were with either committing no crime at all, or they were committing a minor petty offense that simply wasn't worth the use of excessive force.
Everyone has access to guns. You can get a gun anywhere. The black market exists, and is wide spread. No amount of laws is going to change that.
Except every other industrialized country with common sense gun laws has done exactly that.
That said, I'm tried of always focusing on what the police did or didn't do.
How about we focus on criminals. Because the police wouldn't be there, if there were no people committing crimes. How about we deal with that?
Okay, let's look at that. We lock up 2 million people and have another 7 million on probation and parole. We treat addiction as a criminal problem instead of a medical one. We make it far easier to get a gun than it is to get a job. And then you wonder why we have crime problems.
None of this excuses a cop who abuses a black person because he thinks he can get away with it, of course.
Actually, I would argue the Catholic Church Policies attract pedo. "Help Wanted, must have no sexual interest in adult women, will spend lots of time with kids."
I would not say "attract". My limited understanding of the day to day life of a Catholic priest is that typically they are unbelievably busy. They constantly meeting with people to pray, confession, communion, meeting with other leaders in the church, meeting about other church business, and of course doing Mass.
Answer (1 of 4): This is what my schedule looks like MONDAY-FRIDAY 6 am Get up Read and pray (Office of Readings and Morning Prayer) 7:30 am Mass 8 am Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament for an hour 9 am Breakfast while doing staff meeting to make sure everything goes smoothly during the ...
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This is just one priest talking about his personal routine.
And of course this depends greatly on the specific church, and the dedication of that priest.
HOWEVER... I will say that I do agree with you. I think having the "no marriage" policy for priests, results in a higher percentage of misconduct in this area. Which by the way, is why as an Evangelical, we don't have that policy. In fact, I think it is somewhat difficult to be a pastor, if you are not married.
The police are not trained to abuse people who are unarmed, or do not pose a threat. But even if they are, it kind of doesn't matter. CONTEXT. The army taught me a bunch of ways to kill people, but if I killed a civilian or a captured POW, I'd be spending time in Levenworth.
So you are telling me, that if a civilian attacked you, and wrestled a weapon from you, and then attempted to shoot you with your weapon..... that if you killed that Civilian you would be in Levenworth?
I don't think so. I just don't.
In fact, I know that isn't true, because of I know of stories where POWs attacked US soldiers, and were shot and killed.
Actually I know of a story were capture Germans POWs were lined up intentionally, and executed on the spot. The story behind that is, the protections for POWs, only applies if you follow the rules of war outlined in the Geneva convention. Some Germans dressed up as US soldiers, which violates those rules. They were lined up, and shot dead. No one went to prison because of it.
Criminals only get the protections of the law, if they follow the law. You fight with an officer, you are going to get killed, and that's entirely on you. Yes yes I know the law says.... the law is wrong. If you fight with a police officer at all.... you should be shot and killed on the spot, just like they lined up those Germans and executed them.
Don't fight with police, or I don't care what happens to you, and I'll support that officer. Don't fight with police. Period. End of story. Don't care what else you have to say on it. You do not get to fight with police.
Cops don't really do anything to stop rapes and murders, we have the highest numbers of those in the Industrialized world.
Local leaders say the past six weeks have shown that as much as many residents legitimately fear and distrust the police, the solution must be better policing, not less.
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Hmmmm... police reduce their presence.... and murders soar. But according to you, police do nothing to reduce crime.
Care to explain sir? I'd love to hear how every example of reduced policing, and spiking crime, of which there are many.... are all coincidences. Feel free to explain. I can't wait for the forthcoming wisdom.
Except every other industrialized country with common sense gun laws has done exactly that.
Are you joking or something? Every single country with "Common sense gun laws" has seen increased in gun crime.
It comes after Sky News learned the number of firearms seized by the National Crime Agency has quadrupled in the last three years.
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Yes their gun crime is lower than the US.... and it was lower than the US BEFORE the gun laws were passed.
Yet right now, gun crime is up. How is that even possible if your "common sense gun laws" worked? Shouldn't it be impossible for criminals to even get guns or bullets? Bullets are controlled in the UK. Where are they getting bullets or guns?
Oh...... right..... right..... I forgot..... Criminals don't follow the laws.
This is dumbest most idiotic aspect of the mental illness of left-wing ideology.
What do you (or virtually any other left-wingers) say, when I say "we need to win the war on drugs"? What do you say to that? You say "we can't win the war on drugs".
Why not? We just need to pass laws.... right? If we have "Common sense drug laws" drugs will magically disappear.
You say laws don't work when it relates to drugs, but then spin right around and claim we just need more laws, and it will magically cause crime to disappear.
Idiots.
Okay, let's look at that. We lock up 2 million people and have another 7 million on probation and parole. We treat addiction as a criminal problem instead of a medical one. We make it far easier to get a gun than it is to get a job. And then you wonder why we have crime problems.
Felons are banned from getting a gun. How are "we" making it easier to get a gun? If you are a convicted felon, it is illegal for you to own, or for someone to sell you a gun.
How are we "making it easy" legally, for them to get a gun?
My view is... we should execute the criminals, like Singapore. We should execute the druggies, like Singapore.
Then you don't have to worry about a violent criminal getting out of prison, and killing people.
On March 19, a drug suspect with a lengthy rap sheet was released as part of Hillsborough County’s efforts to thin out the jail population amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. One day later, deputies say, he committed murder.
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Doesn't matter if it is easier or harder to get a gun, than get a job.... because he'd be in the ground, buried.
You did that. I'm not wondering why we have a crime problem. YOU.... that's the crime problem. People like you are the reason we have a crime problem.
Criminal supporting left-wingers who attack the police, and defend murderers, rapists, thieves, vandals, and muggers.... who never want to deal with crime.
That's why we have a crime problem. I'm not wondering why we have a problem at all. I'm talking with the reason for crime, right now. Every single person who makes an excuse for criminals.... they *ARE* the crime problem.
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