Comments on: Who Will Protect Us from the Police? http://sassywomenonline.com/blog/2009/03/04/who-will-protect-us-from-the-police/ There's nothing wrong with being sassy ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:29:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: K.I.M. http://sassywomenonline.com/blog/2009/03/04/who-will-protect-us-from-the-police/comment-page-1/#comment-3875 K.I.M. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:14:57 +0000 http://www.sassywomenonline.com/blog/?p=422#comment-3875 Think of the nature of the profession. Police are individuals that are entrusted to enforce and execute the law. Each individual decides how far they can carry that trust. Power is somewhat like a drug and they forget that too much of anything is bad. Is behavior like this in any way surprising? It's only as surprising as the fact that some men beat their women; however, not every man beats his woman. It doesn't excuse it - but I don't think we should shed a negative light on police in general. It's a unique profession that requires a lot of a human. Some fall short. That's life. Think of the nature of the profession. Police are individuals that are entrusted to enforce and execute the law. Each individual decides how far they can carry that trust. Power is somewhat like a drug and they forget that too much of anything is bad.

Is behavior like this in any way surprising? It’s only as surprising as the fact that some men beat their women; however, not every man beats his woman.

It doesn’t excuse it – but I don’t think we should shed a negative light on police in general. It’s a unique profession that requires a lot of a human. Some fall short. That’s life.

]]> By: Barbara http://sassywomenonline.com/blog/2009/03/04/who-will-protect-us-from-the-police/comment-page-1/#comment-3778 Barbara Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:11:55 +0000 http://www.sassywomenonline.com/blog/?p=422#comment-3778 Wow. I'm gonna have to peep this when I get back on my computer. It just makes me sick to know that in the world we live in nobody is ever safe, that we all have a chance of becoming somebody's victim. dumi is right. We have to get in the fight and remain in it until we make change. Folks are still organizing and struggling to get real justice following the murder of Oscar Grant out here in the Bay Area. We have to stay in the fight in order to let "the law" know that they can never be above the law. Wow. I’m gonna have to peep this when I get back on my computer. It just makes me sick to know that in the world we live in nobody is ever safe, that we all have a chance of becoming somebody’s victim.

dumi is right. We have to get in the fight and remain in it until we make change.

Folks are still organizing and struggling to get real justice following the murder of Oscar Grant out here in the Bay Area. We have to stay in the fight in order to let “the law” know that they can never be above the law.

]]> By: dumi http://sassywomenonline.com/blog/2009/03/04/who-will-protect-us-from-the-police/comment-page-1/#comment-3749 dumi Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:33:32 +0000 http://www.sassywomenonline.com/blog/?p=422#comment-3749 short answer, we will. Malcolm X Grassroots has been and continues to do a lot of work on this issue. We're always looking for folks who are down to fight for our rights and humanity. http://mxgm.org/web/programs-initiatives/know-your-rights-information.html short answer, we will. Malcolm X Grassroots has been and continues to do a lot of work on this issue. We’re always looking for folks who are down to fight for our rights and humanity.

http://mxgm.org/web/programs-initiatives/know-your-rights-information.html

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