re: #373 ralphieboy

We have some notion that there is a linear relationship: more police = more security.

But there is a point of dimishing returns, and I believe we have started to hit it: one bad cop can undo or undermine the work of dozens of good cops. And when an entire police force goes bad on us, it can really damage our entire nation’s well being.

It’s an authoritarian mentality. Some people “feel” safer in the presence of cops, so presume everyone does, or should. Because they know good cops, they extrapolate their limited experience to all police.

Oddly, these are the same people telling us what rugged individuals they are, complete with all that legendary personal responsibility. Others have a more realistic view.