The Man's got me down
so today i recieved my fourth parking ticket. the alleged offense? parking in a restricted area(i.e. behind the fraternity house at 4pm) these meter maids are really getting under my skin, i understand ticketing in the peak morning hours when parking spaces are hard to find, but when there are plenty of spaces left why do it? i'll tell you why, so the university can get some more money off of parking fines. it has gotten incredibly ridiculous with that.
which brings me to my next topic, the police. i often bad mouth them, so much that it convinces people that i hate them. i'd like to make something clear, i don't hate cops who do what they are intended to do, which is to protect society from the scum of the earth. but there are more bad cops than good ones, either they have such an ego about their position they like to come down on full force on anyone breaking the law in the slighest way(see UPD) or they are so corrupt that they are just as bad as the people they are trying to put away(see every major police force in the country). what's worse is that these assholes ruin it for that percentage of police that have a badge for the right reasons, those that want to rid their community of vermin and see the bigger picture of their job. not to mention many people have literally gotten away with murder because a police officer either tried to circumvent procedure or have just straight up broken the law themselves(see O.J.). many judges are forced to throw out cases because cops got so egotistical about their job that they searched without a warrant or stopped a car for no reason. bad cops are the reason people like johnny cochran have jobs.
stress has really got me down i suppose. two books to read by 9 am tomorrow morning with a paper with one of them. not to mention formal rush starts on wednesday. thank god this will be the last year i'll have to deal with it.
which brings me to my next topic, the police. i often bad mouth them, so much that it convinces people that i hate them. i'd like to make something clear, i don't hate cops who do what they are intended to do, which is to protect society from the scum of the earth. but there are more bad cops than good ones, either they have such an ego about their position they like to come down on full force on anyone breaking the law in the slighest way(see UPD) or they are so corrupt that they are just as bad as the people they are trying to put away(see every major police force in the country). what's worse is that these assholes ruin it for that percentage of police that have a badge for the right reasons, those that want to rid their community of vermin and see the bigger picture of their job. not to mention many people have literally gotten away with murder because a police officer either tried to circumvent procedure or have just straight up broken the law themselves(see O.J.). many judges are forced to throw out cases because cops got so egotistical about their job that they searched without a warrant or stopped a car for no reason. bad cops are the reason people like johnny cochran have jobs.
stress has really got me down i suppose. two books to read by 9 am tomorrow morning with a paper with one of them. not to mention formal rush starts on wednesday. thank god this will be the last year i'll have to deal with it.