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eosin

Intentional negligence

Jul 26, 2010 11:48

A peeve I've had for a while is the refusal of public officials to do their legal duties, whether out of cowardice, laziness, political expediency, sedition, etc. I'm posting this now because of the sheer number of derelict officials who are brazen in their misconduct. This is definitely not limited to a political party or to a single religion or ( Read more... )

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winterlion July 27 2010, 02:09:54 UTC

On one side, a police force who concentrates more on peace-keeping than on strictly keeping law - ends up with a quieter and more content populace... on the other keeping law and order is very important.

Canada USED to be an example of the former. It's largely why we had no "wild west" (except Fort St John), never had much for large scale troubles and few attempts at revolution.
Things are changing - and I'm still not sure it's for the better.

That said, public officials (including police) must follow 100% of the law. Enforcement outside of public office may (or may not) allow latitude - but a public official who's allowed to "get away with it" ruins ALL such officials.