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Basic Training

By Kleinheider Posted on July 22, 2008 at 12:57 pm

Mack fears that our soldiers’ conditioning against the “other” translate easily to the war on illegal immigration:

With luck, we will soon see many of our soldiers returning from duty in Iraq.  Many of them will turn to law enforcement as a natural career choice.  To be sure, their knowledge of tactics, training,  and weaponry, along with the discipline a stint in the Armed Services instills, will make them attractive candidates for PDs all across the nation.  Unfortunately, some of them will bring a bunker mentality home with them, and on to their civilian jobs.  This is where civilian oversight is key…and sadly, missing from most cities and towns.

I am fearful that an anti-immigrant mindset will spread throughout our police departments and jails.  Truthfully, I fear it already has.  Clearly, the decision to shackle a woman during child delivery was rooted in loathing, or, perhaps worse, indifference to what happens “to one of them.”

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5 Responses to “Basic Training”

  1. SPP writes
    July 26th, 2008 10:13 am

    The vanity of others runs counter to our taste only when it runs counter to our vanity.FriedrichWilhelmNietzscheFriedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

  2. US News writes
    July 26th, 2008 8:39 pm

    Politics is my hobby. Smut is my vocation.LarryFlyntLarry Flynt

  3. Congress Check writes
    July 27th, 2008 7:59 am

    We have a complete void of progressive politics in this country right now. The will of the people goes ignored and unrealized. I’m searching for the people that can enter the political system, a strong third party. We need to consolidate.AniDifrancoAni Difranco

  4. Security And Prosperity Partnership writes
    July 27th, 2008 7:22 pm

    Written reports stifle creativity.H.RossPerotH. Ross Perot

  5. SPP writes
    July 28th, 2008 5:37 am

    I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don’t think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.GeorgeOrsonWellesGeorge Orson Welles

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