Yeah, I know I'm always moaning about work, but it's all I do.
So, when a society reaches a certain point, they create police. The first police force, in the strictly modern sense, was the London Metropolitan Police force, organized in 1830 by Sir Robert Peel (hence the term "bobbies" and "peelers"), and this was copied world-wide within a century. And when society creates a cop, they create a de facto policy maker. After all, the first point of policy is decided by the person enforcing it.
Cops invariably turn into one of two types. The first becomes calloused by the job, and is essentially a semi-civilized thug carrying out whatever orders he/she is given, because it's easier than thinking about the shit that gets dumped in your lap every day.
The second kind becomes paranoid, viewing society as a zoo full of dangerous animals that will kill the zookeepers for the crime of protecting them. The fact that this sort of cop considers himself a zookeeper is really all you need to know.
So, there you have it. You can choose, for your front-end policy makers, between thugs and paranoids. Well, you don't have to choose, because if you don't, the choice will be made for you. Which seems to be the case in the United States and England.
So, when a society reaches a certain point, they create police. The first police force, in the strictly modern sense, was the London Metropolitan Police force, organized in 1830 by Sir Robert Peel (hence the term "bobbies" and "peelers"), and this was copied world-wide within a century. And when society creates a cop, they create a de facto policy maker. After all, the first point of policy is decided by the person enforcing it.
Cops invariably turn into one of two types. The first becomes calloused by the job, and is essentially a semi-civilized thug carrying out whatever orders he/she is given, because it's easier than thinking about the shit that gets dumped in your lap every day.
The second kind becomes paranoid, viewing society as a zoo full of dangerous animals that will kill the zookeepers for the crime of protecting them. The fact that this sort of cop considers himself a zookeeper is really all you need to know.
So, there you have it. You can choose, for your front-end policy makers, between thugs and paranoids. Well, you don't have to choose, because if you don't, the choice will be made for you. Which seems to be the case in the United States and England.
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