Police allegedly hang quadriplegic man

[Aliantha]

I don't think any reasonable person feels or thinks that people in wheelchairs are somehow less equal in any way than an able bodied person.

There are idiots everywhere...even in the policeforce. Yep I think they've gotten away with well...a lot more than they should have in this case.

I don't agree that you can/should stereotype police any more than you can/should stereotype anyone else. For every copper that goes into the force because he's on a powertrip, there's 10 more that do it for the right reasons. It's just that you don't hear so much about the good ones, so people make these sweeping judgements which in all reality, are just not fair.

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I don't think any reasonable person feels or thinks that people in wheelchairs are somehow less equal in any way than an able bodied person.

You would think that, and they don't think it consciously, but I am often treated like a moron, given lollipops out of kid jars by tellers, service personnel will walk quickly past three people to ask me if I need help finding anything (not reaching anything, finding anything), grown men and women will bend down, hands on their knees and ask "weellll what's YOUR name"!; they "help" me with things I am doing just fine without asking, often taking things out of my hands to do so, the list is extensive and it happens pretty-much daily. Funny thing is I try to tune it out, it infuriates my wife.
Yes, people think we are "less".

There are idiots everywhere...even in the policeforce. Yep I think they've gotten away with well...a lot more than they should have in this case.

I don't agree that you can/should stereotype police any more than you can/should stereotype anyone else. For every copper that goes into the force because he's on a powertrip, there's 10 more that do it for the right reasons. It's just that you don't hear so much about the good ones, so people make these sweeping judgements which in all reality, are just not fair.

I believe that more and more the police force has an entrenched attitude of "brother/sisterhood" where the protect and serve on their cars and badges means the system and not those who they are supposed to work for.
I chat and discuss topics with cops on several boards and many have admitted as much on numerous occasions.
They talk about how "rough it is"... then become something else...
I agree, many cops are great cops and I admire them more than I can express. I am not a cop basher, but feel it is monumentally important to weed-out those who abuse their position.
Make examples of them and be sure to let others know what kind of behavior will NOT be tolerated.
This does not happen, the opposite does.
"Go ahead, go wild, we got your back".
However, I too find statements like "all cops are... " on either side to be disturbing and childish.
But, a good cop is just doing his job.