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On the Nature of Police
Macaray, David
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/12/21/on-the-nature-of-police/Date Written: 2016-12-21 Publisher: Counter Punch Year Published: 2016 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX20215 Having a group of reluctant citizens charged with the enormous responsibility that came with being a cop was preferable. Abstract: - Excerpt: Years ago, in an attempt to ascertain the class's general views of the "problem of law enforcement" (reflected in police brutality, racism, sexism, "Gestapo tactics," et al), a philosophy professor posed a wildly hypothetical but provocative question. She asked the class to consider what the result would be if the municipal police force of a major city were replaced en masse by (1) geniuses, or (2) rich people, or (3) citizens whose names were randomly chosen from a list of registered voters. Subject Headings |