Random Rant Re: Rights

So I've tackled some of the book I referred to in the comments section of my last post; Monoculture by F.S. Michaels. He's outshone me in every sense so it's back to the drawing board. I'll take solace that there are smarter people who are thinking along the same lines and play catch up by reading the rest of his book. In the meantime though I'll post one of todays rants so those willing to critique my speak may do so.

In response to this picture:

"Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love." -- Mahatma Gandhi

• Morgan Parkinson Be interesting to see how many people get behind this then:
  http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/5000-protesting-police-march-through-sydney-20111122-1ns3m.html
• Well if i had to be brutal to the populace for my profession i would probably wanna payrise too :-p
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  Morgan Parkinson

  Well yeah, but there is no answers in further segregation. Progress will be made through compassion, understanding and education. At first glance the NSWPD protest is understandable. If I had a job which involved regular dealings with crazies and the prospect of real physical harm, the least I would expect is that I would be financially supported in the event that I was injured as a result. That's the kind of "perk" that everyone should enjoy.
  
  Not all cops are brutal. Granted some may be, but there are systems in place to pursue these offenders and they should be adhered to. If they aren't, that's not to say that honest cops should take the blow of working without a safety net.
  
  The honest cops who will be able to support their families after being injured as a result of their good work will surely be thankful for the support of the people who stood up for their rights. This is why the people in your shared photo are cuddling right? Break down this false illusion of division, people helping people, that's powerful stuff!
• Yeah man love the lot of them. But they gotta ask themselves why they are ordered to control crowds of people they are supposed to protect. How many people actually respond to seeing a cop car by thinking 'i feel so safe cos they there to protect me' rather than feeling vaguely threatened or intimidated?
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  Morgan Parkinson

  Well in Surfers for Schoolies right now there is a surplus of feet on the beat. I'm sure it makes the school girls walking back to their apartments barefoot at 4am feel a little more secure.
  
  Unfortunately good cops will be asked to enforce bad laws. There's no real safety net for them to make their own moral judgements when push comes to shove. Maybe that should be another stipulation in their employment contracts? Otherwise the real game changer will be understanding which laws are overly oppressive and unjustly victimizing legitimate freedoms and then rewriting or removing them from the rule books.
  
  I don't believe there will a catharsis which will signal the end of all societies ills. There will need to be reforms, people will need to dispense of their apathy and embrace these changes. We will need to be patient, persistent and principled.
  
  Fight the power! Not the cops..
• Let's get em to teach the young gals kung fu and teach the blokes some respect and restraint?