Police and Criminals
Regarding the recent spate of police brutality in San Bernardino and Westminster: I am truly amazed at the outrage and surprise expressed by many community leaders and citizens pertaining to these events.
The typically brutal behavior of police is no surprise to me. A respected study originating in Minnesota determined that the behavioral patterns of police and the criminals they are supposed to catch are nearly identical.
Intrusion by Orwellicopter, by semi-legal search warrant or by burglary tool are all the same in the end. They expose the same primal bent for domination and brutality by cop and crook alike.
CHRISTIAN EICHELSDOERFER
Huntington Beach
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