Law enforcement , through many of its agencies and their supremacy and brutality are generally synonymous and suggestive of third world countries and dictatorships , military or theocracies . But nowadays in the West , and more so here in America , and for various reasons of national security , immigration complex issues , and of course terrorism ,as well as individual violence with a total profusion and excessiveness of killing arms , we are increasingly witnessing a clear rise in similar supremacy , untouchability and brutality in all of our law enforcement agencies .
Every society has the right to defend itself against whatever it deems as dangerous to its safety and well being , and that normally is executed through law enforcement and policing , uniformed members or plain clothed . But in our modern times, and in repetition to many historical cases , these semi autonomous forces are turning in many instances into a dangerous instrument of hegemony and unchecked brutality , enforcing and enjoying the game over helpless citizens .
In most of these secluded clubs or academies , participants especially men , experience such a strong bond with their fellow warriors , an intoxicating feeling of superiority and detachment , at putting their lives at risk for others, and protecting the core that puts them in different psych than most of us normal citizens . It is only natural to assume that the final goal of most of these agencies , copying their counterparts elsewhere , is to gain a monopoly of force usage and violence , and to dominate the rest of the population .
Intolerance and brutality is becoming the new name of the game , as most of these officials ,are trained to somehow believe , that the state , its supreme heads even God is invariably on their side , rendering tolerance and compromise difficult if not impossible , in fact it complicates any attempt to even reason or discuss their violent acts . The practice and conviction that policing and law enforcement must be kept excluded from public scrutiny is becoming more the norm than not .
In certain countries such as Syria , Israel and most of the middle East theocracies , such a scrutiny would seem unnatural and even incomprehensible , the habit of total police supremacy is so engraved and forms the rule , the habit of fearing and abiding to law enforcement agencies is beyond questioning . But again , under general headings of terrorism and brutality we are witnessing similar traits and features in our Western world .
In our modern times , policing permeates all aspects of life , and with technological advanced surveillance equipment and other military gadgets and arms , we could very easily slip into a science fiction//big brother night mare , against the true wishes of most citizens . No state or society can survive nowadays without its law enforcers , they have become a fact of human life and civilization , but let's not willingly turn it all into a law enforcement dictatorship .
WE must insure , in our day and age of increasingly individual and collective brutality , not to think of law enforcement agencies as the only and ultimate savior and protector , other means ought to be contemplated , studied and applied . My usual thanks for your patience listening .
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