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Excuse Me, Your Illogic Is Showing: Orwell’s Vision Emerges In California

robert3539 Wrote: Feb 17, 2013 11:51 AM
"Mr. James went on to say that “a gun is an offensive weapon used to intimidate and show power." Intimidate? Show power? Really, Chief? This moron is a walking, talking example of what is wrong with many police officers in our country. While I respect police officers in general, and the difficult job they have, I do not worship them as heroes. Many of them are in the profession for the wrong reason. To be blunt, to have the ability to bully others. This statement, by a police chief of all people, illustrates this mindset. Police officers chose their profession, the majority of them, for the proper reason. They deserve our respect. But lets not forget that there are many people with equally difficult, if not more difficult jobs to perform.

In the 1940’s and 50’s, famed Author George Orwell surmised that both the English language and civilized society were in decline.

After a press conference held last week by Emeryville, California Police Chief Ken James, it’s easy to see a decline in both language and critical thinking skills in our country. And as Orwell thought, indeed civilized society may very well be in jeopardy.

It happened on February 14th. Taking to the microphones and cameras in his suburban San Francisco community, Chief James stood at a podium with the requisite group of serious-looking, professionally dressed, pouty-faced people standing behind him...

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