http://raphael.doxos.com/2008/05/13/power-to-the-people-police/ Some place between 40 and Death Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:38:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://raphael.doxos.com/2008/05/13/power-to-the-people-police/#comment-3176 david Sat, 17 May 2008 04:32:45 +0000 http://raphael.doxos.com/?p=2631#comment-3176 google pentagon ray gun, or youtube-it, which is a clumsy verb, but taser has nothing on this. it was approved for use in iraq but has been held back as far as we know. and there are killer robots, that've already been successfully deployed and taken lives. I don't agree with the rest of the post huw. For one thing, most of the tv shows are about assuming the guilt of the perp and doing whatever it takes to amass the evidence: csi, shark, law & order (I'm not familiar with cops). Notable exceptions are NCSI has a conscience, and as silly as numb3rs is the show also has a conscience in the character of the zen monk. and my favorite, dexter. and reno911 which just had a field day with the whole idea. I agree that the previous lineup of shows eroticize their characters but it's tv. I don't that means we eroticize reality that way. There is no court of justice I've ever been near that isn't skeavy, smelling of sour bodies, and in the filthiest part of town. It just seems universal. I think it's that shield barrier and distance we need to worry about. I've seen police quote din print recently that they don't want to be put in harms way doing their job. Seriously? I'm sorry I thought that was the job. To be the one who gets in harms way, up-close and stops harm from happening. Maybe that's a bit naive on my part. But, I assumed the vests are for a reason, that carrying guns bears responsibility, adn that a badge means protecting other people. I think the majority of the time it works. google pentagon ray gun, or youtube-it, which is a clumsy verb, but taser has nothing on this. it was approved for use in iraq but has been held back as far as we know.
and there are killer robots, that’ve already been successfully deployed and taken lives.
I don’t agree with the rest of the post huw.
For one thing, most of the tv shows are about assuming the guilt of the perp and doing whatever it takes to amass the evidence: csi, shark, law & order (I’m not familiar with cops).
Notable exceptions are NCSI has a conscience, and as silly as numb3rs is the show also has a conscience in the character of the zen monk. and my favorite, dexter. and reno911 which just had a field day with the whole idea.
I agree that the previous lineup of shows eroticize their characters but it’s tv. I don’t that means we eroticize reality that way. There is no court of justice I’ve ever been near that isn’t skeavy, smelling of sour bodies, and in the filthiest part of town. It just seems universal.
I think it’s that shield barrier and distance we need to worry about. I’ve seen police quote din print recently that they don’t want to be put in harms way doing their job. Seriously? I’m sorry I thought that was the job. To be the one who gets in harms way, up-close and stops harm from happening.
Maybe that’s a bit naive on my part. But, I assumed the vests are for a reason, that carrying guns bears responsibility, adn that a badge means protecting other people.
I think the majority of the time it works.

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