Salvete. This post is partly dedicated to the American police force.
There has been a large increase in police (highway patrol) activity on Californian freeways recently, and likewise I have seen a large amount of anti-police sentiment. We used to believe that policemen are heroes, right next to firefighters and nurses. Nowadays we have neither respect nor approval of the police force.
The American police corps is an amazing force. It is one of the most hardworking, benevolent forces that were ever given substantial power. It is one of the big factors that separate the United States of America from nations like Iran and Egypt. Without them, society would be ruled by mobs at gunpoint by now.
What's up with all the traffic enforcement and the handing out of warnings and tickets? Don't direct any anger towards the individual police. They are not the ones controlling the police activity. The government (the Californian government in particular) is desperate for money, and it finds police work to be an effective solution. When a product malfunctions, should one be angry at the customer support or should one be concerned rather with the manufacturing, or even the product itself?
Besides, policemen are simply upholding the law. Don't break the law; don't get punished for breaking the law. Simple.
Why is there corruption in the police force? There has been corruption in every occupation invented by mankind, from doctors to farmers to businessmen to teachers to engineers to fast food workers to (especially to) politicians. Most policemen are benevolent, kind people who have good intentions and most likely would not give people tickets if it was not part of their job. They merely do their duty and serve their country.
Whether we have never received a single ticket or whether we have gone to prison many times, we should all be thankful that there is a transparent, benevolent force on our side.
There is the five. Expect more later.
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