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Originally Posted by PeteG
In the meantime, all the ranting from the peanut gallery about police losing their jobs and the Township going broke and so forth is appearing in the public media, and detracting from the dignity of what the plaintiffs are trying to do. It certainly is not helping anything.
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i understand what you are saying. and i agree with you (and dave). some of the "gloating" is very off-putting to say the least.
however, in those people's defense, i have to say i do sort of understand where they are coming from.
we are supposed to live in a society where the government is answerable to the people and where we have certain rights which are not to be violated by the government.
in reality, though...and you actually summed it up very nicely...if a government agent (such as a police officer) crosses the line and violates your rights, there is often little, if anything, you can do about it.
people who do not have the money or time to fight a long, drawn-out battle (possibly with little chance of actually having much effect even if they win) just kinda have to roll over and accept their rights being violated.
that is not the way it should be and, for some people, the fact that it is that way is extremely frustrating.
thus, when someone does actually step up to fight such rights violations, that frustration can come through in the expressions of support for that person. i don't think it's so much about a vicarious power trip as it is about "finally, someone is standing up for what is right...perhaps justice will finally be done in at least this one case".
i'm not making excuses for immature comments or people going overboard with it, but i do think that helps to explain it a bit.
just my 2 cents.