That's a dystopian desecration of the flag. We're *not* a police state. We used to be quite proud of that.
https://twitter.com/kayleighmcenany/status/1317620534620741632
And to be clear: I like cops more than most people do. I've interviewed them around the world, and I always find their point of view interesting and sympathetic. During the Gilets Jaunes riots here, I brought cookies to the local police station because I felt so bad for the cops:
(They at first thought I was insane. No one in France does that. But when I assured them I was absolutely sincere, they were touched.) We need cops. As long as human nature is what it is--which will be a very long time--we will always need cops.
We should pay them well, and respect the often dangerous and thankless job they do.
But cops, like anyone else who has the power to use violent force, need to be kept in check. Worshipping them--or any kind of state force--is grotesque.
But cops, like anyone else who has the power to use violent force, need to be kept in check. Worshipping them--or any kind of state force--is grotesque.
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