Re: Man gets life in prison for spitting [on a cop]

Daniel Cassidy <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.kde.cafe
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Friday 04 July 2003 10:54 pm, Neil Stevens wrote:
> On Friday July 04, 2003 02:42, Daniel Cassidy wrote:
> > I don't see how the fact that the man victim was a public servant makes
> > any difference. Why should government and government employees be
> > elevated above all other citizens in this manner? What is it that makes
> > them inherently better than the rest of us?
>
> Cops are deserving of special protection because they are put in special
> circumstances.  They go and solve problems others can't or won't deal
> with.  They routinely face the most evil, vicious people socieity has to
> offer.
>
> If you don't see that then you're just blind to humanity.

Hint: The law refers to 'government employees', not cops. At least according 
to the report.

-- 
Dan.

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