It's easy to forget that most in the police service are patriots, drawn from the very citizenry they are sworn to protect. Those few who have met peaceful protest with batton have done uncalculatable harm to their image as protectors. It must be difficult for those conflicted by the orders they are given and their sense of connection to the people. I'm not surprised that some cannot live with the consequences of what we're seeing played out across France.
[–] therevolutionbegins 1 point 4 points 5 points (+5|-1) ago
It's easy to forget that most in the police service are patriots, drawn from the very citizenry they are sworn to protect. Those few who have met peaceful protest with batton have done uncalculatable harm to their image as protectors. It must be difficult for those conflicted by the orders they are given and their sense of connection to the people. I'm not surprised that some cannot live with the consequences of what we're seeing played out across France.