Unless we abandon elements which resemble a police state, we can't meet the demands of being a modern society.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm tired of living in a police state.
Societies cannot move forward without law, and our constitution is the cornerstone of the law and our National Assembly is its umbrella and fortress.
U.S. society doesn't want to play the role of international policeman.
No civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law.
You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a mixture of modernity and tradition.
Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.
When the culture of police departments is sometimes infused with bias or preconceived ideas against certain groups, there needs to be reform and retraining throughout. And unfortunately, we cannot rely on local departments to police themselves; we need intervention from the top.
But we moderns are impatient and destructive.
The idea of modernity is beginning to lose its vitality. It is losing it because modernity is no longer a critical attitude but an accepted, codified convention.
Many of the best parts of America's history would have been impossible without police. All the freedoms we enjoy - freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from fear - sit on a foundation of public safety.