> using this anecdotal story as evidence that the police are adequately equipped to play the "social worker" role is exceptionally dangerous
From her experience, she is an 'expert' in this subject (with the caveats: in the US, with this particular police force and individuals). It is solid evidence in my book (with caveats, as above).
You are dismissing that because... why? It's almost as if you don't want to believe that people can be good; that everyone must be unrelentingly uncaring.
> Nearly all the data in the US points to the fact that police are the exact opposite of your story
You've not provided evidence of this.
> but the institution of policing demonstrates that they behave and act homogeneously
If they did act homogeneously then they would uniformly treat people well, as per the poster's experience. But you're claiming the opposite. You're contradicting yourself.
I may be reading too much into what you say, though, I suspect you meant something milder than what came across.
From her experience, she is an 'expert' in this subject (with the caveats: in the US, with this particular police force and individuals). It is solid evidence in my book (with caveats, as above).
You are dismissing that because... why? It's almost as if you don't want to believe that people can be good; that everyone must be unrelentingly uncaring.
> Nearly all the data in the US points to the fact that police are the exact opposite of your story
You've not provided evidence of this.
> but the institution of policing demonstrates that they behave and act homogeneously
If they did act homogeneously then they would uniformly treat people well, as per the poster's experience. But you're claiming the opposite. You're contradicting yourself.
I may be reading too much into what you say, though, I suspect you meant something milder than what came across.