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RE: Perceived Power and Authority from Wearing a Police Uniform Affects How We View Ourselves and Others
This is true. I hadn't really given it much thought, but reflecting back wearing a uniform makes you feel different. I remember when I was in Vietnam, there was a feeling of invincibility almost when putting on tiger stripes and going into the bush. It made you feel "bad-ass" somehow. The same dynamic is true in other situations as well. There's a feeling you get when putting on a tuxedo, for example. You can be dead broke, but in a tux you feel rich and superior.
but differ with me, I feel that if it is not the position. but when it is already in position, I do not feel anything. I used to be so impressive when seeing a doctor, and I really liked it, I felt ... being a doctor was a very proud profession, but after I became a doctor, I feel differently than before. which became the pride is just as able to provide services to the needy.
Yeah, appearances affect us greatly. It very interesting how nothing really changes about who we are, except some garb... and poof like a magic spell we cast on ourselves we induce emotional experience. LOL.
I have noticed one thing, however, as far as the police are concerned. The effect seems to be more profound among younger policemen than the "old-school" guys. Maybe it's the differences in the uniform. The older guys seemed more human (and humane) lol
Now that you mention it, it is like that a bit, I think they were raised with respect for the uniform, whereas now we have the spoiled brats, who never had a good father who to uphold value to, they are missing those instilled values and those reasons to protect, they rather just serve whatever they please, actually to serve and protect is a great maxim, if only it was upheld properly.
If everything was balanced, cops would be a great addition to a stable society, there even were times when cops were "the last line of defence" and moderated communities in tough times.
In my mind that is what force should serve, to bring in a sense of security and trust. Not to bring in fear and a concrete rule of a "party", people should be able to govern themselves. And in a way that works for everybody.
And it used to be like that. There were always the occasional hard case, but for the most part they were pretty regular guys that had a job to do. Now it seems that they all have a gestapo mentality.
Times change and with them the narratives that people hold and portray.
It used to be people were free and had the responsibility in their hands, it has changed during the past 100 years in most places towards: The state can say what is ok, what business is winning, what market is growing.
Nowadays, people are viewed as terrorists, if they don't openly allow others to go through their shit.
And unless we continue doing the same shitty "job" we won't make it out of the stuck up "economy", debt is piling up on everyone, less people are wondering why and more continue to push narratives.
We don't need more jobs and more order(bureaucracy), I would argue we need more freedom and peace, to stop doing shit we don't need and to start going where we want to be. If only more people stopped to think we might even find solutions :D.
It's the academy methinks:
That's a really good point and accurate. I had a young cop pull me over to tell me my brake light was out- with his gun drawn! I asked a friend who's an older cop and he told me that's how they train them now...it's the us vs. them mentality that they instill.
"
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Try to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet yeah,
No change, I can change
I can change, I can change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
But I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no"
The buddha said the same thing: we aren't the person we were a moment ago.