Teaching Kids to Trust the Police is Child Abuse - Will Grigg - The Libertarian Institute
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libertarianinstitute.orgPosted Apr 13, 2017, 7:28 PM UTC
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libertarianinstitute.orgThey should be taught to respect the police. The same way they should be taught to respect strange dogs or mountain lions.
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More like avoid, like thugs or poison.
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I don't know, man. Police are technically human, and more importantly you teach a kid to run from the cops that's a good way to get them shot.
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You don't run from a dangerous wild animal.
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Man, Will Griggs death has been devastating. I met him a couple of times and he always took the time to talk with people who admired his work. One of the most sincere authentic people you'll ever meet and there has never been anyone more eloquent in his opposition to the police state.
RIP William Grigg
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Trusting police is not a black and white issue. On one hand we have a large amount of people who think that police are demigods and can never do wrong. These people don't care about knowing their rights and will let cops search their buttholes for a parking ticket.
But there are also people who think that cops are out to kill them no matter what. These people live shitty lives because they think that the system is out to get them so why would they try to get a job? Also, they don't know how to interact with cops. Instead of standing their ground and knowing their rights, they immediately run or fight back physically, which leads to death a lot of the time.
Don't be either of these. Know your rights and be assertive, but don't get shot because you're too cool to put your hands up. The fact that our schools don't teach us this is beyond retarded.
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The education system does not teach children to use critical thinking or ask questions.
It teaches children to obey and how to accept authority.
What would be interesting is schools in Ankekistan. I can see it now, McUniversity for Youth: Memorize our restaurant and partner menus, how to find the nearest McDs, and how to order your favorite items!
Well, I guess if that's what parents think is a good education for their kids...
One thing I hear about sometimes is that often lower class parents really don't care about education for their children. I always wonder about the degree to which that's true, or if it is true if it's not just a cultural phenomena localized to the regions where I'm talking to the people telling me these things.
Anyway I found this book to be a fascinating account of private schools that pretty much the poorest people in the world are paying to educate their kids.