I have been a little negligent on posting in this blog. In fact, I haven't really put a lot of thought of what I wanted to do here. However, I'm going to keep it and keep posting, even if I wander off theme from time to time. Here's one of my current lines of thought ...
Ex-military have always made up the bulk of our police forces. State troopers, local cops, FBI agents, etc. all fill their ranks from the newly-discharged. They even get preferential treatment in the recruitment process, gaining additional points due to veteran status.
Look at the rapes, murders, killings, and other crimes being committed by our soldiers in Iraq right now. Now while I'm not 100% sure of the causes of these atrocities, on a scale not seen since Vietnam, I do know one thing ... these soldiers are tomorrow's police force. They'll be patrolling the streets here in the United States in the next few years. Does that frighten you? It should. They've tortured prisoners, raped and murdered entire families, and spread chaos and wanton violence across Iraq.
How are we to protect ourselves when they come home and get a gun and a badge?
