Why should police officers be required to fight crime?

[Boojatta]

Consider any given police officer. Before that officer was born, society was already afflicted with the disease known as "crime." It's a pre-existing condition.

[wtmusic]

1. Doctors shouldn't be required to fight disease?

Trying to figure out what's supposed to be analogous here.

[cali]

2. woot! another completely wacky op from you. wouldn't be DU

without your delusional nonsense.

[Trajan]

3. Chuckles ....

Couldn't have said it better ....

[izquierdista]

4. It does get in the way

Of just beating up citizens that piss 'em off.

[Cirque du So-What]

5. Next time on Non Sequitur Theater...

extensive property as he chose but in consequence of a strong passion at war with all respectable attachments were strong

w00T & shit!

[marmar]

6. Are you posting this from the Bulldog?

[XemaSab]

7. Good idea

I have 200 feet of rope in the shed.

Let's go out and find some evildoers!

[proteus_lives]

8. Why should firefighters fight fires?

Are you drunk?

[havocmom]

15. I wonder if OP is making a statement re insurers who won't insure pre-existing conditions

without a shit load of extra fees (now that they may have to cover such conditions at all)

Brilliant comparison, actually.

[stray cat]

9. I want protected but I refuse any mandate the requires me to contribute to financing them

They should work for free and meet my every need no matter what the cost.

[uppityperson]

10. Why should a person hired for a job be required to do that job?

Even though before that person was born, society needed that job to be done?

[rustydog]

11. What if Jesus refused to raise Lazurus?

"Sorry Laz, death is a preexisting condition."

[blondeatlast]

12. DU would be oh so much duller without your your Deadbeat Club

musings every weekend.

So what answer did your your dormies come up with?

[wtmusic]

14. You have to admit, it makes you think

It makes me think clicking on these threads is a waste of time :silly:

[Beacho]

13. huh whaaaa?

What did I miss?

[greennina]

16. They aren't required to fight crime.

The SCOTUS has been very clear on that. That is one of the reasons, along with laziness and racism, that they don't fight crime.

[Rincewind]

17. They are not.

Police officers are not required to fight crime, their job is to arrest people who break the law.

[Jkid]

18. To protect the public.