Substance Abuse in Police Departments
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010“One little, two little, three little crack dealers.” Sing this to the tune of the similar nursery rhyme as you drive down an urban street. There are more street corner pushers in business than there are convenience stores. And like any thriving business, the trade depends on location, location, location and visibility. But the police can’t seem to get a handle on the problem or find the dealers. Maybe the law enforcers can’t see over the rims of their coffee cups.
Or is there more? What drug addicted cop wants their supplier out of business?
“four little, five little, six little drug users.” Supposedly, we the people are granting these police officers with authority and equipping them with guns. It should be simple due diligence to ensure the police are not substance impaired when they work. But I said ‘supposedly’ because the police are NOT employed by the people. The police are weapons aimed at keeping the people under the political tyranny of the law power freaks. And for that main task, the political masters want the guard dogs to be as aggressive as possible. So blind eyes are turned and police are NOT subject to random [AND INDEPENDENT] drug testing.
Because we people have neglected to monitor our civil liberties, we are in a substance abusing police state.
“seven little, eight little, nine little substance abusers and ten little corrupt cops.” The ‘rule-of-law’ has long since become the ‘rule-of-money-and-power’. The police have their attentions focused on the highways and intersections where the minor but major revenue generating infractions are. While the mind altering substance problem grows ever larger with police officers standing in cue to get the drugs.
