On Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:20:01 +0100, andrel wrote:

> On 19-11-2011 7:38, Darren New wrote:
> 
>> FWIW, I think what you're seeing with the cops now has much longer been
>> the case with prison guards and such. I don't think anyone ever
>> considered prison guards to be kind and caring to those in their
>> institutions.
>>
> Is privatization also a piece of the puzzle?

Not of the police force, at least not that I've heard of.

> AFAIK some/many/all(?) prisons a run by private companies. The US also
> privatized part of the military operation in Iraq, which also did not
> contribute to the ethical behaviour of 'soldiers'.

Yes, I believe this is certainly true.

> Are parts of the US police tasks also privatized nowadays?

Not to my knowledge.

Jim

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