“Taking legislative authority away from the federal government doesn't necessarily mean freer individuals. It might just mean granting vastly more authority to the states--which already have far broader police powers than most of us would care to admit.” MeanStatesGovernmentMightCareIndividualAuthorityPoliceFederal GovernmentPolice Power Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“The duties which a police officer owes to the state are of a most exacting nature. No one is compelled to choose the profession ofa police officer, but having chosen it, everyone is obliged to live up to the standard of its requirements. To join in that high enterprise means the surrender of much individual freedom.” MeanStatesIndividualDutyDisciplineStandardsPoliceProfessionSurrenderChosenEnterpriseOfficersRequirementsCompelledObligedPolice OfficerIndividual Freedom Author:Calvin Coolidge