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by kittenfluff 3832 days ago
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” -- Upton Sinclair

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/21810-it-is-difficult-to-get...

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Is this true, though? Does a judge's salary depend on him not understanding the fourth amendment? Does a policeman's salary depend on him not understanding appropriate search warrant tactics? I understand most people disagree with law enforcement's decisions in this case (I do too).

But the only people who seem to refuse to understand the circumstances are those whose righteousness depends on portraying the police as cartoon villains.