Orion Bailey
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Because "protestors" aren't an organization, like the police. They have no institutional power to "protect" others, they have no organization that hires and fires, there's no "protestor leadership" that gives them responsibility over other people to prevent them from doing what they're doing. Protestors are a bunch of people, many of them independent from each other. Sure, there are some organizations like BLM protesting, but if you run out there and start protesting, they have nothing to do with you and no authority to tell you to stop or make you stop. The police are an organization with responsibility and authority over other police and can suspend/fire and they can decide who to hire in the first place.
I'm not sure how this is even a comparison.
Anyway, I personally feel that people who intentionally put themselves in positions of greater community trust have a greater obligation to said community. Therefore I place police over protestors in your scenario. There's is a job that requires an oath. Being a protestor has no such oath. There are very few occupations that require an oath. And we should expect more from them because they have sworn to be more.
Just like a priest, doctor, and cop, they all take a pledge and because of that they need to be held to the standard they swore to.
to me its a matter or morality and a badge isnt gonna change that.
If we want equality and justice it must happen in all facets in all arenas. If not it isnt equal.
ww must point out and attempt to negate all bad actions. Cops, citizens, all people.
No one gets pass because of their job, position, badge or civil stance.
its real difficult to take a sect seriously when they cry foul on the other party but refuse to call it the same within thier own party.

