REPLACING POLICE WILL BE A DISASTER FOR EVERYONE

REPLACING POLICE WILL BE A DISASTER FOR EVERYONE

By Domenick J. Maglio PhD. Traditional Realist

Our culture has been feminized over the past half century. Women have been empowered to be more assertive while males have been trained to be more sensitive, unisex individuals. This transition has gradually happened at home, school and employment. Both sexes have morphed into displaying similar verbal tactics and physical appearance.

This gender transformation was enhanced in our permissive child rearing practices, gender neutral education and employment edicts. Even domestic violence enforcement rules dictated that the male would be incarcerated overnight while the female would be allowed to remain in the residence regardless of who was the initiator or was most combative. As societal rules change, we are losing the appreciation of how the feminine and masculine methods of interaction affects the children in the family and others.   

Significantly, the most crucial factor in gender blurring has been the absence of fathers during the child’s formative years. Father’s longer hours on the job, sperm donor men and high divorce rates excluded them from role-modeling masculine behaviors to their children. Minimal contact with fathers and other male figures has lowered the “respect factor” in our children. In black families less than 30% have fathers in the home. “Wait until your father gets home,” is rarely uttered. Children growing up without the “father fear factor” has produced more brazen disrespecting and confronting of authority figures.

It appears in our current culture that young adults are not listening to either parent. Most authority figures are being seen as the enemy. White female and male protesters getting in the faces of black police officers calling them “Uncle Tom,” “traitors to their people” and other disgusting descriptions cannot be attributed to “white racism.” It can be attributed to permissive child rearing, progressive false esteem and Marxist indoctrination in our schools. Too many youngsters are pushing the limits of authority figures. The need to have limits enforced to learn that being stable, peaceful and honorable has greater benefits than being part of a gang or mob.

Anti-American Marxist propaganda in our schools, lackadaisical parent involvement and not being taught about their patriotic ancestors’ struggle to be Americans has opened up the doors to disrespect for the family and our nation. Most youth in their own fragmented homes have not been shown that strength of force can bring individuals back to control themselves better than any discussion. In prison riots experts have learned that a squadron formation of armed and trained guards marching down the center of a prison courtyard brings instant “religion” to the inmate mobs. The riot is dis-banned not by words but by a show of power, which created the “fear factor” for going over the line. Even hardcore inmates comprehend when law enforcement mean business.

Another more feminine approach is applied in the halls of education from elementary through university schooling. Even students who feel offended by an innocent comment have to be placated. Teachers and social scientists in higher education teach that a soothing and gentle demeanor in dealing with misbehaving and violent students is the best approach. The problem with this approach is it does not work with volatile people. When a person reaches a high level of violence, it is difficult to stop their actions. When trained policemen appear they project authority and power, which often helps the person gain self-control. When the law breaker does not follow the policeman’s commands the police may have to physically restrain him and call for back up before the criminal becomes compliant. The hyped-up person has to be restrained and possibly medicated before he can be rationally calm enough to reason.

Unfortunately, when a psych/social worker encounters an out-of-control person, the professional often becomes the victim. Conflict resolution methods in a potentially violent situation could be catastrophic for the psych/social personnel. Expertise in disarming and restraining a violent person is not part of their training nor physical ability.

Putting psycho/social professionals in these potentially violent crises is ludicrous. Policemen in western societies have existed in their nations for centuries to maintain law and order.  Eliminating these authority figures will open up the floodgates for lawlessness and chaos. Talk therapy belongs in a non-confrontational office not in the streets.

Providing social services is a very different mission from stopping an out-of-control individual or mob. The rapid life-saving decisions, strength and courage to accomplish this feat of bringing a law breaker to his senses is not a skill set that these professionals possess.

When the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan was ordered to play more of a social worker role, the soldiers’ ability to establish stability became less effective. Social workers should do their job and police theirs but mixing the roles is nothing but a potential train wreck for well-meaning professionals and innocent bystanders, mob members and society as a whole. Let police be law enforcers while consistently prosecuting any that are corrupt.

Domenick Maglio, PhD. is a columnist carried by various newspapers, an author of several books and owner/director of Wider Horizons School, a college prep program. Dr. Maglio is an author of weekly newspaper articles, INVASION WITHIN  and a recent book entitled, IN CHARGE PARENTING In a PC World. You can see many of Dr. Maglio’s articles at www.drmaglioblogspot.com.