I absolutely lose my mind when I read arrest stories and the associated comments.
Just recently, a cop was arrested for buying a few Oxycodone pills from an informant. The man is being prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, losing his career, most likely his family/home, and will be in a jail cell for the next ten years of his life.
The comments sections? Full of vile, ignorant, arrogant people spitting reprensible vitriole about what a repugnant, disgusting menace this guy is to society. Not one iota of compassion or "well, even cops make mistakes" or anything resembling an understanding that human beings are infallible. It was just one after the other of, "He should be locked up for life," to "what a disgusting human being," to "addicts CHOOSE to be unproductive members of society, screw him!" etc.
I mean, I've never seen such a concerted outpouring of hate in my life. It's really offensive. What is wrong with people out there? Where has our compassion gone, as a society? Do we not want to help people overcome their problems/addictions/vices? It's one thing for the media to demonize drugs, but I never thought I'd see normal people spewing so much hatred over a drug offense. It really upset me. Yes, cops are cops to uphold the law, but they are also humans an capable of making mistakes.
When did we become such an intolerant, angry society?
You can find this article easy by searching "Gloucester police officer drug" or something similar. It's from NJ.
Just saddens me.