We must always remember that the police are recruited from the criminal classes.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Vidal claims police forces are drawn from the same criminal backgrounds they are meant to police.
- In plain terms
- Police officers come from criminal backgrounds.
- What can you take from it?
- Be skeptical of those policing the law.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do police come from?
- Can they enforce laws impartially?
Another view
It generalizes individual integrity across all officers.
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