With both the reaction to the Springsteen song and to this cartoon, I’ve never understood sentiments like, “If you’re burglarized or your family is menaced by thugs, you should be consistent. Call Al Sharpton, instead of 911. See what that gets you, Spiegelman, you creep!” How is it inconsistent to both want an effective police force to keep order but at the same time not want them to abuse their power and shoot innocents? Of course, things like N.W.A.’s song “Fuck tha Police” clearly go to one extreme, but reflexive support of individual police officers who have done something wrong is just as disgusting as reflexive hatred of all police officers.
