these are rights given by man....
Not according to the Constitution.
you should probably get the same paycheck as nasa scientist as well right?
Is that a natural right, or in ANY way stated or even implied in the Constitution? No. So it has nothing to do with rights at all, and isnt applicable, especially since no one here has implied anything of the sort.
All people (or me at least, I shouldn't speak for anyone else) are saying is that a cop is no more important than anyone else, nor is thier safety any more important than anyone elses, nor is there ANY mention in the Second Amendment about LEO's having more of a right to keep or bear arms than the rest of us.Since the Supreme Court has ruled that LEO's have NO obligation/legal duty to protect anyone, that means that we need to be able to protect ourselves with a firearm if we choose, just as they wish to have the ability to protect themselves with firearms.
There is simply NO reason that LEO's should be allowed to carry a gun for thier protecton in a school/college while they are there to simply attend class like the rest of us, if we arent allowed to do the same. They are NOT there in thier official capacity, on official business, and since they are NOT required to use thier weapon to protect us (or do anything else to protect us for that matter), there is no reason that they would need to have one, that wouldnt be the exact same reason for a non-LEO to have/need one.
They get the us VS them attitude mostly because of listening to the jerks who have no appreciation and do not even thank them for the many good things they do.
Actually, a lot of the beefing is the constant complaints some of us hear about how no one shows "apprciation", "respects" or "thanks" them for doing "such an important job" or "the good things they do". I have had important jobs too, and done LOTS of good things, including helping people who have been in serious accidents, and gotten no thanks either, but you dont hear me beefing about nobody thanking me for it, showing respect, or showing appreciation.If thats why you are doing your job, then I'm afraid you are probly in the wrong line of work, and will probly never be very happy with the people of this planet.
It kinda goes back to the fact that ones job does not (and shouldnt) make them "special", and what one CHOOSES to do for a living is no more special than the job anyone else does. The world need doctors, scientists, teacher, janitors, plumbers and ditch diggers just as much as they need anyone else.No one is special becasue of thier job, as we'd ALL be screwed if no one was willing to be a cop, or a doctor, or a teacher, or a scientist, or a janitor, or a garbage man, or a plumber etc.
