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"No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority." --Joseph Addison

Freedom. . . it's a word that's used and abused by politicians and pundits. The Founding Fathers of this great country never intended that the "freedom" they helped shape would end up a spectator sport. Nor did they intend that only "professional politicians" be the only ones safeguarding our system.

One problem we have is a tendency toward excessive political correctness. We're all so worried about not offending anyone and we shrink away from having any opinions. This means we don't learn how to argue our points and don't have to defend our beliefs. And therefore, we aren't empowered or informed to the extent that we could be. When you truly know an issue, only then can you defend what you believe to be true. And only by engaging others can we learn and understand our differences.

This fear of offending is a problem. It leads to us being a nation of mutes. We keep quiet and "going along to get along" instead of making our voices heard. Those that want power take advantage of our silence and submissiveness and begin to foist all manner of rules that we're supposed to just go along with.

One of the biggest offenders of this requirement of our submission (in my opinion) is the police. They have simply forgotten that their duty is to protect and serve. Their job is not to see how much compliance they can wrestle out of everyone they come into contact with.

Here's a story for you that will illustrate what I mean.

I came across an article in The Oregonian recently called "Four Sue Police, Alleging 'Dirty Tactics'".

One of the four plaintiffs, Frank Waterhouse, is suing the police department for unlawful seizure with excessive force. In his allegations he states that the police fired a Taser at him and bean bag rounds as he was videotaping the police search his friend's property.

He says in the suit that the police immediately came after him when they saw that he was videotaping and they yelled at him to "put it (the camera) down." When the officers came at him, (as he was running away) he said, "Don't come after me." He said seconds later he was shot with a bean bag gun and a Taser and fell to the ground.

One officer wrote, "He had refused to drop the camera which could be used as a weapon."

Wait a minute. . . he was running away and somehow he was still threatening to them? Crazy.

When good people keep quiet because they believe it is the 'politically correct' or 'safe' thing to do, then they get whatever their "handlers" or the authority figures give them. I'd say it's high time to begin using your persuasion skills to let others know what you think. Don't let this happen to you.

About the Author

Kenrick Cleveland teaches strategies to earn the business of wealthy prospects using persuasion. He runs public and private seminars and offers home study courses and coaching programs in persuasion strategies.

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