Magnamanous American Male Chivalry

From: vmi93bob@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 12:06 AM Subject: [vmi] Random Thoughts Just a few random thoughts on the vibrant discussions going on here. 1) I lie. I lie almost every day. I lie as part of my job, and yet I don't feel guilt about it. I don't think that this makes me a less honorable man. And no, I'm neither a lawyer nor a used car salesman. You see, I'm a cop. If I tell a suspect that I've got a ton of evidence against him, show him prints (usually mine!) that I say were lifted from the scene, that he may as well give it up, when in reality I have nothing but that tingley feeling you get when you KNOW this is who did it, that's a lie. When I tell awife batterer "Yeah, I know how they get, sometimes you have to hit 'em to shut 'em up", I'm looking for a confession from him, not preaching my methods of maintaining domestic tranquility. And the drunk is always told that it's in their best interests to take a breathalizer, when it often, though not always, isn't. All lies. But I lie for angels. It's not for personal gain (yeah, the sergeant and lieutenant notice when you solve more cases, but thats a peripharal reason). I gain from it only as society benefits when these toads are put away. Because when it comes time for court, I NEVER lie...just like my 41/2 years at "Mother I". I even tell the judge and jury that I lie to the suspect, because I took an oath. It is unfortunate, but it is unrealistic in today's world to operate by the Code, anywhere other than the "I". That's why it is so special, and must be protected against being watered down. A fine example is UVA. Their "honor code" is grammatically the same as ours, yet a student that I arrested for using a fake ID is not even reprimanded by the honor council representative I spoke with. I got a string of excuses "Well, in presenting the ID, he didn't actually SAY, that was him...besides, buying alcohol isn't related to school so it isn't TECHNICALLY a violation". He was splitting hairs like he was the President. We can't let this happen to the "I". I would rather it be shut down than watered down. 2) As a Virginia taxpayer, I am upset at the notion of paying twice for the same thing. Why does the Virginia higher education system have two co-ed "military" corps? I can't see that VMI offers anything now that Tech lacks, and Tech has a much better academic program. If the school can't be saved from PC avengers (first women, next the lower standards, then the honorcode) I say stop the redundancy and shut it down.