Thursday, October 13, 2005
Power Hungry Morons
'Hell Night' lawsuits ask $30.2 million
Kin of fire recruit left in coma blame 'dehumanizing' training
By Sherri Drake
Memphis Commercial Appeal
October 13, 2005
Sometimes we discover an item which demonstrates an old adage. Today, our text is "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely."
What happens when the wrong people are put in charge? Click on the headline and find out. Hell, you can even watch the video.
The real problem is human nature. From the top down, people love to be in charge and to dominate others. It is more powerful than greed or sex. The use of power is especially intoxicating to high school coaches, small town cops, and some lower middle-level managers who would never be taken seriously anywhere else.
Sadly, this story does not have a happy ending, which is so typically the case whenever anybody gets too much authority.
Kin of fire recruit left in coma blame 'dehumanizing' training
By Sherri Drake
Memphis Commercial Appeal
October 13, 2005
Sometimes we discover an item which demonstrates an old adage. Today, our text is "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely."
What happens when the wrong people are put in charge? Click on the headline and find out. Hell, you can even watch the video.
The real problem is human nature. From the top down, people love to be in charge and to dominate others. It is more powerful than greed or sex. The use of power is especially intoxicating to high school coaches, small town cops, and some lower middle-level managers who would never be taken seriously anywhere else.
Sadly, this story does not have a happy ending, which is so typically the case whenever anybody gets too much authority.
