Power corrupts

Johnnie Moore

Johnnie Moore

I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

I think it corrupts deeply and instantly in ways we often don’t notice. And sometimes it becomes more obvious.

In the last 24 hours I’ve meed made aware of this, by Boing Boing: G20 police uses arrested student as trophy in group photo

… and this from Rob Paterson: Bra girl charged for posing as a Pc | More Heavy Hands?

Thank god that technology may help us see what is going on a little more clearly, however disturbing it may be.

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