Funk and Wagnalls def. no. two.
“A tendency to take delight in being cruel”.
A sadist tends to seek any position which gives him inordinate
power and control over another human being.
What better position, pray tell, could a sadist possibly seek
than that of police officer? Perhaps a priest? Ha, ha.
Seriously, any organization that allows the help to carry a gun
must go to extraordinary lengths to root out the sadists,
who undoubtedly exist, within their ranks. Islander