I still do not understand the knee jerk defense that comes with each of these incidents. The defense is not necessary at all, UNLESS you feel that police are immune in some way to behaving and abiding by the law.
Folks who are outraged on a forum like this have no idea other than a built in mechanism that makes police always the good guys. NOT THE CASE
A general defense is not necessary at all to most. Most, if not all, understand the job, understand the pressure of it, understand what is dealt with each day, and are not condemning police as a whole, YET there is still a blanket "defense" for all.
As with any occupation, violation of the law should be handled case by case unless somehow you consider the police really above the law which would be very ironic as they take an oath to uphold that law.
I happen to dislike the use of any social media to incite people like this, and that applies to anyone who 'uses" it for such purpose.
And for those who find it necessary for some reason to question me or anyone who does not lock steps with their attitude, yep....I spent much time on the streets of Philly and Tampa and am aware of how things happen. I might add that those police officers that do not get involved in things iike this express privately their dissappointment and concern for fellow officers, along with understanding but they pretty much all are professionals and expect their fellow officers to follow their training. And i might add that I found on the streets the divide between police and community is not as big as many like to make it. They KNOW what is happening
Yep, we expect high standards from our police (and any official at any level of government) and should not allow anything to reduce our expectations.
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