I agree that these policemen should all be charged. However, you don’t know what you’re talking about with regard to how high risk or low risk policing is. My son is an officer in Las Vegas, and I’m here to tell you that he has witnessed and been involved with all kinds of violence toward the police. Examples: rich whites spitting on and verbally abusing the cops; poor white racists attacking minorities just because; gangs attacking each other on the street and in jail; thugs attacking parole and probation officers when they check on parolees wherever they may live; cops being threatened for ticketing or arresting people. He has seen more death and mutilations than a lot of people in the military do. Also, when a policeman is called in to testify by IA or a district attorney, it can mean jail time and the loss of your career if you lie. Television shows do not depict the real truth in many cases. Are there bullies? You bet there are, but it has been my son’s experience that they are weeded out in LV.
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