When I was being raised, if you had a police officer tell you to do something, the response would have been "Yes Sir", and you did it. Or if any adult told you to do anything for that matter. I think that there are times when law enforcement uses excessive force, but I can't totally blame them for everything they are accused of doing. Instead of saying "Yes Sir" these days, the accused will fight and struggle, and often the officer is in danger of being hurt himself. Not to mention when the riot crowds arrive. They could care less if they cause injury to the police or even just bystanders. So, even if the officers are doing the right thing, you get the adrenalin pumping, and the crowds are yelling threats at the police, and sometimes they might use excessive force. I am not condoning that, but just explaining it. I have known many excellent police officers, and the way they are treated these days is far worse than most people know. Their lives are frequently on the line for just trying to do their job. There is not enough money to pay me to do their job. Again, I am not condoning when someone is hurt, when they are struggling, the officers get that adrenaline going, it may make them stronger than they realize. But nothing can justify the way the mobs respond by robbing, destroying other people's property, and hurting pther people. So it may come to using more military like force just to protect the innocent people. Just my opinion
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