I was born and raised in Chicago during the 60s. Fun time - right? Not a lot different from now. But I think the most important point has been missed. My father was strict and made sure he taught me one thing - RESPECT AUTHORITY!! If you have an encounter with an LEO or ANY other person of authority, do what they tell you to do!! This has served me well over these years. Young people today do not respect authority. They run, don't put their hands up, resist arrest and do many other things that put the cop in a position that they have to make a quick decision and their first survival instinct it to protect themselves. George Floyd should not have been killed, however, I think there were 2 suspects and the other one followed the instructions by the police and was sitting quietly in the back seat of the cruiser when Floyd started to resist arrest. If he had respected the officer he would be alive today. LET'S US TEACH OUR NEXT GENERATION TO RESPECT AUTHORITY!! Things like this won't happen. How many cops just go around shooting people without provocation?

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Very well said and agree wholeheartedly.

DeanFL, you thought you asked a simple question and found that it was actually very complex. Of course, most people support the police. Where would we be without them. In a very dangerous world is my guess. We should never stop demanding that officers are vetted, properly trained, and monitored to maintain the highest standards required of their roles in society. They need to be trusted to make the system work. We are thankful that they take on the demanding and dangerous work that is needed to keep safety and order. LEO: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Especially in light of recent situations, answering your question has brought on a lot of in-depth responses because things are not just all one way or the other, black or white (nothing racial intended), sweet or sour, day or night, etc. So thank you, also, for allowing people to have this discussion. There always seems to be a lot of layers once we move past the surface of any topic.

I seriously doubt that any person of color, has never been pulled over for being black, even the politicians of color. The 2% bad cops need to be accountable, but high praise to the 98% that serve and protect with honor, all of us.

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"I would sincerely hope that most of us here in The Villages feel this way too."

I guess I was very naive, not knowing how some others would respond.

I'll leave it at that.

I always say (re ToTV), I could open a Thread stating "What a beautiful day it is today in The Villages!

...and some would say "NO! there's a cloud!" "Nope I woke up with a backache" "Maybe where you are, it's raining here". "Nope, I see dog poop". "No way, my neighbor put out a gnome!". you catch my drift...grrr.
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I agree with this completely.

I refer to it as the grumpy old people syndrome. I am an expert on it as I am the president of the curmudgeon society. :)