Bad Boys II

[GMDino]

(05-14-2018, 04:54 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Considering today's climate, I would be very surprised to find your average citizen, let alone police officer, that openly racist that they would call the cops on a couple of black people who weren't doing anything. Or that the cops would also be so openly racist that they would have no problem geting unnecessarily physical.

Sorry, but those "openly racists" people are still around and while I find it quite surprising they are, they are.

(05-14-2018, 04:54 PM)PhilHos Wrote: However, I do tend to believe the best in humanity so maybe that's just me.

I hope for that, but I deal with the reality of the people I see.

(05-14-2018, 04:54 PM)PhilHos Wrote: You hold the police to an IMPOSSIBLE standard. Not every situation is de-escaltable. Sometimes, police HAVE to get physical. Sure, sometimes they do so when they didn't have to, but just because they get physical it doens't mean they were in the wrong or did so because they're racist.

No doubt nothing works all the time (I think I read that somewhere).

However my opinion will always be that they should be held to the highest standards. They have the legal right to take away your property, freedom and life. That is exactly the kind of position that needs held to the highest standards. Not that they will be perfect. No one is. But they should be scrutinized every time a line is even potentially crossed because of their power within society.