05-30-2020, 02:02 PM
(05-30-2020, 01:41 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Couldn't agree more brother. This shit has got to stop. My dad is a retired 28 year veteran of the Sheriff's Dept and he has been saying this forever. Every time he sees one of these killings, and then sees the officer(s) get off with no jail time, it makes his blood boil. He always says that those actions by the bad cops and lack of action by those who are suppose to hold them accountable destroys any progress that's being attempted by people in law enforcement who actually want to change things for the better.
My dad always referred to himself as a 'peace officer' and that was always his goal. He's not alone. There are plenty of officers out there that despise what happens in these incidents and want it to stop. The problem is there are still way too many officers out there who's first instinct is to escalate a situation and assert their power, instead of trying to minimize the need for force and combative tactics. Another big problem is when fellow officers turn a blind eye, or even defend, the officers in these incidents...even when they know their actions were wrong.
For every one step good officers make in the right direction, these scumbag cops set them back 100 steps with these incidents.
Thanks for this Holic. That is the problem with some, there is this power monger thing going on and it needs to be shut down.
You should become a cop to be a 'peace officer' as you say and protect and serve the people. Not to have power over them.
That is the thing is this cop and a few that were there all had a past of these kind of acts, just not as terrible.
Need to see the signs, this comes from the top not being accountable.
Still, no rioting. Takes away from George Floyd and all the rest no matter their color.
I have never cared about what color someone is, think it is great. God loves wonderous variety lol
