I appreciate the hard work of the “thin blue line” in keeping the rest of us safe. I’ve dealt with cops who’ve gone out of their way to look after me and cops who gave me a break even though they weren’t obligated to give it to me.
But there are also cops who think their badge gives them an entitlement to act like every one out there is a threat to them. They lose sight of the fact most people are not criminals and its not the public’s job to protect them, its their job to protect people going about their lawful business in society.
That is what separates the decent cops from those who think every one is out to get them. Most police officers appreciate the support of the public. For the “thin blue line,” the line in front of them must always be as clear and honorable as the public they’re charged to serve.
Dude, you’re giving them an excuse. They don’t think people are out to get ‘em... They’re filthy scum-sucking punks on power trips. That’s all.
Hate to break it to you but the citizens of the US have no Constitutional/legal right to police protection. NONE. They are there to enforce the law. If in the course of doing that they ‘protect’ you then so be it but they are under no obligation to do such. As for the LAPD firing on the suspected hostiles, what if the occupants of those vehicles had legal weapons on their persons, were better shots and actually took out a few of the officers? Could they have used the excuse it was too dark and they didn’t know who was shooting only that they feared for their lives? After all they would have been firing in self-defense while the officers were acting on the offense. And no I’m not ‘anti-police’ but pro-Constitution. I have a sibling who is an street officer here in SoCal. I have worked with hundreds of peace officers over a 20+ year span. I have learned many things from officers but one of the most important is that if an officer is that afraid on the job that a shoot first, sort out details later mentality exists than they are a danger not only to their fellow officers but most importantly to the public. They need to find another line of work.