“You are supposed to emote and focus your hate on the police who have no goal but to kill you.”
I have very mixed feelings about police.
I watch the TV show COPS, and I have empathy for them...95% of their job is dealing with domestic disputes where adults act like toddlers. It looks like an awful job at times.
But they are certainly not without fault. I really can’t understand tasing a 10 year old (unless he was holding a gun). Even if the 10 year old were wielding a knife, I think most people would be able to go up and just grab it. This 10 year old was apparently unarmed...just ‘out of control’. It would take a lot of convincing, to get me to understand why tasing was necessary.
They could have picked him up, put him in the back of a police car, and called the parents.
Really - its a 10 year old. When my kids were younger, and I would roughhouse with them, one thing was glaringly obvious: An adult is infinitely faster, stronger, and more coordinated than a 10 year old kid.
So some cops are good...some are bad. I believe the story stated there was a suspension, so even the department thought this was a mistake. It is just a little scary to contemplate that cops (who have quite a bit of authority) can be ‘bad’. Many years ago, I spent a few months at Fort Knox, for Armor Officer training. Many of my peers were in the National Guard, and had civilian jobs. One of them was a State Trooper from Texas. After spending a few months with him, and seeing how immature he was, it absolutely blew my mind to think that he had a badge.
I don’t think most people ‘hate’ cops....but we do (and most certainly should) hold them to a very high standard. They have a tremendous amount of power.
Nice post. Balanced and rational.
I’m probably generally in agreement with you.
An adult is infinitely faster, stronger, and more coordinated than a 10 year old kid.
I think you mean an adult man. A ten year old athletic boy may be stronger than many adult women.