Personally, I support the good cops and condemn the bad ones, because not all cops are the same and not all departments are the same.
I’m shocked and dismayed when I see the horrific behavior in so many different areas by so many stupid and thuggish cops across the nation, which is particularly difficult because I happen to live in a bubble of good cops in Boulder County, Colorado. I have many friends, some of who are very close friends, who work in the Boulder County Sheriff’s office. I’ve even done IT campaign work for one Boulder County Sheriff.
I’ve gone on many ride-alongs with a number of Boulder County Sheriff’s as well as the City of Longmont police, and I can tell they’re all going about things just like they have for hundreds or thousands of times before, not trying to act any differently because I’m there, and all I’ve ever observed was supreme professionalism. Of course, it does help quite a bit that both departments require college degrees of their applicants.
One of my best friends is a Boulder County Deputy Sheriff who’s about to retire, and observing him in action, it’s evident he’s the exact opposite of a cowboy or a gung-ho SWATer. In standoffs where no one is in danger but an individual stanoffee, he’s always told me that his strategy is just to wait around until the guy comes out, no matter how many days it takes, because sooner or later the guy is going to come out when he runs out of food, water, or gets tired of being cold in the dark if the utilities have come out. No need for any shooting or other unnecessary violence or action. Just simple waiting does the trick.
So, I see both sides: there’s great cops and great departments, and there are deplorable cops and deplorable departments. But seems like there’s an awful lot of thoughtless folks here who like to make ridiculous generalizations that ALL cops are evil thugs. Interesting though, that despite the accusations of people here being “cop lovers”, I’m only seeing that the others simply have balanced positions. The people here who seem to be unbalanced are the “cop haters”.
That is a Peace Officer.
The others are Nazis authorized to shoot what ever because they have a badge and gun.
Really? Then if you have the time perhaps you might peruse the following linked vid, but be warned that it is a long piece...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVmGWLsn0iM