As a former cop I was trained to not become “provoked”. This “don’t provoke the cops, politely comply”, feeds into the thin blue line credo of “follow my orders or you risk bodily harm so I can return safely to my family tonight” and is dangerous to freedom. The driver, while being a jerk, did not pull his open carry legal weapon yet 4 cops jointly opened fire when one allegedly saw a holster. Where was the de-escalation techniques they should have learned in training? Backing away from the vehicle and opening a dialog would have most likely had a more desirable result. Situational training, Constitutional rights and a more thorough understanding of the laws of your jurisdiction is needed by our police forces. Sorry, I’ll get off my soap box now.
BTTT
As a former Lt. for a Sheriff’s Office you are 100% correct. I’ll abide by the 72 hours rule here.
As a former Lt. for a Sheriff’s Office you are 100% correct. I’ll abide by the 72 hours rule here.
Most cops today, unfortunately, see everything as police vs them. A person can be pro police all they want but the cops still see the tax payers as not one of them. The behavior of obey my commands or face lethal force will not work long term. I am an average guy with a family and honestly don’t feel safe around cops. I feel safer around the general public. My elderly parents who are super straight arrows see the police as revenue agents. When you lose my moms respect, it’s a broken system.