Yeah, nobody like is when cops show up. That means somebody’s fun is over, or something bad has happened. Otherwise they wouldn’t be showing up. People don’t call police unless there is a perceived reason. That doesn’t mean that there is always lawbreaking, but police were contacted for something. Do we dislike the govt and police simply because they exist? Or do we dislike police because their attitude sucks? The latter is reasonable
..the former speaks volumes.
So who’s fun was over in this case? The toddler’s?
Cops are necessary. Every society since the dawn of time has had them in one form or another. The problem always is binding them to laws and institutions so they don’t become a bigger problem than they solve. That’s a problem as old as civilization. That’s a problem as old as the first villages that created a chief or a council. Nothing new here. No new issues. I am reminded of when the Israelites demanded a King, and Gods warning. Old old issue. To imagine otherwise is to pretend we don’t sit on the shoulders of 6000 years of civilization and traditions.
We have a Constitution, and institutions that attempt to balance the need for government with the dangers that government inherently creates. Ancient problems. We have a model that will work. The People must vigorously defend the Constitution that keeps government in check. That requires constant push back. Constant questions. Constant demands for accountability.