steveh_131
Grandmaster
Tell you what, show me your ratio of "yay police" posts vs "boo police" posts. Or don't. I'll probably be too lazy to read it.
A quick search revealed that my last thread about cops was a positive one. Hah!
Are we done pretending its an endemic issue?
You do the same thing to LE that the gun grabbers do to us. Take a few incidents, believe that what you see is all there is, and run with it.
On an individual level, I agree with you that there are a small number of cops who act like morons. On a larger level, there is a systemic problem and it needs to be addressed. We demand so much nanny state interference that law enforcement in our nation has grown to obscene levels. Because of that, many departments are scraping the bottom of the barrel for recruits and covering up their lack of training, intelligence and decency with body armor and tactical vehicles. Accountability is next to non-existent in some departments.
I can acknowledge that there are plenty of good officers (and even good departments) with good intentions out there while still pointing out that the system is a mess.