Yes I'm about to rant. I've been holding it in as much as possible other than speaking with wife from time to time. But I'm just done. I'm sick of turning on the news, or pulling up yahoo and hearing about all of the big bad power hunger thug police officers.
I think or would like to think, but maybe I'm wrong but whatever....I think I have a pretty strong compassion / caring for human life.
but you know what the common denominator in damn near most incidents: Resisting arrest in one form or another. Latest incident on the news is a drug dealer that ran from the police, then tussled with police, and put his hands in his pocket (possibly to throw out the pill bottle). Well I'm sorry boo freaking hoo. I'm so sorry that this or any other incident has happened. Truly I am but damnit the fact reminds, if you didn't resist, didn't run, didn't put your hands in your pocket, and followed instructions you would be alive.
Now have there been incidents where a police officer was completely in the wrong and should be charged in a citizens death. Of course. Hell Dallas, Texas has almost 4,000 police officers.....3,500 or so to be more exact (not sure if that has changed but it's the last stat I remind from a few years back). That's ONE city in ONE state. Did you really think none of them would make a mistake? Did you really think none of them are just as morally corrupt as some of this worlds citizens? Every profession has people in it that make bad choices, or turn for the worst, and police are no different. They are the same as you!
^ Now those incidents I just spoke about. You know what they are few and far between. But you want to know how many police officers were killed from gunfire in 2014 ? ..... 46 of them (can maybe subtract a few for friendly fire / training incidents) .... How many were actually shot in 2013 ? 31 .... and with 2011 being the worst with 73 shot, followed by 2007 with 70 shot. And all incident resulting in the death of the officer. Which by the way every year since at least 2004 at least 50 or more officers were shot and killed...every year....every year. (with 2 years at 30). Hell protest for them! Stand with them! And you wonder why they feel it's us against them? Because they are the only ones who seem to give a crap about each other. Blue wall of silence....hmm I wonder why.
And do you know how many incidents those officers actually take chances on every day? Case in point. Officer and myself making an arrest of a guy who refused to exit his vehicle. I grab him to drag him out, he resist, I grab his hands as best I could, he doesn't have much time to reach for anything, we later find a gun in the front of his waist band (inside his pants). Which by the way, fighting isn't that easy as the public seems to think it is. It's fairly hard to subdue a 100 lb women that doesn't want handcuffs put on her if the fight is in her. You get in trouble if you taze, you get in trouble if you pepper spray, you get in trouble if you use verbal judo...don't want to be too offensive, you get in trouble if you touch them too firmly, you get in trouble if you looked at them wrong, you get in trouble for not hurting them, you get in trouble simply for being alive, you get in trouble for getting out of your damn bed in the morning.......when in the hell did we become supermen / women? Last I checked I was human.
So yes they are a bit on edge. Follow the damn commands.
I think or would like to think, but maybe I'm wrong but whatever....I think I have a pretty strong compassion / caring for human life.
but you know what the common denominator in damn near most incidents: Resisting arrest in one form or another. Latest incident on the news is a drug dealer that ran from the police, then tussled with police, and put his hands in his pocket (possibly to throw out the pill bottle). Well I'm sorry boo freaking hoo. I'm so sorry that this or any other incident has happened. Truly I am but damnit the fact reminds, if you didn't resist, didn't run, didn't put your hands in your pocket, and followed instructions you would be alive.
Now have there been incidents where a police officer was completely in the wrong and should be charged in a citizens death. Of course. Hell Dallas, Texas has almost 4,000 police officers.....3,500 or so to be more exact (not sure if that has changed but it's the last stat I remind from a few years back). That's ONE city in ONE state. Did you really think none of them would make a mistake? Did you really think none of them are just as morally corrupt as some of this worlds citizens? Every profession has people in it that make bad choices, or turn for the worst, and police are no different. They are the same as you!
^ Now those incidents I just spoke about. You know what they are few and far between. But you want to know how many police officers were killed from gunfire in 2014 ? ..... 46 of them (can maybe subtract a few for friendly fire / training incidents) .... How many were actually shot in 2013 ? 31 .... and with 2011 being the worst with 73 shot, followed by 2007 with 70 shot. And all incident resulting in the death of the officer. Which by the way every year since at least 2004 at least 50 or more officers were shot and killed...every year....every year. (with 2 years at 30). Hell protest for them! Stand with them! And you wonder why they feel it's us against them? Because they are the only ones who seem to give a crap about each other. Blue wall of silence....hmm I wonder why.
And do you know how many incidents those officers actually take chances on every day? Case in point. Officer and myself making an arrest of a guy who refused to exit his vehicle. I grab him to drag him out, he resist, I grab his hands as best I could, he doesn't have much time to reach for anything, we later find a gun in the front of his waist band (inside his pants). Which by the way, fighting isn't that easy as the public seems to think it is. It's fairly hard to subdue a 100 lb women that doesn't want handcuffs put on her if the fight is in her. You get in trouble if you taze, you get in trouble if you pepper spray, you get in trouble if you use verbal judo...don't want to be too offensive, you get in trouble if you touch them too firmly, you get in trouble if you looked at them wrong, you get in trouble for not hurting them, you get in trouble simply for being alive, you get in trouble for getting out of your damn bed in the morning.......when in the hell did we become supermen / women? Last I checked I was human.
So yes they are a bit on edge. Follow the damn commands.