>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>WellArmed wrote:Some Blacks are over reacting, "crying wolf", and unnecessarily are playing the race card, and many Whites, L.E., and the L.E. supporting (no matter what they do) sheeple are clueless about the behavior of some law enforcement in some predominantly low income minority areas. There's some truth behind the point of view on both sides, and I personally understand why each side feels the way they do....
The problem is that people on both sides, like some in this very thread, are more interested in hearing themselves speak and insulting the other side instead of trying to understand why they feel the way they do...
I have long been a critic of the militarization of the police, and I am certainly aware that police powers are extremely susceptible to abuse and overreach. Police sometimes step out of line. When they do, there should certainly be appropriate sanctions.
But I am no less skeptical of people who breach the peace and then complain if the keepers of the peace exert force to enforce the peace.
If I were a cop right now, I'd be a fool if I wasn't being pretty paranoid about the intentions of everybody I came into contact with; because how would I know which one wanted to "put wings on another pig". So, if you want LEOs to be quick on the trigger and suspicious of everybody they deal with, what's going on right now is the best way I know to make that happen.
Should police be respectful of the rights and prerogatives of the general public? Absolutely. Should the general public extend that same consideration to the police? Of course they should. How to defuse this powder keg that exists now? I suggest that people everywhere should mind their own business, obey the law, and conduct themselves when dealing with the police as if they were talking to a friend; treating them as they'd want to be treated if they were the cop. Some folks might be amazed at what a little mutual respect will do to smooth things out.
