We have to be concerned about an unstoppable downward spiral. Retirements ASAP, the good cops getting out of inner cities, and the lack of talented young recruits will leave dangerous urban environments with even worse protection. Inner cities that drive away the talented police are going to have to set up their own police forces or become shooting zones where the residents kill each other and no one else is involved.
It can only get worse as more people, both police and citizens are on edge. What happens when BLM gets some ISIS trained talent to join their ranks?
I saw a suggestion online yesterday which I implemented. Most cars have a place of the sun visors where papers can be stored. If there isn't one, create one. Put auto registration and insurance coverage card in it. That was, there's no reaching down or fumbling around to get ID.
My heart goes out to those Dallas Police and their loved ones. Odds are they were folks who had nothing to do with bad policing. It always works that way.
Only 12-13 years ago I knew some seven officers and serious undercover types as they were nearby neighbors. In Nashville we had this police chief come here from NOLA and he was like the typical Army/Gov management by statistics. This ill advised management system rewards those districts and their officers who report less crime to include less serious crime. It encourages LYING. Our Chief went back to NOLA as their chief about 5-6 years ago. What cops face now is much more danger with MS13 and gang A-Z. This crap of Obama and the likes of Holder etc. have made it much tougher for our police. This damn BLM is also backed by George Soros. Add the Muslims plus all these thugs released for theft and drug use. The job of being a police officer deserves much more respect then Obama and his AG plus DOJ have done to trash these fine men and women. Our Gov is the problem and just look at where new arrivals to our country come from now and have since JFK and LBJ started their globalist BS.