I think you hit the nail on the head. Most individual police officers are just decent citizens doing their job....although I do personally know some that are on power trips.
The real problem is the over-reach of the national and state level laws. It is not possible for ANYONE to avoid breaking some law these days. There are so many we can’t even know them all.
And who is the first line...the government face the people see? The police.
Take for example that black guy in NYC a few years ago who was stopped by the NYPD for selling bootleg cigarettes and ended up dying. The NYPD was charged with “racism” for this, but geeze.....the guy died for a few penny tax on a smoke.
The people who should have paid for this are the money-grubbing petty bureaucrats who set these taxes. THEY are the ones who should have had their neighborhoods marched through.
These petty thieves hide behind the face of the police...and the police pay for it.
Good topic. Thanks for posting.
“the guy died for a few penny tax on a smoke.”
You must work for HuffPo, Salon, or maybe BLM. What the hell are you doing on this BB?
No, Garner, the man who left his city job as a gardener because of some “disability,” was a public nuisance, who interfered with legal businesses with his illegal activities. The police were there because of a call by a citizen and landowner complaining about the men hanging around in front with legal businesses, hassling customers. Then, Garner chose to put his own poor health at risk by choosing to resist the numerous officers who obviously weren’t going to let him go his time. You are an enemy of civilization.