I’m not talking about enforcing the law. I’m talking about how they treat people while enforcing it. We’re supposed to say “Yes, sir” and “No, sir” while they can talk to us like we’re vermin. They’re on a power trip.
As for profiling and treating blacks differently, it’s a fact. A cop sees a black guy walking down the street they’re much more likely to stop and question him than they would if it was a white guy. And why is that? Because it’s their experience that the black probably did something ilegal.
Still they could treat people with respect instead of talking down to them and “ordering” people around and demanding that they “respect my authority”. That’s what a deputy told me last week. “People need to respect my authority”. He also said he shouldn’t be required to wear a body cam. I got on my bike and drove away.
“Still they could treat people with respect instead of talking down to them and “ordering” people around and demanding that they “respect my authority”. That’s what a deputy told me last week. “People need to respect my authority”. He also said he shouldn’t be required to wear a body cam. I got on my bike and drove away.”
Can’t disagree with anything you said. Successful LEO’s are people who command respect because of the way they do their job. Any a$$hole with a batch can force you to “obey,” but with the exception of violent criminals, there is simply no excuse for being unnecessarily abusive. And yet, that’s where we are today. As for “profiling Blacks,” the end up doing it for self-preservation. Doesn’t make it right in all cases but if the Blacks want better treatment, it will start with them changing their behavior, not the reverse.