Well, I am pretty disappointed with the police force in general in this country right now. I respect and admire the individual officers, don’t get me wrong. They had a tough job.
But as our cities burned or were taken over, where were the police unions and the police chiefs? I didn’t hear them raising the devil over this. I didn’t see the Baltimore police flex any muscle against the Baltimore mayor when the Freddie Gray riots were encouraged. They seemed to lay down and take the “watch it burn, give them room to destroy” orders without any push back. This just encourages the lawlessness and, I would think, makes their jobs harder in the future ... unless, of course, the police unions all agree that their job is really to round up those rascally conservatives who pick up their own trash as they go and do as they are told.
I guess I am just frustrated with the whole mess that’s been made.
Meanwhile, the police in my area are calling me for donations ... and telling me that they are recording me “for my protection.” (I am not given a choice.) Which means I am forced to either be recorded as I politely decline (which bothers me greatly) or rudely hang up without saying a word.
They weren’t happy in the cities that cut the police budget. The Seattle police chief quit over that. I think every police union endorsed Trump.
I would ask for details on how the recording protects me.