Posted on 06/11/2013 7:26:38 AM PDT by servo1969
Chiefs are appointed by LIBERAL SQUISHES, in major urban centers, and serve at their pleasure.
BUT, that doesn’t mean the rank and file are unwilling to implement their policies.
Check the behavior of the Denver PD.....among many....
Just following Orders... Is often the claim of many people.
A lot of big city police chiefs look forward to becoming elected officials themselves and will conform their own views to the dominant culture in City Hall.
But as to the willingness of rank & file cops to obey unlawful orders to search & to seize - THAT is the question!
Bedrock truth. They are all beholding to their liberal city managers which make up 86% big city leadership.
Those who see themselves as the thin blue line which protects the citizenry from the savage elements of society will, of course, welcome reinforcements in the form of armed and responsible citizens.
Your typical big city police chief is and example of the former. My county sheriff is an example of the latter.
Yea, right.
Those people arrested for having two more rounds in the magazine than the new NY State law allowed?
Those people were not arrested by police chiefs.
The truth is, cops are not the friends or allies of people interested in preserving civil liberties. They’re just interested in carve-outs in gun control laws. Look at NY State. Look at other “blue” states, look at their attempts in Texas, etc: Cops’ interest in “gun rights” stops when they have theirs. All the rest of you “civilians” can go pound sand.
That's not a slam on cops, they serve a necessary function. But they do work for the state, and the needs of state actors must never preempt the rights and needs of private citizens.
In many locales the police seem to have forgotten that they too are civilians.
“Towns don’t need tanks!”
There are a lot of LEO underlings that want to be Chief, as well. They, also, will happily toe the leftist line.
Sorry but I know many LEO’s and have all my life and I know that this is no myth.
When I correct cops on their “civilian” vs. “police” attitude, you should see the looks of contempt I get.
The guys who are former military who are now LEO’s, however, “get it.”
Have to agree. NY State is the worst. Under Federal Law properly certified and qualified retired etc LEOs can carry a concealed weapon in all 50 (Or 57 Obama states, the added 7 only counted in the Democrat column). NY State arrested one such carrier and it was thrown out.
The NYS cops must really want jobs as bank guards - that is all they are qualified to do. I apologize if I stepped on any dedicated guard or conservative NYS LEO.
As far back as 1962 the ONLY cops who wanted gun control were politically appointed Chiefs of Police.
Cops on the street were just the opposite.
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And NY police, and those in CA ...
They'll come for your guns and kill you if you resist, all the while whining about how "dangerous" their job is, when it's not even among the top ten.
Fortunately, in the little town where I live our Chief of Police is somewhat more serious about the 2nd amendment. He presents the class and range portion for concealed carry for free to any resident quarterly on his own time.
Peace officer’s are now law enforcement. The are paid to enforce the laws and get sovereign immunity for it. Those laws have been multiplying on what seems to be a logarithmic scale.
What’s their incentive to preserve liberty?
Are you claiming John Lott is a liar?
John Lott is a very nice academic, but like most all academic, he’s a little short on real-world experience.
Quoting John Lott when you’re getting your car searched and your guns seized without a warrant by some cop on the roadside will get you exactly nowhere.
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