The other war, one even the police may not recognize, is being fought within departments who succumb to the siren's song of militarization. When the police are seduced into thinking extraConstitutional means are the key to law enforcement, they are placing themselves outside the law and alienating themselves from the very people who might otherwise be wholehearted allies.
The overall effect is isolation, and we know enough about Alinsky around here to see that for what it is.
The combination is not a good thing for our culture nor the rule of law. The destruction of the civilian police as a force and as a concept falls right into the plans of the sixties radical types who could not advance the idea in times when the police performed well within the Constitutional constraints. Operating outside those constraints has created incidents which have been used to alienate police from the general public.
There are one heck of a lot of good police out there doing a tough job, but the few who are crooked or who abuse their authority make a bad name for the rest.
Like with gun owners, you only hear about the bad ones, the exceptionally good ones, and those who do nothing extraordinarily good nor bad fade into obscurity.
Prayers up for the families and friends of the murdered officers.
Insightful comments. Some of the posters here need to read and re-read your statement instead of reacting, and understand the game that is being played.
Excellent post.
BTTT.