[RedStateNotShirt]

“On the other hand, I can name 10 questionable actions by law enforcement against citizen in the last 6 months.”

So can I. But I weigh that against the all of the laudable actions they performed and I’m glad that I live in a community with law enforcement agencies. Sure, we hear about all of the awful things the police do since that appeals to the liberals that run most media outlets, but I’m not going to let that determine for me the character of most police forces as a whole.

[Lazamataz]

Sure, we hear about all of the awful things the police do since that appeals to the liberals that run most media outlets, but I’m not going to let that determine for me the character of most police forces as a whole.

I wholeheartedly agree.

The trends are troubling, however....

[Lazamataz]

Sure, we hear about all of the awful things the police do since that appeals to the liberals that run most media outlets, but I’m not going to let that determine for me the character of most police forces as a whole.

I wholeheartedly agree.

The trends are troubling, however....

[Mr.Unique]

Sure, we hear about all of the awful things the police do...

Are you suggesting that we should not hear about it? How about this particular case? Should we sweep it under the rug because of the "laudable actions" performed by most cops every day?

[PapaBear3625]

The problem with police is similar to the problem with teachers: police unions (a relatively recent phenomenon) makes it hard to fire bad cops. Cops with union-thug mentalities would be the worst to have, and the hardest to get rid of. Eventually, they and their attitudes would dominate.

We also have the feds DOJ's "training" programs for local LEOs.