Posted on 12/23/2020 5:30:42 AM PST by MtnClimber
Something very troubling happened yesterday in Oregon.
We back the blue, but will they back us?
Like most conservatives, I support the police and the vital role they serve in a civilized society.
But like many conservatives, watching them stand down on orders from blue-state mayors during months of riots was jarring. (They even stood down during a Back the Blue rally in Denver when speakers were attacked.)
Many of us asked how the police could obey such orders and allow criminals to have free rein in our streets — criminals whose victims, I might add, included over 2,000 police officers.
Don't police officers swear an oath to protect and defend the Constitution? Well, yes, they do. In fact, that is their paramount responsibility.
Perhaps this year, it seems we witnessed the rule and not the exception — the rule being that most people, including the police, will be cowards in the face of tyrants.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Right and wrong have been purposefully redefined in the public parlance. It’s how they get people to riot & loot, obfuscate vote counts, etc. - make them think it’s some righteous crusade.
No tyrannical regime has ever suffered from a lack of enforcers.
Other than collectively having a few more firearms and ammunition than I have the local police are not as well trained or practiced as I am. I know for a fact they don’t practice near as much. In concert with my practice group I am pretty sure we have better tactics and organization than the local swat. So when the shtf they can either be with us or against, in either case we will prevail.
Re-read The Federalist Papers. Modern police forces are the "standing armies" that the Founders warned us against.
In the 18th Century, the King's Redcoats were law enforcement. Their primary job was to enforce the king's will.
In a free society, the people were supposed to act as militia/posse to safeguard their communities, catch criminals, and bring them to the Sherriff or Magistrate.
PING!
Right?
Most people, including police, will be cowards in the face of losing a well-paying job.
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