Thank you, well said.
Well, I know that Free Republic and Mr. Robinson are pro-men in blue - so I would love to petition them to purge our group of these undesirables. I would not want for an officer to come to read at our historically pro-authority site and go away with a tear in his eyes because he and his badge might appear to be unwelcome here. They have enough enemies without finding them here as well.
Free Republic is and always has been in my reading a friend to law enforcement.
Mistakes are going to happen as we saw with the taser v. weapon situation - and I’ve no doubt that the officer accused of manslaughter is beyond grief for what happened.
Our police leave their own families unprotected in order to protect us - and I laud them for their service.