With all respect, U.S. citizens should not have to teach their kids how to NOT GET SHOT by police. You really do not see anything wrong with this picture or concept?
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Put yourself in the trooper’s shoes. A vehicle is leaving a body shop at 3 am. Hmm...perhaps its a stolen car. That would seem like a reasonable hunch, so he pulls the car over for a traffic violation. Upon pulling the vehicle over, the trooper gets out of his car. To his surprise, the driver of the car (I presume the victim was driving), runs out of his car right at the trooper with an object in his hand. Since its 3 am out, and its difficult to see even with police lights on the scene, the officer thinks, “Gee, I’m about to get killed” and makes a split second decision.
Yes, you should talk with your kids about the police and how to NOT GET SHOT! Respect the police, do what they tell you to do (unless its completely crazy), put your hands out the window or on the steering wheel.
I suggest you contact your local police—not a suburban force that does nothing but give out speeding tickets to white collar residents—but a department that actually deals with criminals. Ask to do a ride-a-long. I did this in Baltimore about 20 years ago and I couldn’t believe what these guys deal with.
I am very aware of what they deal with. My father was a peace officer, my uncle was a peace officer, and my son in law is currently a peace officer.
I am in the circle of privileged “shop talk” information in all aspects.
And they all agree, it is broken if we now have to teach our kids how to not get shot by a peace officer. Anyone who would even think this is “normal” is absolutely wrong.
It is now “fully and immediately submit to superior government authority or be exterminated”.
Even Wyatt Earp was more moral than this...
Your "ride along" idea is no longer an option. No goon squad wants witnesses.
You and your bruhs have screwed the pooch. The warnings against a militerized popo have been going on for 20 years, and now you are all hurt, with a pooched out lip, when we ask about a lot behind the cop shop crammed with armored assault trucks.
If you had self disciplined out your badge heavy black gloved bullies, more people would care if you catch a bullet in the face.