[oneolcop]

If the slogan was “Let’s go out and give a crook PTSD.” Or something similar, I would have no problem. As a former Chief Deputy here in Idaho, I’m familiar with the situation there in Meridian. In fact, they're training these young mush-heads to be suspicious of everyone and sending them out with the belief they’er gonna get shot on every contact with a citizen. The trick in police work is to teach the mush-heads to THINK and to act with a great deal of discretion.

[endthematrix]

"In fact, they're training these young mush-heads to be suspicious of everyone and sending them out with the belief they’er gonna get shot on every contact with a citizen. "

Thanks to the FBI saying that you may be a terrorist if you have a Christan and States rights bumper sticker...

[The Pack Knight]

Exactly. I don't blame the cops (for the most part), I blame the training. Most kids who want to carry a gun for a living start out with that mentality. They're kids, after all.

Just like military training, the idea behind law enforcement training is to weed out the real nuts and turn the rest of the kids into responsible, professional men. For whatever reason, a great many police training programs seem to be failing miserably at that.

I also blame the mentality we've developed as a nation, where we've farmed out responsibility for our own laws and our own safety to hirelings. That's not to say we don't need police, we certainly do, but it doesn't follow that every civilian need be either a criminal or a victim.

When we act like serfs instead of citizens, is it any wonder the armed men we set out among us treat us accordingly?

[Lumper20]

You live in the area and served in law enforcement, so; who am I to question you. I do like- “Let’s cause a crook PTSD.”

[redstateconfidential]

Agreed, last time I was in a passenger in a traffic stop, a couple of years ago we had the old”creep up the passenger side”, while the other officer is sneakin’up the drivers side.Bizarre.A lady driver and me.Reason for the stop.1 burned tag light, the other was fine.No ticket.Go practice your “storm” drills some were else, thank you.