[TalBlack]

“you can't fault the cops for trying to ensure their own safety.”

If they do it at the expense of the Constitution I can and will fault them. The tough thing about being a cop used to be that their own safety was secondary to the Constitution and the rule of law. Not any more. They're scared and they advertise it and seem to regard their own personal safety as the most important thing. And the slide deepens.

[TalonDJ]

The tough thing about being a cop used to be that their own safety was secondary to the Constitution and the rule of law. Not any more.

And as they selflessly put themselves in harms way to protect us all they garnered the highest respect.

Thugs like these are rapidly blowing that respect away.