[Jack Hammer]

Once upon a time, long, long ago, the cop on the beat was your friend.

Those days are long gone.

[Sir_Ed]

Cops in the northwest kill people and get away with it all the time...witness James Chasse, the homeless guy the Portland police beat to death for peeing in a bush, or the guy they shot in the back not too long ago.

And they’re always cleared...

Ed

[zeugma]

Once upon a time, long, long ago, the cop on the beat was your friend. Those days are long gone.

These days  most departments are an occupying army.

I'm glad my local PD consists of Peace Officers, not LEOs. It makes a huge difference.