Sing it, brother. There are LOTS of good cops; they’ve just got to shake loose from the thugs with badges. And I’ll include Bill in that — he’s just had some horrible experiences, and fallen under the influence of some very bad people. He’s not a bad guy; he’s a good guy who keeps doing bad things, and my hope is that, after some consequences for his bad behavior, he’ll find his way. You don’t expect a puppy to stop making messes in the house without correcting his behavior, after all.
Kudo's and keep up the fight.
It will take awhile to strip the thugs of their badges and put them were they belong, behind bars or in the unemployment line.
I make it a point of speaking to any officers that show up at our rallies, it gives them a better face of the 2A movement and our goals.
Most that I have met, fully support the on-going movement. Then there are the others... usually upper chain, but also some of the younger guys, both harbor "learned" bias against citizens use of their rights.
I think we are at a turning point though, the 2A movement has been making many gains lately most due to the actions of citizens that are willing to put themselves out there, forcing the debate to take place in the local communities.
It's well past time for people to put up or shut up and join in the battle. Its one thing to bang away on the keyboard, whining about the state of the Second Amendment and quite another to strap on the 'ole .45 and stand for your rights and/or pull out the wallet and get someone to fight in your stead.
Take a stand in your local communities (Like Joel did) it will show LEO's that you are willing to stand for your rights and also that you are willing to assist them if needed.
The various LE Departments can be cleaned up and De-Militarized, but its going to take some time and effort.