I can say that the Pima County Sheriff’s department has a visible presence in this area. They are everywhere. I’ve always found it comforting though it does make me drive a bit more paranoid. But regular deputies doing their jobs are not the same as SWAT persons invading a house at 9:30am in a middle class neighborhood. We lived next door to a SWAT team member briefly. He moved. He abandoned his wife and young child. Hubby always thought he was psycho. I don’t know if he worked for the county or for the city.
I’ve grown up around cops and law enforcement personnel at various levels. For the most part, all seemed to be sane and trustworthy. I just think this particular incident was a grave error. I grieve for this widow and her young boys.
This happens all the time. It's just a matter of degree. Most of the time it is relatively minor in intensity as with me. Doesn't make them any less stupid and heavy handed.
See my post #184. I was fortunate the person they were after was a low level criminal. No telling what would have happened otherwise.
You wrote: “They are everywhere. I’ve always found it comforting”
Seriously?
I find it uncomfortable. Armed city employees, Union Thugs, the personal strong arm of politicians? Seriously? A code book so big that no one person has ever read it? Wide discretionary powers? Comforting?
It’s because people vote that “feeling” that we are in the predicament we are in.
We don’t need escorts, we don’t need big brother. Buy a handgun. Learn how to use it and fire these Union clowns. Take on some personal risk and responsibility. Don’t outsource your peace of mind or security. It is really really dangerous to do that.