What bothers me, is seeing that modern cops are terrified cowards, who seem to always be on the verge of violent panic and lashing out in fear and anger.
We are seeing that policy is more in clearing a safe zone by killing any possible threats before advancing, even when you call them to your home.
In this case two unarmed men were not taken into custody, children and adults were leaping for safety inside their own homes, many tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage caused, affecting many, two cops shot, two cops with busted ear drums, and why? It had nothing to do with their job that night, they failed in making an arrest, it was just an orgy of emotion, panic and cowardice.
These people are the wrong types for the work they do, and the responsibility that we give them, they are a danger to us.
These people are the wrong types for the work they do, and the responsibility that we give them, they are a danger to us.
But at least they enjoy their jobs, as illustrated in the last paragraph, a neighbor’s observation:
“The policemen that had on the black and white vests were out there laughing like it was so funny,” said one of the neighbors, “because they got a free shot off them people. Shooting all them bullets like that, that don’t make no sense.”
Contrast this to the capture of Lee Harvey Oswald after killing officer Tippit:
“As police arrived, the house lights were brought up and Brewer pointed out Oswald sitting near the rear of the theater. Police Officer Nick McDonald testified that he was the first to reach Oswald and that Oswald seemed ready to surrender saying, “Well, it is all over now.” However, Officer McDonald said that Oswald pulled out a pistol tucked into the front of his pants, then pointed the pistol at him, and pulled the trigger. McDonald stated that the pistol did not fire because the pistol’s hammer came down on the webbing between the thumb and index finger of his hand as he grabbed for the pistol. McDonald also said that Oswald struck him, but that he struck back and Oswald was disarmed. As he was led from the theater, Oswald shouted he was a victim of police brutality”
In the past, people became police more for the honor and respect they could earn by the uniform, than for the paycheck. These were men of courage and honor.
Too many current police are in it for the union-mandated pay, benefits, and retirement packages. The police depts select for people who will follow orders, rather than men of courage and honor.
The fragile weakness of this setup is that a recruit who is in it just for the pay, will run if he is placed in actual risk. This is why, in so many recent school shooting incidents, the police wait safely outside until they have overwhelming force, even though doing so ensures more children will die.
This lack of courage is why they feel so compelled to respond savagely to anybody who shoots one of their own. They are afraid of what would happen if people were more willing to fire on police.