“It is a disgrace, a blot on every single one of us that we allow this to happen.”
First of all, very few cops shoot anybody during their entire career.
If I were running the show, I would make it clear to cops that; (1) It was their primary job to defuse situations without the use of deadly force. and;
(2) At the same time advising them that they had the same right to defend themselves or others using deadly force that any other citizen did. No more, no less... However;
3. In the use of deadly force in (2), you have failed in your primary job in (1) and are there by dismissed from your duties in Law enforcement.
Sounds unfair? Who ever said life was fair? This is the kind of bold step that needs to be taken to weed the wacko warriors from our police forces and restore the respect of the citizens at large.
With regard to Darren Wilson, he should not be in law enforcement in the future. That’s not to say the shooting wasn’t justified, it undoubtedly was at the instant of the shooting. IMHO, that doesn’t matter.
You do not live in the real world.
You are so far removed from reality that I hope no one wastes one single word trying to reason with you.
I certainly will have nothing more to say to you.
Number 2 is flaky, I have some great stories involving guns and knives, but I chose to intervene, as a cop, I would HAVE to intervene, there are situations where I took the risk to fight for the gun or knife, that if I was a cop, I could not have taken that risk, or should be required to.
I call for cops to take more risks to end this killing of innocents, but we need to be realistic and not go overboard, one of us in a cop uniform is not the same as one of us getting to choose our battles and when we want to participate, and to what degree, and for how long.
I'll just say this...in the real world, your plan will not have the effect you say it will. You will not gain the respect of the "citizens at large."
Surely if you think for just one minute, you can predict the consequences of your plan.