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Sir, if you're not aware of the fact that police officers have a big "perjury issue" with respect to lying in order to protect their fellow officers, then it's you who has the credibility problem.

Power corrupts. How many incidents—ones actually caught on video—do you have to see before you get an inkling of the fact that there might be a problem?

Simply because BLM is as full of sh!t as the day is long with their race-baiting, doesn't mean that we don't have a serious problem in this country with respect to the use of excessive force by police, and a general sense of entitlement.

I'm a white 52 year old, and no crook, but I've personally had a belly full of abusive interactions with the police.

And there have been several cases I'm familiar with in my area where the police got away with stuff they absolutely shouldn't have.

The notion that all cops are scum is as ridiculous as the notion that they're as pure as the new fallen snow, but IMHO, police are not held accountable as often as they should be—not by a long shot.

So if I "sound" to you like I hate cops, it must be because you're predisposed to ascribe that motivation to me—even though it's patently false—and you "sound" to me like you don't believe in aggressive police accountability.

Black, white, red, or purple, there can be little doubt that police aren't held accountable enough for their abuses, and consequently they "get away" with stuff that "civilians" never would. That's a double standard, and it's wrong, period.

Being all for "law and order" requires that there be very strict accountability. Absent that, you end up with hysterical misguided groups like BLM.

My belief—unlike that of BLM—is that race is rarely a factor with police abuse. There's a general problem with police abuse that isn't related to race, and there are ample examples of it at all levels of law enforcement—local, state, and federal.

I mean, look at the various governmental regimes these guys are working for! Do you expect the employees of such outfits to be uniformly noble and upstanding? Or is it instead the case that such positions sometimes also tend to attract precisely those personalities who tend to abuse their power?

Gimme a break. Law enforcement is inextricably intertwined with government, and we know how "clean" government is at all levels. It's naive to think otherwise...