the ramifications of this incident only serve to further alienate the citizenry from the police.
A common theme is; why don‘t good cops hold bad cops accountable ?
What is to be done ?
>>A common theme is; why don‘t good cops hold bad cops accountable ?
Thin Blue Line. In their world, the cop’s life is more important than EVERYONE else’s.
And we, as Conservatives, have a lot of blame in this. We’re the ones who supported them no matter what, calling them “heroes” for just getting home alive. As they militarized over the last 30 years, we kept making excuses for the bad ones (as long as they didn’t get found guilty in court) and assuming that anyone who got shot probably deserved it.
Now the beast that we helped to create is turning on us too and if you don’t still call these armed civil service workers “heroes”, their supporters will attack you too.
All these "good cops" are starting to remind me of "moderate Muslims". People say they're the majority but they sure seem to be awfully quiet.
Well, theoretically the court system should hold them accountable. How a jury found him not guilty is beyond comprehension.