“Oh, and here’s another one. A legally blind old vet is walking on a public sidewalk. He’s got a foldable white cane in his back pocket. He’s not doing a damn thing wrong. Leave him alone, right?
No. Not at all. Cops cuff him, then cart him off to jail.
This is not a city policy malfunction. It is out-of-control policing.”
Anecdotal. How many police officers died going into the towers on 9/11 to help and save people?
> Anecdotal. <
If by that, you mean that bad cops are in the minority. I would agree. But here’s the thing. Policing is a profession in which society can’t afford any bad folks. In a way, it’s like with airline pilots. We can’t afford 10% or 20% of pilots to be rogue actors. Same with cops.
As a side note, I get that policing is a stressful profession, one where quick decisions must be made. So I do NOT fault cops who make the wrong decision when under pressure.
I very much fault cops who casually decide to behave in a rude and brutal manner. It’s those cops who are weakening public support for the police.
> How many police officers died going into the towers on 9/11 to help and save people? <
That’s a fair thing to bring up. I would suppose even a fair number of “bad” cops died that day. So, yes. The situation is complicated. Many cops are heroes. They behave professionally, and more.
It’s the ones who *deliberately* behave unprofessionally that must be dealt with. More training about de-escalation is needed. And leave your ego at home.
Any organization is only as good as the worst psycho they tolerate in their ranks.
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