Once again, it’s just that 98% who are bad apples making the other 2% look bad...
Watch out. I was suspended from FR (temporarily) for a similar true comment. There are a lot of bootlickers on FR, and they will probably be along soon to fix this thread.
I am a fire lieutenant. Many years ago our home was raided by mistake by a swat team. Our close friends’ daughter was shot in the head in front of her children by her husband who was a police chief in our community. I have also had confrontations with the police while I have been on the job where officers have threatened to arrest me if I didn’t stop “interfering” with their work. It is impossible to justify what happened to this young man. So I understand deeply the frustration expressed here.
That said... I work with the police on a daily basis, and a large majority of the men and women police officers that I work with are very professional. I can also say that I have seen them perform many many acts of heart warming kindness over the years. The police I work with are mostly very conservative and are doing their best for the law abiding citizens in our community.