[jboot]

There's a few FReepers that unthinkingly support LEOs in all cases. I suspect that they are LEOs themselves, or have LEOs in the family. While I understand why that might affect their judgement, they do seem to have blinders on.

I grew up in a LEO household many decades ago. Lots of officers stopped by for coffee, BS and to horsetrade guns and knives with my granddad, who was a firefighter and a huge weapons collector. I never met a bad one. These guys didn't bat an eye when a kid ran right up to them when they got out of the patrol car to show them his new 16-guage shotgun, or a moment later demonstrating it by smoking a passing crow. (As I recall I got a compliment on my shooting.) It was a different situation back then.

The new LEOs frankly scare me. It's us versus them now. Everybody is a suspect, even if there was no crime.

[zeugma]

There's a few FReepers that unthinkingly support LEOs in all cases. I suspect that they are LEOs themselves, or have LEOs in the family. While I understand why that might affect their judgement, they do seem to have blinders on.

That's pretty much what I've observed. It must really chap their asses that over time, the number of blind supporters has decreased dramatically. I've watched the trend on this site, and it is definitely a lot less blindly cop friendly than it was a decade ago. There are a small number that will continue to beat dead horses and straw men all day long, but thankfully, they are a minority. You'll notice it on this thread.

[OneWingedShark]

The new LEOs frankly scare me. It's us versus them now. Everybody is a suspect, even especially if there was no crime.

Fixed.