. The police today are not the LEOs that I grew up with and once admired.
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True BUT the cops we grew up with in the 50/60/70’s were, for the most part VETS.
I think our troubles began - in many ways - when it was deemed ‘we’ weren’t allowed to stop people from stealing our property.
Then the standards had to be ‘lowered’ to accommodate females and the 95 pound weaklings - who were widely recruited because ‘they’ started making college course etc mandatory.
Then as the Civilians started taking control of PD’s the Chiefs weren’t coming up the ranks, they were going outside the Departments, which cause further problems.
Then the advent of SWAT teams and tactical units just kept piling on.
Back in ‘our’ day you never would have heard of 50 cops - armed to the teeth - with all sort of specialty vehicles - standing outside a school waiting orders to enter...
Right, Wrong or Indifferent, COPS in ‘our’ day would have stormed the building. Because they were Ex Military and that was their training PLUS they had real life experience from their Military Service.
Sorry, back then we also didn’t have Unions to contend with.
Not where I grew up. They were not vets but they were also members of the community and acted like it. Today they act like members of an elite force and are trained that way.
Your point about the cops in the 50s/60s/70s being vets is a good one.