It’s a real simple matter: any government employee and/or bureaucrat pretty much gets paid whether they work or not, and it’s pretty easy to go through the motions enough to not get fired. Only the truly motivated actually work. They work because they believe in what they do, that they make a difference, and/or for self respect. But if your bosses throw up enough obstacles, then even good, self-motivated employees give up and say, “Fuck it, I get paid the same whether I work or not”.
It’s exactly the same for cops, except their jobs are several times more difficult than the average bureaucrat or government employee, especially in inner city ghettos, and believe me, if a cop is told to stand down and “give space to destroy” and then expects to be arrested for “false imprisonment” or “illegal arrest” for making a mistake, then hey, the solution is real simple, don’t arrest anyone. Just answer your radio calls and do the minimum expected. After all, no one can really prove you’re not being “proactive”.
I’m with the Baltimore cops 100% on this one. And I hope they keep doing what they are doing now until they get a new police commissioner, a new mayor, and a new state’s attorney, ALL of whom back the cops 100%. Until then, clock in, respond to radio calls, clock out, and collect your paycheck. Baltimore is not imploding because the police abandoned the people, Baltimore is imploding because the people abandoned the cops.
Spot on!!!