” I recall back to my youth when cops were friendly and you weren’t afraid to talk with them. “
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When I was a kid cops were coshing teen aged boys with billy clubs and giving third degrees to those arrested.
The bad shoots get much publicity———the good confrontations don’t get even a nod from the press.
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Such is the nature of most good deeds in most professions. If you are using that as a defense for the bad actions, don't. Professions like the military, law enforcements, fire fighters, etc, should not be concerned with how they are viewed in the press (except to always act in the best manner so as not to become the bad press the media is always looking for). You should be doing the job for the few lives that you might positively impact while you "serve and protect".