>>A common theme is; why don‘t good cops hold bad cops accountable ?
Thin Blue Line. In their world, the cop’s life is more important than EVERYONE else’s.
And we, as Conservatives, have a lot of blame in this. We’re the ones who supported them no matter what, calling them “heroes” for just getting home alive. As they militarized over the last 30 years, we kept making excuses for the bad ones (as long as they didn’t get found guilty in court) and assuming that anyone who got shot probably deserved it.
Now the beast that we helped to create is turning on us too and if you don’t still call these armed civil service workers “heroes”, their supporters will attack you too.
Thank you for posting clarity.
How come we don’t have a “thumbs up button”. Because I really want to click a button like that!
“And we, as Conservatives, have a lot of blame in this. We’re the ones who supported them no matter what, calling them “heroes” for just getting home alive. As they militarized over the last 30 years, we kept making excuses for the bad ones (as long as they didn’t get found guilty in court) and assuming that anyone who got shot probably deserved it.”
That’s the root of the problem.
We Conservatives have given them carte blanche. And a license to kill.
People need to realize, most cops commit crimes against those they police, and do so with impunity. Because we have their back.
I have two ex LEO in my family. Both say criminal activity was routine. Not drugs etc. But crimes against the people they were hired to serve.
Routine. As in none got through a week without doing something illegal.