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Rising disrespect for cops not only wrong, it puts us in danger
New York Post ^ | December 16, 2019 | William Barr

Posted on 12/18/2019 11:25:59 AM PST by karpov

Serving as a cop in America is harder than ever — and it comes down to respect. A deficit of respect for the men and women in blue who daily put their lives on the line for the rest of us is hurting recruitment and retention and placing communities at risk.

This month, Sgt. Christopher Brewster of the Houston Police Department was shot and killed while responding to a domestic-violence call.

Several hours later that same day, Officer Stephen Carr of ­Arkansas’ Fayetteville Police ­Department was ambushed and executed while sitting in his patrol vehicle. Last week, Det. ­Joseph Seals was shot and killed by those who carried out the Jersey City massacre. Seals’ funeral is Tuesday.

There is no tougher job in the country than serving as a law-enforcement officer. Every morning, officers across the country get up, kiss their loved ones and put on their protective vests. They head out on patrol never knowing what threats and trials they will face. And their families endure restless nights, so we can sleep peacefully.

Policing is only getting harder. Police officers are now required to handle the fallout from a vast range of social ­pathologies that were once the domain of social workers, psychologists and family members, such as mental illness, widespread homelessness and drug abuse.

Even more demoralizing, police officers must look on as the criminals that they have risked their lives to apprehend get turned loose by “social-justice” DAs and “progressive” judges who no longer see their role as protecting the community from predators. Some DAs have even exposed police officers to greater danger by announcing that they will not prosecute those who resist police.

Increasingly, police officers find themselves the subject of physical attacks. Assaults against police jumped 20 percent from 2014 to 2017

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: New York
KEYWORDS: agbarr; barr; billbarr; blm; constitutionalleo; cops; dogslayers; donutwatch; jackboots; leo; militarized; noknockwarrants; nyc; police; quitkillingdogs; redflagged; shootfirstasklater
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1 posted on 12/18/2019 11:25:59 AM PST by karpov
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To: karpov

Barr is right of course.
Respect for the law and law enforcement are necessary for a peaceful functioning society.

That’s what is so dangerous about the plans of Democrats in Virginia to use the police as their Gestapo to enforce unconstitutional gun laws.

Whatever goodwill still exists in the community will evaporate if they start confiscating guns.


2 posted on 12/18/2019 11:29:19 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: karpov

Our AG is writing articles for a newspaper? How bizarre. Seems like there’s some other things he should be working on.


3 posted on 12/18/2019 11:30:54 AM PST by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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To: Pollard

I disagree. Concern for law and order is the AG’s business.


4 posted on 12/18/2019 11:33:04 AM PST by karpov
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So what is the proposed solution?

Dumping Soros’ SJW DAs he bought?

Ousting crooked cops on the force and at the FBI?

Countering Obama’s 8-year message that police “are racists” and “acted stupidly”?


5 posted on 12/18/2019 11:38:16 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
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I’ve learned to make a big distinction between the various levels of law-enforcement - from our local police, to the many distant law-enforcement agencies of Fed.gov.

The former may have individuals who can be corrupt and brutal, but at least the community has some control of them and oversight, and their corruption or brutality is limited to the local area.

The latter, on the other hand, may also have individuals who are corrupt and brutal, but you have NO control over them, they are given to group conspiracy, have the entire power of Fed.gov at their disposal and their corruption damages the entire nation.


6 posted on 12/18/2019 11:38:21 AM PST by PGR88
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To: karpov

It would help if cops stopped sneaking into people’s houses and shooting people who are lying in bed. Or murdering some crying man who is laying face down on the floor.


7 posted on 12/18/2019 11:39:47 AM PST by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: karpov

We have no rule of law so why have cops?


8 posted on 12/18/2019 11:40:28 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: karpov
A&E's Live PD and related programs (Live PD: PD Cam, Live Rescue, etc.) are excellent non-propagandistic PR for first responders, and they seem to be making some dent into the anti-cop bias among demographics more likely to have such bias.
9 posted on 12/18/2019 11:40:30 AM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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“Cops” generally refer to local and state employees. He should be concerned about the Federal “cops”, the FBI.

Does anyone disagree about increasing disrespect for the FBI? Does anyone disagree that it isn’t largely self inflicted?


10 posted on 12/18/2019 11:42:05 AM PST by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: a fool in paradise
Ousting crooked cops on the force and at the FBI?

this one ...

if you can ever get the good ones to ID the bad ones ...

brotherhood and all that ya know ...

11 posted on 12/18/2019 11:42:15 AM PST by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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Or picking up 11 year old kids and twice slamming them to the floor as did that school cop in North Carolina...

Things like that really hurt the look on police officers, even though probably 98% are good people....


12 posted on 12/18/2019 11:43:16 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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13 posted on 12/18/2019 11:44:11 AM PST by deadrock
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Does funding your podunk village via traffic tickets build respect?
Does lying to people build respect?
Does deliberate non-enforcement of laws for favored groups build respect?
Does armed confrontations over misdemeanors build respect?
Does asset forfeitures bypassing due process build respect?
Does dressing in tactical black and combat gear build respect?


14 posted on 12/18/2019 11:46:08 AM PST by FreedomNotSafety
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Mr Barr knows only too well what the problem really is, Too Many BAD Cops and FBI Agents are NEVER held accountable for their actions, just like everyone else is. But he does have a chance to begin the restoration of TRUST for Government Agents, by ARRESTING AND PROSECUTING the entire bunch of quislings that engaged in this Seditious Conspiracy to Overthrow The United States Government. You know, Comey, Clapper, Brennan, Stroke, Page,HILLARY, the list is pretty long...


15 posted on 12/18/2019 11:47:21 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: chajin

I agree. Even some of the bad guys smile when they realize they are on Live PD:)


16 posted on 12/18/2019 11:47:40 AM PST by Cold Heart (.)
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To: karpov

So put down your effing bagpipes and incarcerate some dirty Fed cops or STFU, Barr.


17 posted on 12/18/2019 11:47:45 AM PST by TTFlyer
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To: karpov

Dead wrong.
As wrong as it is possible to be.
AOC level wrong.

Now, you make the term Mutual Disrespect then the article can become at least mostly correct.

But people who refuse to acknowledge that respect has to be mutual and there is blame on both sides well...those people are potentially violent. They want what they want and as is made clear by an analysis of their position.

Yes the citizenry needs to respect Law enforcement.
Law enforcement needs to respect the citizenry.

Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty.


18 posted on 12/18/2019 11:51:05 AM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: JBW1949

Yes.

Cops need to change the culture.

Cops should not enter a home WITHOUT a warrant.


19 posted on 12/18/2019 11:52:11 AM PST by GuavaCheesePuff (I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee-Old Yankee Stadium (1923-2008))
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To: karpov
There is no tougher job in the country than serving as a law-enforcement officer?

No tougher job? BS! Try roofing in the summer season in humid places like Texas. In fact I believe more roofers are killed every year than cops.

20 posted on 12/18/2019 11:55:29 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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