I disagree with much of what you’ve said although I believe I do understand what your point is here, I just think it’s an unreal expectation to have and here’s why. My Uncle Joe was pulled over and removed from his truck, guns drawn (many years ago). He followed their direction “to the T” and once they got him secured and everyone was safe they began questioning him and doing a little investigating. Come to find out he and his truck fit the description of a person that had just robbed a bank not 10 minutes earlier at gun-point. Once they figured out he wasn’t the suspect they apologized and left him on his way. I suppose he could have started running his mouth, acting all indignant and being an insufferable prick but then again the outcome would have been entirely different. He could have possibly been shot, tased or at a minimum brought to the ground with some significant authority. While unfortunate for my uncle he didn’t feel his rights violated in any way and completely understood their actions. So just how would you propose they have handled this situation better? Should they have simply walked up to a potentially armed suspect and politely introduced themselves asking Uncle Joe if he was enjoying his evening?? Of course not, that would be ridiculous. Police officers by an overwhelming majority do a great job, one most of us wouldn’t begin to try and deserve more than a little of our grace. If you want to be angry at anyone I’d suggest you direct your criticism and aggression toward the criminals that make their job necessary. You made the statement “Everyone says they're just doing their job” which is an exaggeration to be sure. Plenty of people here on OSA are NOT fans of law enforcement and certainly would disagree with this statement. I myself am a huge advocate of all our police agencies and have never excused out of control policing and think those *******s should be hung from the closest tree (metaphorically). I also would say that PD needs to do a much better job at screening out the bad apples and when caught they should be punished five fold what a citizen would receive. So here’s a question. What/how do you propose law enforcement agencies improve their policing strategies while maintaining their and the public’s safety? Instead of bitching about edited snippets seen on TV and YouTube offer up some real solutions, get involved and do something that will inspire genuine change. I really would enjoy reading your thoughts. Too much time is spent focusing on the negatives in life instead of acknowledging them and focusing on the solution.Why should it be ok for someone that's supposed to serve and protect to draw down on you and make you in fear of your life? That's traumatic to the 99% of ppl that aren't committing crimes but because of someone deciding to call 911 it's automatic that they're guilty.
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