Re: This is a big part of why cops get a bad name with the public.
Subject: Re: This is a big part of why cops get a bad name with the public. by Matatk on 2008/5/20 21:01:42
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movnviolation wrote: 31 yrs. So. Calif. law enforcement (retired) here. Have been there, done that. Seen it all. What we saw on the video is wrong, saw then same thing with Rodney King and others. Is it right? No! These guys especially in the big cities see the flagrant disreguard for public safety and absolutely no remorse day in and day out. It takes its toll on all cops. You can't help but become hard. When you deal with the dredge of the earth and see little kids shot, beaten, raped, etc., you look at some of these people and think they serve no purpose and never will. The laws protect their rights, but not yours. Not everyone has to see a 4 month old baby that has been shot in the back of the head and the mother laying 10 ft. away shot in the head also. The boyfriend says " I give up, I got rights"! I am sure everyone in the video has been through it all also many time over. We have lost our streets to scum and bangers. Decent people have to keep their kids out of parks and Walmart stores. The only answer is open season. There are a lot of good people and kids out there only cops don't get to deal with them much. Again do I think it justified to react like that? No! Do I understand snaping like that? Yes! Do I miss it? Hell no! Sorry for the rant, but someone asked!
Movn pretty much summed it up. Although police officers deal with crap on a daily basis, it doesn't excuse their actions. And as far as cleaning up the streets? I wish it were that easy. There are so many scumbags out there waiting to sue you for everything you do, it's important to follow the law and respect everyone's rights - even if you don't like it.
That being said, I feel bad for the officers involved, and wish them luck for the future.
