"To serve & protect"

[kpete]

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[Dont call me Shirley]

1. K & R

[daleanime]

2. K&R.....

[SoapBox]

3. They Serve...to Protect...Their Own.

That's how I think of it.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. I'd replace it with "Respect and Fear Us".

[captainarizona]

4. truth in advertising

I would call that truth in advertising wouldn't you?

[NBachers]

6. Do this, just don't get caught!

[Cassidy1]

7. I think that is true to an extent.

They serve the rich, white elitist, but I also want to have them around when I need them. I think they do serve people in that respect. They can also be a protection. Having them as school resource officers protects children. I would actually like to see more foot patrols. Some cities started doing this more, but have not heard about it lately. This might sound corny, but I like the idea of officer friendly. If you're not engaged in crime, then it's not a big deal to have them around doing their jobs. Which it is a job.

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. "If you're not engaged in crime..."

Tamir Rice was not "engaged in crime..."

My own daughter was not "engaged in crime" when she was detained for an hour by a power-hungry police officer. The days of "officer friendly" are long gone, sadly. Nice in theory, but it ain't happening in today's world.

Case in point, my son attends a very large high school in a super huge district here in Houston. The district has its own police station right across the street from the high school my son attends. Police presence to form positive relationships with students? Zippo, nada, none... Police presence with dogs to run through each classroom in search of weed? 100 percent, baby. Because...drugggsssszzzz. They don't even man the crosswalks right outside the damned office building.

[Cassidy1]

10. Those must be exceptions to the rule.

I also don't think the police are there to be your buddy-buddy friend. They should, of course, be polite and have a good demeanor (that's what is meant by friendly), but teens being friends with their parents is a problem. I think the drug war is a colossal failure and think all drugs should be legal for adults, but not for children. Kids need good examples to understand privacy, but the school is not the place for that. They own the lockers...I own my home. Big difference. There is just too much risk with school shootings and perverts these days. No "friendly" people there either. I'll sacrifice a little bit of officers not being overly friendly to protect against a school shooting any day.

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. Ummmm, here in Houston, I've yet to even see an officer "mildly friendly."

I'm sorry, but I think you took a wrong turn somewhere. When a school has a police liaison it should be about more than drugs, no? Nothing ever comes of it in my son's school. (by the way, they don't have lockers)

I think you need to peel back the scales, look around and see what is really going on.

"Perverts?" "School shootings?" Neither one of these has been present in my son's school. I'm a bit confused as to your angle. You don't even seem to be able to respond to what I was actually talking about.

[Cassidy1]

13. I'm puzzled, I guess

I did not mean you have school shootings at your school. But they happen. Anybody can just walk into a school. They can say they're a parent, but could be a pervert. Personally I think there should be an officer in the parking lot and one in the school. They need to be active and not lazily watching cameras. I see what is going on. Times are crazy. Better safe than sorry.

[Gothmog]

8. That is great

[Mnpaul]

11. If you look

you will see that those words have been removed from many squads.