In my early 60's, I'm back to where I started. P>I>G>S> is what I'm seeing these days. I know there are some good cops, no group is all bad (except hate groups like KKK), but I swear, today there are way too many out of control cops and the worst part is they get away with it. Prosecutors don't want to prosecute them and do everything humanly possible to get them off (see Ferguson). Giving them military weapons has really exacerbated the whole problem. It was insane what happened when a guy on my block had a psychotic break. Line of folks in camo with grenade launchers and auto rifles were running down the street, there were probably 50 heavily militarized cops that looked like military guys going to war with one guy who had a severe medical reaction to some drugs. It was a miracle no innocents got hurt that night, usually in situations like that they do.
These days, instead of protecting folks, too many cops rape women, hurt or kill gays and heartrendingly kill blacks and people with mental problems like my neighbor. Sometimes teenagers do get it right - P.I.G.S. again. It seems like this happens more when the country is very polarized, like during the Vietnam war and now. I hold Faux Snooze and the traitorous Repugs partially responsible for creating this climate of hating the other to the point where murder is just fine..
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