There is nothing more pathetic than a bunch of white bourgie liberals spouting anti-police sentiment

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15. There was a police riot in my neighborhood in Boston

so I think I'm qualified, white skin and all, to look at some of them askance.

However, it's not a blanket hate of the cops. I got to know a lot of the local guys when they got stuck guarding bad guys in the hospital. Most of them are good guys doing a tough job where they routinely see people at their worst.

Since the Feds came down hard on the local department for its murder rate, there have been some reforms and one cop got dismissed for having his lapel camera stop working at convenient times including one shooting. They're back to talking crazy people down instead of shooting them just to get it over with. All these things are good things.

What I want to see is drug testing any cop who is suspected of overreacting to check for steroid abuse. I saw enough steroid cases around here to be very suspicious of no-neck musclebound cops who are also sporting beer guts, indicating more time in the bars than at the gym. Those are also the guys who tend to flip out on people. I want any cop with dirty urine to be fired, just like nurses were, unless they also go through strict rehab programs with weekly pee tests.

It's not a hell of a lot to ask and it would likely reduce the number of cops who lose it during an arrest. Nothing will stop it completely because, let's face it, some of us are royal pains in the ass who give them as hard a time as possible. However, slowing it down will do a great deal to restore Officer Friendly to his former position as someone who protects and serves instead of a self appointed judge, jury and executioner.