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In reply to the discussion: So much hatred [View all]Bake
(21,977 posts)My son, however, had a run-in with a corrupt cop in Giles County TN. So yeah, I've got a personal perspective on it.
But the bottom line is, why why why do we see, week after week after week, story after story about cops using unnecessary force (did they really HAVE to taser Granny for running a stop sign? And the one that was gonna "f*** up" the homeless guy and BEAT HIM TO DEATH????? OMG!!). The cop apologists like you don't say anything about the bad ones. You just come back with "Oh, the police are great! Look at all the good ones!"
And that just doesn't cut it for me anymore. The "good" ones turn a blind eye while their colleagues go medieval on someone for no reason.
And if somebody broke into my house? Ever heard the expression, "When seconds count, the police are minutes away?" Somebody who breaks into MY house meets my two friends. Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson. If I wait for the cops to get there, most likely I'm dead.
Bake