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PeoViejo

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3. I remember the days when cops walked a beat.

Reply to uhnope (Original post)

Sun Jul 10, 2016, 10:06 AM

Jul 2016

Everyone knew and respected them.

The first time I encountered police hostility was in 1967 in Greenwich Village. A friend and I were walking about, when we began to pass an officer writing a ticket. He dropped his pen, and I leaned-over to pick it up. He went for his gun. I handed him his pen and walked away.

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"I'm a black ex-cop & this is the real truth about race and policing" (spoiler: it's the leadership) [View all] uhnope Jul 2016 OP

I suspect there is a lot of truth in that. I also think that an armed populace, whether legally Hoyt Jul 2016 #1

Well said PatSeg Jul 2016 #2

I remember the days when cops walked a beat. PeoViejo Jul 2016 #3

We have got to ,,, Cryptoad Jul 2016 #4

K&R. Overseas Jul 2016 #5

The bad apples should immediately be disciplined, with a tight line not allowed to step over. Nt seabeyond Jul 2016 #6

I think there are exaggerations or incorrect assessments here on both ends. From my experience... George II Jul 2016 #7

With all due respect, officer, that appears to be a damn sight better than among the civilian jtuck004 Jul 2016 #8

+1 !!!, David Brown has made the point the leadership is a big big difference uponit7771 Jul 2016 #9