04-12-2015, 06:21 PM
Your position seems pretty much in line with the majority of those expressed MS; I don't think it's a "minority" viewpoint here at all.
-I don't have a problem with cocky but effective cops either.
-I'm not harassed by cops either.
-I don't have a lot of sympathy for criminals either. BUT, that includes the criminals hiding behind badges, and that's the only difference in our perspectives.
Cops don't have the duty or the right to assault and kill people (with or without criminal records) when those people aren't posing a threat to the cop's safety or anybody elses. The badge does not give police officers a free pass to engage in criminal activity or to play judge and jury.
The only difference between your "minority" position and my position is that I have a major problem with cops thinking and acting as if they're above the law. I'm not a big fan of criminalized policing, militarized police, or (sometimes fatal) abuse of authority.
-I don't have a problem with cocky but effective cops either.
-I'm not harassed by cops either.
-I don't have a lot of sympathy for criminals either. BUT, that includes the criminals hiding behind badges, and that's the only difference in our perspectives.
Cops don't have the duty or the right to assault and kill people (with or without criminal records) when those people aren't posing a threat to the cop's safety or anybody elses. The badge does not give police officers a free pass to engage in criminal activity or to play judge and jury.
The only difference between your "minority" position and my position is that I have a major problem with cops thinking and acting as if they're above the law. I'm not a big fan of criminalized policing, militarized police, or (sometimes fatal) abuse of authority.