12-17-2014, 09:11 PM
Nope, anyone who can be proven to be doing a poor or substandard job should be removed from their position. That's fair to say.
In the instances of Mike Brown and even Tamir Rice, it's solely MY OPINION, that the police responded to legitimate threats (though Rice's weapon turned out to be an air gun).
It may come out later (or may not) that the protocol those cops used was incorrect, but the cops were responding to an actual 911 call because Tamir was not playing like a little kid, but was simulating (I've seen the video) some sort of gangbanger in a public place.
Did Tamir's story have a tragic ending? For sure. Did the cops pull up on him too closely? We'll find out. Ultimately, Tamir put himself in that unenviable position, again IN MY OPINION.
As for mr Garner in NYC, I've been very clear that the cop who used the chokehold needs to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
So, IMO, I've seen just ONE instance of a "bad" cop, and he needs to be dealt with.
In the instances of Mike Brown and even Tamir Rice, it's solely MY OPINION, that the police responded to legitimate threats (though Rice's weapon turned out to be an air gun).
It may come out later (or may not) that the protocol those cops used was incorrect, but the cops were responding to an actual 911 call because Tamir was not playing like a little kid, but was simulating (I've seen the video) some sort of gangbanger in a public place.
Did Tamir's story have a tragic ending? For sure. Did the cops pull up on him too closely? We'll find out. Ultimately, Tamir put himself in that unenviable position, again IN MY OPINION.
As for mr Garner in NYC, I've been very clear that the cop who used the chokehold needs to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
So, IMO, I've seen just ONE instance of a "bad" cop, and he needs to be dealt with.