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Their shields have our backs.

EvaPeron said:
This is a sad day in America - a sad week. Part of the problem also is that the media finds the officers guilty before any real understanding of what happened is known. I don't know what happened, but what I heard on the video was that the officer was adamant that the person in the car was reaching for something. I don't understand why he pulled the trigger at all and especially more than once, but I also believe that these officers fear for their lives. The problem truly is much larger than just black vs. white. Until we start seeing that and understanding that the root cause of these terrible events is more encompassing than simply race, we will have these types of events continuing.
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I dont think many of us understand what happens psysiologically when a cop (or anyone) goes into self-defense mode.

When our adrenalin starts pymping, the BEST we can expect to do is defer to training -- hope our muscle memory takes hold and our brain can keep up. Often it can't. We automatically go into self-preservation mode. We develop tunnel vision. Our fine motor skills are out the window. We start hyperventilating to prepare us for fight or flight. We start sweating profusely to prepare us for extreme physical exertion. All this and more completely controlled by our autonomous nervous system.

Itsnot like cops get much practice so they can be calm, cool and collected. They don't work in war zones. Don't shoot many people, IF ANY AT ALL. Hell, a large number of cops never draw their service revolver and point it at another human being.

One only had to watch that guy's girlfriend's video and listen to that cop to know he was a complete mess. COMPLETE MESS. And we judge him from our armchairs.
 
PirateMk1 said:
Well said. I would add one caveat the individuals need to take their oaths far more seriously and take action when they see wrong doing amongst their ranks. If they are to be our paladins they must act the part.
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Not going to happen until you get rid of police unions. Police are heavily restricted in what they can do, even if they want to.
 
This is going to have serious repercussions for police recruiting. A few months ago here in Philly they lowered the minimum age from 22 to 19 and no longer require any college credit hours. I can't imagine how much more difficult this is going to make recruiting new officers.
 
Just dropped a couple hundreds bucks worth of restaurant gift cards off at my local precinct. As much as I criticize the police, I figure a little love can't hurt.
 
MaggieD said:
View attachment 67203882As angry as we get at the actions of very few, we should realize we cant have a civilized society without them. How would you like to be a cop this morning? Only thing missing when you get dressed is the target on your back.
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I would be embarrassed to be a cop in America just like how I'd be embarrassed to be a Catholic in America. I have enough dignity to realize that I don't need to associate myself with organizations that are rife with corruption.
 
PirateMk1 said:
Well said. I would add one caveat the individuals need to take their oaths far more seriously and take action when they see wrong doing amongst their ranks. If they are to be our paladins they must act the part.
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If you see something say something...unless you're a police officer, then don't say anything at all. :roll:
 
MaggieD said:
I think we have to very publicly educate people that cops arent perfect. They make mistakes. We need to stand by them when they do. They are making split-second decisions. We are armchair quarterbacking. There is a dofference between wanton msconduct and a mistake made by an adrenalin-filled cop who just wants to get home safe. We need to let cops know that, when they're that LAST guy, we.have their backs.
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Unless a cop's mistake is egregious AND caught on camera then cops will be given a slap on the wrist or the mistake will be flat out ignored. That's the systemic problem. In almost any employment outside of government or unions, cops would not have such system problems.
 
BrewerBob said:
Just dropped a couple hundreds bucks worth of restaurant gift cards off at my local precinct. As much as I criticize the police, I figure a little love can't hurt.
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Very nice of you!


I went to my neighborhood WaWa this morning and ran into my friend Bernie who was sitting in the parking lot and getting ready to go off shift. Bernie is a policeman (black). We saw each other as I was getting out of my P/U, so I walked over to dish out my usual crap. It was kinda weird..... he looked uncomfortable, and a little bummed out. He normally is always ready to give me a ration of ****. I reached in and gave him a hug and told him he was a piece of ****.
 
reinoe said:
Unless a cop's mistake is egregious AND caught on camera then cops will be given a slap on the wrist or the mistake will be flat out ignored. That's the systemic problem. In almost any employment outside of government or unions, cops would not have such system problems.
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Cops have a license to kill in certain situations. Few jobs like that, dontcha think?
 
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