task0778
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Why would anyone "good" person want to be a Police officer these days? It's a thankless and extremely dangerous job and now if you screw up there will be an angry mob demanding that you be put away in prison for the rest of your life!Super article:
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America, We Are Leaving
This is the hardest thing I have written. I grew up in a law enforcement family. My father worked hiswww.lawofficer.com
The mentally ill used to get treatment and now they just send cops. Kids used to be taught respect and now it’s cool to be disrespectful.
Supervisors used to back you when you were right but now they accuse you of being wrong in order to appease crazy people.
Parents used to get mad at their kids for getting arrested and now they get mad at us.
The media used to highlight the positive contribution our profession gave to society and now they either ignore it or twist the truth for controversy to line their own pockets.
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Great article.
We are throwing away a great asset.
Because of a bunch of ignorant assholes.
No, we are reforming the cops. They need to change. Sorry but they are abusing their power. They need to be retrained and we need to rethink how we go about policing our society.
How about if you catch me speeding just pull up behind me, get my license, flash your lights so I know that I did SOMETHING wrong, then back the fuck away and mail me my god damned ticket. It shouldn't matter if you are a cute blonde or a black brother.
If you catch me selling lose cigarettes give me a ticket to appear in court. Don't choke and arrest and murder me.
Yes, many cops, most cops, are good people. They've just been trained improperly or their training is outdated.
Do we as a society have the right to decide if our police have become too militarized that we can change that?
We don't need to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
We need Police and we need good people to become Police officers! What's happening now will only ensure that won't be taking place!
Couldn't agree more. I also think a lot of good citizens will be leaving those places too, if they can. I feel bad for those who can't leave.