there are a lot of good cops who believe in what they're doing and try to make a difference but there are definitely some bad apples and yes we hear mostly about the bad apples. honestly cops are put into a lot of messed up situations and its hard to judge what to do and whos right or whos wrong. unfortunately they do definitely take full advantage of their status and have a union and what not to back them.
in my neck of the woods in CA dealing with prop 47 which reduced penalties for a variety of crimes has given petty criminals a green light to do what they want because they know they wont get in trouble. also up here we just dont have enough police for our large rural county and neighboring counties. the cities like eureka are full of tweakers, homeless, petty criminals that get booked and released cause the jail is full. rural areas you have to be your own police there are armed robberies every week especially because of the marijuana industry.
i've personally been in one of the local california highway patrol stations for questioning and i saw the quotas written out on a giant marker board it said monthly quotas on the top and there was traffic, theft, and drug type categories. the guy who brought me in wore a CHP jumpsuit with his head and eyebrows shaved. a lot the police nowadays are all ex military cause its the only job they can get since all they know how to do is follow orders and treat people like the military occupuation overseas.
really every able member of the community should be able to police, like how the constitutional militias were back in the day. now the militia are the state and national guards which will be used against the general public in almost any event, in some counties they have a community militia like structure at it can be anything, first responders, police, army engineers style, just groups of concerned citizens who come together on their own funding and free will to determine their local problems and develop and act on solutions. constitutional homeland security the book is called, it's a great read. but of course the govt and media want to get everyone to think about the stereotype hooligan militias who walk around in camouflage and rifles so they're scared so they think the police are the best source of protection. the worst criminal is the criminal hiding behind the badge.
idk i dont like to bash cops but a lot of this makes me very angry. :evil: :evil:
EDIT: and that new sheriff badge that says "we fight as one" that's absolutely ridiculous!!
