That's a good point. It's a difficult situation. I tend to lean toward law and order philosophically so, naturally, that tends to make me partial. Still, we can't ignore what looks like an intentional militarization of police combined with recruiting practices that are nothing short of building an ignorant and often multiracial army against the native pop.
Like always, the answer to the problem goes higher than street level.
I agree with you. I used to support them generally. But I’ve also watched a bunch of the audit videos. Some of the auditors are total dicks and deserve to have the police to react the way they do. However, some of them are just standing on a sidewalk filming quietly, not saying a word. Then the cops want to ID them and harass them for no damn reason. Then they will arrest them for what is supposed to be a secondary offense.
Most of the cops like to bullshit their way through saying “you’re suspicious”. It’s horseshit and shouldn’t hold up in court because the Supreme Court has ruled they need to suspect you of a specific crime. Not just, you look funny to me.
Cops mentality has changed from peace officers protecting people from criminals to “I AM THE LAW YOU WILL DO WHAT I SAY” even if it violates clear rights like the 4th and 5th amendment.
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