I tried really hard to refrain from responding, really didnt want to set Jerry off.... but some facts everybody needs to consider.
The 40-60 year old officer corps of police 95 or better % , think these shootings and events are insane. And they DO want the problems gone by whatever means necessary, up to criminal charges. Please don't lose sight of that.
At least 50% of the 30-40 feel that way.
However, in the last 6 years, my department of 85 has hired and lost over 80 officers who either couldn't cut it and left on their own, were asked to leave, or were fired. The majority of these 80 were 21-30 year olds.
There is a generational problem from hell sitting out there. A number of young officers tell the 40-60 age group, "you old dinosaurs need to leave or die off" and they seem to mean it. They leave pretty quick when the dinosaurs dont take their shit and hold them accountable. The young officers do not respect anyone and to them, "it's all about me me me me me, and fuck you."
If you think it's bad now, wait until the dinosaurs ARE gone. Just sayin...
Now, these younger officers grew up not allowed to fight in school, gotta have teacher clean up everything, can't say anything to hurt anybody's feelings, and they don't have the interpersonal skills to be effective police.
Uncle Sam's politically correct atmosphere of today requires departments to hire them, some places even have to hire convicted felons, and unc requires the department to "give them more chances" to succeed, and has made it harder to fire them.
This is a reality police administrations have to deal with and it's pretty f'ing ugly.
No, I don't have an answer, it's like dealing with some of my grandchildrens friends, they are oxygen thieves at best.
The good part IS there are still dinosaurs mentoring younger officers and those people are holding the line people like Jerry want held. They won't be there forever though. Support these guys and girls and encourage them to stay in police work and to hold that line. Don't be the person who continues to berate them until they retire on duty and no longer give a f...
We, the people CAN work with these officers and let them know we support them, and they will respond as expected. Please support them.
NOW, for the loser officers that make bad news, do whatever it takes to pressure your politicians to get rid of them, do way more than bitch on an internet board..... do YOUR part.
That's a reality some people have lost sight of.
Anybody here understand what's coming if the local police fail , the criminals run wild and there is no law OR vigilante justice starts and gets out of hand ?