Ugh. The Police Fish Departments fanpage had a link to this thing: policeone/Officer-Safety/articles/7526699-How-cops-can-help-citizens-better-understand-police-use-of-force Dont get me wrong: Im okay with cops; I know cops; some of those cops can read this, because they know me in here. What Im not okay with are what Ill call Idiots Impersonating Cops, because theyre so far from following procedure that theyre lucky I count them among mammals. A couple things I see a problem with right away: There are three things the public needs to know about contacts with police. 1. Be courteous 2. Be cooperative 3. Be compliant 1. Im always courteous. Granted: I define my own terms. I will politely insult you toward suicide, and smirk when you dont get it right away. 2. Im under no obligation to cooperate with anyone. I go zerosum: not cooperating; not impeding. Dont like it? Fire me. Unless you dont employ me. In which case shaddup. 3. Being compliant sounds a lot like doing what Im told. I have no experience with that. And: From 2003 to 2012, 535 officers were killed in the line of duty in this country. Another 580,000 were injured in the line of duty. I’m afraid that policing — which is already a dangerous profession — is becoming even more so, because of anti-police rhetoric and inaccurate reporting in use of force cases. Six or seven times as many people were killed *by* the police in the same timeframe. More people in the US have been killed by police this century than by terrorists. And being a cop isnt a terribly dangerous profession; its not even in the top ten anymore. Statistically, cops are killed on duty far less often than people replacing the roof on a small house. Ive looked into this; dont lie to me. And: If someone in the public sees a cop struggling with a suspect and decides not to give him/her a hand, they should at least give them the benefit of the doubt. Im okay with giving you a hand; it sounds like fun. Just remember that this was your idea. However dumb it was.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:34:17 +0000
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