I don't take exception with you on much Jawbone. But that's not a money issue. You could've paid them 200k a year and it wouldn't have saved him. It's happened in plenty of other instances where officers were well paid and departments better ran.
As long as law enforcement have a militant attitude, no amount of common sense will ever over ride the buffoonery. There is no world where I knock on a door at night over a warrant for a stolen weedeater. Nor a world where I follow orders to knock a fuggin door down over a weedeater. Busting doors down when you could simply monitor and pull them over somewhere.. There were a LOT of bad decisions involved. Not just one. American law enforcement has a military attitude and it shows. In very rare instances it's called for. Very very few. But never over a damned weedeater.
Agree. The profession attracts too many of those who crave power and are willing to abuse it. I can't imagine with all we know that there isn't a psychological evaluation that could be done to weed those types out. Giving those personality types military weaponry and gear is a recipe for disaster but departments arent slowing down in their zest to acquire as much of it as they can. If police need that type of gear then it's time to call in the National Guard.
Agreed but I also agree the job doesn’t attract the best overall, due to low pay. No offense to those reading this in those positions. I know a LOT of great officers but I also know some pure idiots. There’s one female officer in the area I live that is so power hungry that I’ve told my boys if she ever pulls them over to provide their id, insurance and registration but say nothing more than telling her you want a supervisor there. When the supervisor asks why, tell them she’s an egotistical, power hungry maniac who we question her honesty and integrity.
