Police officers in the US have become uncontrollable. Lately more than ever, I've heard of more undeserved deaths by a police officer than in my entire life. Which isn't that long, but you get what I'm saying. And by undeserved, I mean if you don't have a weapon, or you aren't pointing a weapon at the officer, there should be absolutely NO reason why you have to shoot them 10 times. Maybe a warning shot is understandable, like in the kneecap or something if they are trying to run from you. But if you're a police officer, and you see someone who looks "suspicious" (I use that term broadly, just as broadly as they do) a headshot is completely unnecesarry. It makes me all together not even trust the people that are supposed to be here to protect us in the first place. If I'm in danger, I'd honestly rather handle things by myself, rather than get some nitwit that was given a glock 22, and feels that he can use it at any given time because he has a badge that says so. Yeah, I'll pass on that one.
Great post Mrs. Hancock. I actually do not wear anything with a hoody anymore as a result of what happened to that young man months ago. These incidents should send a strong message to all law enforcement agencies that some type of change is needed when handling people. Good to see you and your husband back in class, wishing you and your loved ones well.
ReplyDeleteYeah, great post Alexis! I did a post about the police on my blog too. You know what's also sad about the police?... They have an unwritten rule about not ratting out another cop. So there are good cops protecting the bad cops from being made an example of.
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