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The police are there to protect and defend. Unfortunately, they seldom protect and defend as they usually show up after the fact, be it a murder, a bank robbery, or a domestic dispute.
But police forces of America have become an extension of our military. Many have deep psychological problems, like many others in our society. But give them a gun and a can of Mace and a Taser and many feel superior to their fellow citizens. Some of these folks are armed thugs. Witness the number of people killed by "tasers" in the last year. I guarantee you there have been more killed by tasers than by bullets.
Policemen are programmed to believe that whatever they say to any citizen is to obeyed without question, no matter the illegality or stupidity of the request. "I said get out of your car! I said get out of your house! I said to lay on the ground! etc. etc." A lot of respect for the average citizen has been lost to the psychology of "policemen".
Unfortunately, we cannot give them a billy club as if they were in London and patrolling the streets. There are dangerous criminals that they encounter. That is their mindset at all times, it seems? Even when they are encountering honest citizens.
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