Excellent advice ...

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20. We've had some police killed in our county lately.

Two responding to family violence calls.

Another made a traffic stop and was killed.

I've dealt with some decent leo's when I went through a sheriff's citizens academy some years ago. Most I encountered in my classes were bright, caring. One or two who came in to teach a section were more stereotypical.

One was a RW nut. He was in the town police dept. Not the sheriff's dept. We'd gone over to learn about the joint task force on narcotics.

That sheriff had worked in Austin starting from guard up, did about every job, and as a leader he seemed to have a decent handle on his deputies. I didn't hear news reports of accusations of abuse of power (unlike under the previous sheriff).

I had a lot of anti-cop attitudes when I started that course, but getting to know them I was pleasantly surprised most of the time. I think good leaders can make it less likely that the communities are abused. But I didn't have much opportunity to observe them in situations with people of color who weren't part of the law enforcement community.