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In reply to the discussion: My wife wasn't fond of cops before this past year now she has no respect for them. [View all]mstinamotorcity2
(1,451 posts)She is right to distrust the police. And civilians too. There are some Great police officers who do a hell of a job. But the ugly few give the whole force a bad name. These officers get blanket cover from those same good cops. Look I know that police officers don't make the kind of money they should, but the citizens of the cities, towns, and counties they serve pay their salary through public funding. How is it we are paying them to execute our citizens in the street like animals. How is it that citizens who are in an unarmed protest with their hands up be greeted with military hardware. And I am not just talking about Ferguson, Missouri. http://www.metatube.com/es/videos/cid42/Noticias-y-Politica/81345/Veteran-shot-in-the-face-by-police-projectile-Oakland/ and http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/17/occupy-photos-wall-street-anniversary_n_5835948.html and they started before then https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AiPDWsfT0bMr2iTLgRBCTSKbvZx4?p=Pictures+of+riot+at+kent+state&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-250&fp=1 and of course you have this http://madefrom.com/history/america/iconic-photos-civil-rights-movement/ Now she can try and give the police the benefit of the doubt but be watchful because in the end they will do what they are told to do. I may have not helped any but this is how I see them.