i don't like this idea that we should all bend over backwards so that a cop doesn't get scared and accidentally shoot us. the police serve us--not the other way around.
citizens provide the cop's paychecks in exchange for protection, and that is what they should be providing. if anything, police officers should be protected less than standard citizens. they understand the risks associated with their job, and they are willing to take those risks to help protect the public.
so this mentality i see a lot of "you need to be really careful around the police or else you should expect to be shot" is pretty ridiculous. i mean, maybe it's true, but acting like this is a given fact of life is becoming far to complacent with subjugation. police in other nations don't act anything like those here.
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that being said, anger over cops being suspended with pay is also misguided. until you have been convicted of a crime you are innocent, and you cannot dock an innocent man's pay.
but i really think cops should wear mandatory body-cams. i think it would help police officers just as much as it helps their victims. anyone who disagrees with police monitoring is an idiot
