(04-20-2021, 05:44 PM)mal234 Wrote:

(04-20-2021, 05:11 PM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: Who the hell wants to go into law enforcement anymore?

It's a career that definitely has it's risks, and people like Derek Chauvin make it harder for the cops that really do try and do their jobs/do the right thing, when it comes to enforcing the law. And those who really want to look out for citizens/communities.

All cops are not bad people, a lot of them probably aren't. Two of my older brothers have been involved law enforcement in various ways for 20+years. One was a juvenile probation officer, then a parole officer and now works with parolees in the military. The other is a higher ranking officer in a large city, has also ran for Sheriff and is now up for a US Marshall position. They've both have had extensive experience with law enforcement and have seen a lot of things.

It definitely can be stressful but it can also have it's awards. But people can sink in that field quickly if they try and act more like the Derek Chauvins of the world. That type of behavior is not going to end well especially in today's climate where tensions, including racial tensions are at a high. People like that don't even need to be on the police report and if they act out of line, they need to be held accountable by other officers, before things escalate completely out of control like it did in this situation.

A cop cannot do right. Why did it escalate out of control? Because the responding officers tried to treat Floyd like a human and made special arraignments to keep him comfortable. He then continued to resist them after getting himself out of the vehicle. He acted like a drug user, criminal and kept fighting.

Look, this cop has been on the job too long and is beat down having to deal with criminals who try to take advantage of everything you give them. He already knows Floyd got out of a vehicle while handcuffed. Now he is on the ground saying he can't breathe while still moving. If he let's him up, he takes off running in the street, gets hit by a car, endangers other people, etc. Then the cop is blamed for that. You can't trust a criminal and you can't treat them like a normal law abiding person. It's a no win situation because if you give an inch, they take a mile. They should have just thrown him in the vehicle and been done with it.

---