I'm just waiting for the backlash from the police state cheerleaders like Tboy on this board.
I'd just love to hear how the jackboot licking set will try to convince us that cops deserve carte-blanche respect, do no wrong & every one of their victims deserve it somehow.
Any cop worth his pay should have the ability to control Themselves First. All this doublespeak about zero tolerance for speeding & schools etc etc etc & no one seems to think that there should be zero tolerance for cops abusing their authority?
Yeah, their job is hard & they have to put up with a lot, but Lots of others have harder jobs & have to put up wit even more crap without any mens of recourse. Sure cops have a dangerous job, but the fact remains that cabdrivers have a more dangerous one & theyre not allowed weapons.
Cops have way too much power given to them for society to tolerate ANY abuse of it. They are too dangerous to be allowed to "have a bad day". Those that can't handle their shit %100 all day every day shouldn't be allowed to wield the power to ruin peoples lives. Citizens are expected to follow all the rules & laws. If we "have a bad day" & lash out at someone & hurt them guess what? We usually get arrested & go to jail. If anything the penalties should be harsher on cops.