tailgater wrote:
I do feel the police brutality thing is an important discussion. Cops need to stop protecting the bad apples, and people on the street need to show some respect when a cop says something. It's a two way street.
Having served as a 12 year full time LEO and a reserve for the past 2.75 years I emphatically agree that this conversation needs to happen. There are definitely some rotten apples in the ranks. I know a handful myself.
I have a guy that works for me that spent 3 months in jail only to have the judge throw the charges out when he was arraigned. I was the arresting officer’s first training officer. After the fact, I read the probable cause report. He should have never been detained. Total bullchit.
That being said, in the past few years, I’ve seen friends buried having been killed in the line of duty.