Hyperbole aside, I don't think this overly affects anything at this point. From what I understand, the officer didn't know anything about any shoplifting at the time of the stop.
Sorry if I came off in the wrong way! I absolutely believe people have the right to demonstrate! I am wondering at the solution for when people like the Black bloc show up specifically to escalate the situation. How can the police force maintain a safe environment in that case?
So what would be the solution? Give the local police enough training to provide a stop-gap without causing further damage until a specially trained federal team can come in to take over? How can the LEOs overcome political waffling and indecision so that they can best serve the general...
Agreed 100%. Is the mindset of the police that these people are the enemy? Possibly. It is easy to make that mistake when you see the face of hatred mirrored across a crowd.
I think part of it is due to the large number of baby boomers retiring, and the ranks being swelled with younger, more...
I think the term "militarization" is easily misused, and in the case of the United States (at least in my opinion), an exaggeration.
Police need to be better armed than the criminals they are defending the general population from. I would argue that this is indisputable.
When you have...
Cheers, thanks for that!
It would seem to me (and my limited world knowledge) that a version of "police CIMIC" is needed. Someone to sit with the protesters, ask then straight up what they want, and attempt to close the (obviously) widening gap between LEOs and the civilian population.
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