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It would be great if police held themselves to a standard that helped the public, then we could have someone trustworthy to report to. As it is, they have destroyed the trust they had with me by failing to do even the most minor things to address problematic cops. It is clear the "problematic" cops for me are the kind of cops they actually want.
No thank you.
It's on the police to rebuild trust with us now, they've shown repeatedly they deserve none.
Edit: in Louisiana I would not be surprised that having fewer cops would reduce crime. This is a state that has repeatedly fought to keep racism alive and well. I bet there are huge issues there with the police terrorizing vs. serving many communities. So .. less cops on the ground sounds like more peace for a lot of people who've been suppressed way too much, seems like a win.
Don't like my opinion? Wake me up when the cops say "yeah, we fucked up and lost your trust for being gun happy cowards, we have changed the rules and we must protect and serve and any killing on our part is reviewed independently every time."
Edit 2:
And within 30 minutes I run across a news story about how a major police department lies about shootings to try to further their political views: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/19/blm-march-portland-shooting
It's on the police. They are the problem. Not us.
Failing the police holding themselves to account, it would be great if someone in power did it for them.
Right now it's systemic failure all the way down.
Have you read my comment? Have you thought about what I said? Have you considered the fact that the absolute majority of crime is reported by police departments?
Going off on a completely out of context rant that took you 5 minutes to write doesn't do you any favors, only shows that you want to be mad, regardless of the reason.
Go be mad where it matters.
I vote every time, friend.
How did you manage to go even further out of context?