Before getting into the meat of this post, I want to start off by stating a fact: There is no “war on police” happening in America today. What is happening is a growing movement of people who want police accountability, profess a desire to reform the justice system so that we stop incarcerating people for the oxymoron of “victimless crimes,” and an end to the widespread thieving of the public without due process via a practice known as civil asset forfeiture.
I’ve covered these topics extensively over the years. Here are just a few examples:
The United States: 5% of the World’s Population, 25% of its Prisoners
Don’t Mess with Texas – Police Raid and Shutdown Lemonade Stand Run by 7 and 8-Year-Old Girls
Chart of the Day – America’s Prison Population Over the Past 100 Years
Denver Police Arrest “Jury Nullification” Activist for Passing Out Informational Pamphlets
Land of the Unfree – Police and Prosecutors Fight Aggressively to Retain Barbaric Right of “Civil Asset Forfeiture”
The DEA Strikes Again – Agents Seize Man’s Life Savings Under Civil Asset Forfeiture Without Charges
Asset Forfeiture – How Cops Continue to Steal Americans’ Hard Earned Cash with Zero Repercussions
The public grievances listed earlier are reasonable demands which any civilized culture would insist upon. Nevertheless, many police departments across the country are taking these criticisms as part of some imagined “war on police” which simply doesn’t exist. Rather than showing even a sliver of introspection by looking inward at the mistakes policing has made in recent years, many officers are becoming defensive, combatant and have resorted to lies in order to dismiss the concerns of the public.
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Drill instructors for teachers. Comply or die attitude. All this equipment.. Military style raids. Tell me the cops aren't becoming more and more para military. You who applaud cops are the enemy combatant until deemed fit. And until then ,one false move or one scared cop and you a justified killing. Hell your kid could be in the car. Maybe you'll get to go to heaven together. You may be fine with it today. But how far will it go? Whats your breaking point? Think about that.
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