Police chief's anti-racism sign lauded, criticized

[Teddy B 17,252]

Perhaps it is not about keeping score, but rather, if the problem of perceived police brutality is not just a problem concerning people of color, then something may change. I know in my younger days when I engaged in activities not exactly within the four walls of the law, I perceived the police as the enemy. Now that I am a property owner and less inclined to engage in reckless activities, I have developed an appreciation of those that enforce the laws.

By eliminating the race of the people involved from the headlines, the focus has nowhere to go other than the police brutality problem(if it exists in that particular case). Instead of trying to show that it does happen to everyone by separating the incidents by race, throw the race card out altogether and you have nothing else to focus on but the actual problem of police brutality.

I've done my share of shady things in my younger years, but I never really looked at the Police as the enemy, but more of a respected adversary. I always respected the fact that the Police have a job to do and try to understand where they are coming from.

Edited January 5, 2015 by Teddy B

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

If there was a town that had the body count of Chicago, Baltimore, or Oakland, and the residents were white, something would have been done a long time ago.

I don't know about Chicago or Baltimore, but there seem to be a lot of white people in Oakland.

https://suburbanstats.org/population/california/how-many-people-live-in-oakland

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I don't know about Chicago or Baltimore, but there seem to be a lot of white people in Oakland.

https://suburbanstats.org/population/california/how-many-people-live-in-oakland

Yep, but guess which folks are affected by homicides the most:

Those tragedies aside, homicides continue to be largely concentrated in Oakland’s poorest areas — East and West Oakland — and the victims continue to be mainly the city’s black young men. Of the 103 homicides last year, 74 percent of the victims were black despite making up only 28 percent of the city’s population, according to the 2010 Census. In terms of age, 47 percent of homicide victims were 25 years old or younger.

https://oaklandnorth.net/2012/03/19/oakland-homicides-in-2011-a-statistical-breakdown/

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I always respected the fact that the Police have a job to do and try to understand where they are coming from.

Not me. I can appreciate them when they do their job, but I have personally known enough cops not to respect any of them. I do not know whether it is the job, or the kind of people the profession attracts, but each and every cop I have met has some serious character issues. In the Army, the NCO's will tell you, "Salute the rank, respect the person."

[Teddy B 17,252]

Not me. I can appreciate them when they do their job, but I have personally known enough cops not to respect any of them. I do not know whether it is the job, or the kind of people the profession attracts, but each and every cop I have met has some serious character issues. In the Army, the NCO's will tell you, "Salute the rank, respect the person."

There's no doubt that most cops have character issues. My brother is a Sgt. and has 21 years on the local pd, I've witnessed it first hand. I've gone to police parties and functions all the while thinking to myself what a bunch of a-holes! I think it comes with the power trip of being a cop, I know my brother changed quite a bit once he got on.

Edited January 5, 2015 by Teddy B

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Not me. I can appreciate them when they do their job, but I have personally known enough cops not to respect any of them. I do not know whether it is the job, or the kind of people the profession attracts, but each and every cop I have met has some serious character issues. In the Army, the NCO's will tell you, "Salute the rank, respect the person."

There's no doubt that most cops have character issues. My brother is a Sgt. and has 21 years on the local pd, I've witnessed it first hand. I've gone to police parties and functions all the while thinking to myself what a bunch of a-holes! I think it comes with the power trip of being a cop, I know my brother changed quite a bit once he got on.

Generally, it's folks who want to have power. You'll always find those NCOs/Officers who were bullied in school and now want to abuse others just because they can. Postmaster is right about respecting the rank instead of the person, every command has more than one. In the military it's really bad since they have a more broad range of authority when it comes to discipline.

My last ship, we had an E6 that no one liked/respected. He used to abuse the hell out of this one recruit. There were mornings this kid wouldn't be able to sit at his desk before that dude would start ripping into him. I told the chain of command about it, but nothing was done since the kid did make some mistakes in the past. One day, the kid confided in me that he wanted to hurt the E6. I went straight to legal. I made it clear that if something happened, I wanted it noted that I tried to help him, but no one listened. He was transferred off the ship within a week.