"We" (society at large, not the gun community) created the militarized warrior cop, and taught him to use profiling to literally PREVENT crime (vs. apprehending suspected criminals.) . We give them machine guns (while simultaneously disarming citizens from self defense) and up- armorered vehicles and other accoutrements of war and trained them in combat tactics.
We expect cops to risk their lives defending our lives.
Then we demonize that cop and call him a racist murderer when his combat tactics (that "we" taught him and required he use) in the "war on crime" end up with combat results.
Meawhile we tolerate failing schools in black neighborhoods, yawn at the destruction of the black family, and act all shocked young black men are raised up not by fathers but by gang members, and cannot compete for jobs when gov't schools failed to teach them how to read.
And we ignore the DOJ / FBI stats that show a segment of 6 - 8% of the gen pop is committing 35+ % of gun crimes....all cuz its politically incorrect to say that demographic is "young black males"
Instead, we demonize cops who go off the rails in dealing with some of the most disgusting violent acts and aspects of our society.... as if average men are somehow magically not spozed to become violent against violence.
Our culture "virtue signals" condemning these rogue police, when "we" created them.
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There's far more to be said, but those are some things I see NOT being said that should be said.
We expect cops to risk their lives defending our lives.
Then we demonize that cop and call him a racist murderer when his combat tactics (that "we" taught him and required he use) in the "war on crime" end up with combat results.
Meawhile we tolerate failing schools in black neighborhoods, yawn at the destruction of the black family, and act all shocked young black men are raised up not by fathers but by gang members, and cannot compete for jobs when gov't schools failed to teach them how to read.
And we ignore the DOJ / FBI stats that show a segment of 6 - 8% of the gen pop is committing 35+ % of gun crimes....all cuz its politically incorrect to say that demographic is "young black males"
Instead, we demonize cops who go off the rails in dealing with some of the most disgusting violent acts and aspects of our society.... as if average men are somehow magically not spozed to become violent against violence.
Our culture "virtue signals" condemning these rogue police, when "we" created them.
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There's far more to be said, but those are some things I see NOT being said that should be said.
