09-26-2016, 07:36 PM
(09-26-2016, 06:26 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Now, some of these cases to me look very open and shut as to an officers guilt: NYC taking down the guy on the sidewalk, the guy fleeing the cop I believe in NC or SC, and there are a couple more.
For me, however, each case is unique, and it starts with why was someone stopped and how did that person follow the officers orders?
It's not all black and white and I still believe that the overwhelming (95%+) percentage of officers are competent, not scared and would willingly protect you, me, Glenn and Lamarr if they were called on to do so.
Yeah, I'm case by case in my evaluations too, though I might not always come to the same conclusion as you. The reason the people were stopped/approached if they weren't in the commission of a violent crime, along with any previous run-ins with the law, are irrelevant to the use of deadly force for me.I still believe that most cops are goods cops and I'm glad more of them are voicing their desire/support for better training, body cams, and the weeding out of bad cops who aren't fit to be police officers in the first place.
But, I've grown to believe it's far less than 95% of cops who are really good ones. That's just my impression and not a fact or anything that can be quantified.