@not_for_sale2017 wrote:
The one thing that stood out to me about this story is that she was (eventually) ordered to get out of her vehicle because she was under suspicion of driving with a suspended licence, and she 'refused'. After she refused things went downhill. It seems pertinent bits of the story might be missing! Maybe the full story contains details that explain the police action.
Maybe........ but I think there has been a definate change in the type of people who are choosing to become police officers or there have been changes in the recruitment process. Up until 4 or 5 years ago, I was like most law abiding people and believed the police where trying to do a difficult job and should be respected and if you did the right thing you had nothing to worry about.
A number of incidents I have witnessed recently have changed my view. While there are still many " good cops " in the system who have a genuine interest in serving the community, there seems to be rapidly increasing numbers of the the bad eggs getting through. These are the thugs and bullies who enjoy pushing people around and will say or do what ever it takes to get a conviction, including stretching the truth or down right lying in statements and to court. They also have a propensity to immediatly use unnecessary force the moment they see any potential problem.
Maybe the excessive force bit can be explained by their need to manage volotile and unpredictable drug users, but this does not explain the narcasism, lying and general untrustwothy nature of so many of the current crop of police.
At the extreme end, one of our local cops has recently been removed from the force for actively engaging in all facets of crime and drug manufacture and sales. You can say, yes he was booted out, but it was only after a number of years of corrupt behavior. There must have been a culture within the force that turned a blind eye or where activily implicit in his activities for them to continue for so long.
Sorry, but while I recognise a few of the good guys still exist in the police force, ( usually assigned to the front counter or country posts ) I think by and large it has already been taken over by a bunch of U.S style thugs and bullies.
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