IF YOU KNOW GUN ENTHUSIASTS, TURN THEM IN

[68Charger]

There is so much fail in that article, it makes my head hurt..

"Let me tell you what keeps me up awake at night, its these guys,

I can really end here.. just because you have mental issues that keep you awake, doesn't mean I should be concerned- perhaps you should see a shrink for your anxiety issues.

[Gman]

Austin is the Berkeley/Boulder of TX.

[BPTactical]

That guy can go puff on a bag of dicks.




"To Serve and Protect"


Rrriiiiiggggghhhhhttttt!

[roberth]

That guy can go puff on a bag of dicks.




"To Serve and Protect"


Rrriiiiiggggghhhhhttttt!

He IS a steaming shitbird ain't he.

[cstone]

Talking to the mirror gets old, but consider myself turned in.

[TheBelly]

"To Serve and Protect"

I wonder when the mindset changed. This used to mean that they were going to protect and serve the citizens, not themselves.

(when I was growing up) We had an officer who would walk his beat every day. He would stop by businesses, drink his morning coffee at teh Circle S conveinece store, and just generally get to know the folks that he was serving. Now, no one walks around and the police just drive on up in their cruisers, get out, and arrest somebody. There's no community trust because the officer is no longer involved in the community.

When the police stop acting/arming/maneuvering/posturing like an invading and occupying military force, then I guess my attitude might change back to the way it used to be. The county that I currently live in has spent $336,942~ish dollars buying things like 5.56 rifles, Holographic Weapons sights, tactical vests, etc. They were purchased for exactly what the government paid for them, so there's no issue with fiscal irresponsibility. Also, to play fair broker, they have also purchased medical litters, desks and office furniture, and a host of other things that are much less 'scary' than guns and bombs.

I wouldn't have hesitated to open my door for that local beat cop who we all knew and trusted. Currently, unless the police have a warrant, get off my property.

[cstone]

How many beat officers would the taxpayers have to pay for to walk neighborhoods in Los Angeles or Denver? Cops in cars cost less than cops on foot because fewer of them can cover larger areas.

Community policing has been making a come back over the past 20 years, but IMO, the real issue isn't how many police or how they police, it is ultimately about the residents of the community. I would guess that besides you neighborhood beat cop, most of the business people and residents actually knew and talked to one another. Neighbors looked out for one another and when someone did something wrong, plenty of people knew who was responsible. It was either dealt with by the members of the neighborhood, face to face, of if necessary, the person was turned over to the cops, sometimes literally turned over to the police station.

I live in a suburb. I may see a Thornton PD car once a month, drive through the neighborhood. Unless someone calls dispatch, they don't have a reason to get to know my neighborhood. They are handling calls far more frequently in other neighborhoods. In some of those neighborhoods, the police know some of the residents far too well. The NYPD officers in Eric Garner's neighborhood knew him. I don't know how that knowledge affected the actions of the officers on the scene that day.

I try to be polite with people, including the police. I have a front porch where most of my conversations with strangers take place if they come to my home. I am the only LE that gets into my house without a warrant or a well established exception to the need for a warrant.

Be safe.