i don't know what's happening in our society that the criminals, trouble-makers & murderers are being made into martyrs by their family, and then the media picks up on it and they become some kind of folk hero... and cops are the evil bad guys for just doing their job. i am so sick of this. sure there are some bad and corrupt cops just like all people. but they are HUMAN-- they have a job that most of us would never want, and i'd like to see what society would be like if we didn't have them-- it would be a mess, anarchy, a free-for-all-- you wouldn't have 911 to dial- you'd have to defend yourself. i think cops deserve our utmost repect- and in cases like this, the benefit of the doubt. most are just doing their job to the best of their ability- which is to protect and serve- and they certainly deserve to stay alive and go home to their families at night. why do we always make them out to be the enemy? because we feel harassed when we get a traffic ticket?? OK, no one likes speed traps, or to see cops pick on us easy targets, when they should be dealing with crack houses and criminals. but most every time i got a ticket or stopped by a cop, i deserved it-- that's what they do. there are traffic laws for a reason, to keep people safe!! other than that, why do people hate cops so much?? who exactly are YOU (meaning anyone) going to call when someone is attacking you and you need help???
cops save so many lives every day and when do they get credit for that? they only get raked across the coals every time a drug addict or criminal dies in their custody, which makes the headlines nationwide. what about the heroes-- those who risk their own life to help others??? oh yeah- i forgot-- that's what they're doing EVERY DAY. it's kind of like being a soldier on the front lines, except they never get to go home!
as for the taser-- what were they supposed to do? did you have a better idea? oh yeah, tackle them, and get stabbed? or get in touble for laying a hand on them?
that being said i rather enjoy when a cop does beat the out of somebody who is trying to elude them and threatening them. they usually deserve it. and they usually do have a weapon. a cop has a right to defend his/her own life. and if that involves beating someone down, so be it. and if someone has a coke-induced heart attack, then hallelujah- that's one less on the streets or clogging up the prison system. it's their own fault anyway.
