Well, this takes the cake....

Recently, in our area, we had three Drug Task Force officers who were arrested, and face charges, of corruption (embezzlement, planting evidence, using an axe-handle on a suspect, etc.). This story comes to us in light of MANY other stories of police corruption, some of which involves people I know personally!

Ok, here is my beef: with cops like these on the streets, why should we be willing to stop when they flash their lights at us? Why shouldn't we shoot at these bastards when they try to pull us over!!!???

I'll admit, that's a bit harsh. I realize there are good, decent cops who belong to the various parts of law enforcement. (Perhaps they should find other jobs!) However, when you have cops like these and others who abuse their power, set innocent (or nearly innocent) people up for crimes they didn't commit, steal materials and money from their departments, and brutalize people just because they don't like them, they leave us all in the unenviable position of not knowing who we can feel safe around and who we can't. I don't want to say "I support violence against police." I don't want to say "I don't support violence against police." But, when we can't tell if the officer who just pulled us over is going to write us a ticket or tazer us in the genitals, beat us with a club, and plant a couple of ounces of cocaine in our pocket because we're the wrong color, or because we don't drive a fancy car, or because they know us and don't like us, what choice do we have?

We can no longer assume that because we didn't do anything wrong, we can expect to be treated with peace and respect by police officers. We can't trust our police anymore. It's that simple. God Help Us All!

L8R