I am going to break my rule of not making s public statement until 6 months have passed after a tragedy. I firmly believe that certain events do not need to be politicized. However I am severely concerned about what has happened since the shooting of 5 law enforcement officers in Dallas Texas.
Before, I continue with the issues I plan to talk about in this article, I will preface my statements by stating that I believe the USA can be saved. Second, out of this tragedy it is important to keep in mind the little children who have had their hearts broken from being told their fathers will never be coming home again.
In the relationship between public servant and “the people” it is “the people” who are in charge. Law enforcement officers work for us. We do not work for them.
Ordinarily, I would not write an article so soon after a tragedy. However, I became concerned after hearing so many law enforcement officers speak about the anti-cop attitude in the community. It appeared to me that these law enforcement officers had lost sight of all the videos of law enforcement officers verbally abusing, injuring, and killing members of the community.
What has recently occurred in Dallas, Texas is never right. Many of us are working at saving America from destruction. Nothing good comes from death, carnage, and destruction.
However, it is evident to me that “the people” have lost their patience with the following poor law enforcement behaviors:
1. Yelling vulgarities at members of the community.
2. Ridiculing members of the community.
3. Angry looks
4. Speaking in Harsh tones
5. Manhandling
6. Accusing a person of resisting arrest when all the person in trying to do is keep from failing after being jostled by law enforcement officer.
7. Bodily injury
8. Killing
9. Deliberately lying about a person in order to justify trumped up charges.
Having legal authority to detain and question suspects is not the authority to be rude, obnoxious, and abusive. Law enforcement officers who think the problem is the members of society with bad attitudes are wrong. “The people’ can have any attitude they want. Rude behavior from members of the community is not an excuse for law enforcement officer to retaliate with offensive language and physical harm. A person who cannot handle all the abuse members of the public are going to throw at them, should not be working in law enforcement.
No one has to like a law enforcement officer. We “the people” are not even required to have a pleasant opinion of you. There is a good chance that when you pass by on your little toy bicycles that we are laughing at you. So, what. Stop being so thinned skinned and keep going on your merry way.
The possibilities also exist that we “the people” could be laughing because some one in group said something funny that has not do with members of law enforcement. We have that right. The US Constitution itemizes the protections we “the people” have from members of any government.
We “the people” have religious rights no government can interfere with in our daily lives. We have the right to say and write anything. We have protection against unreasonable searches of our persons and papers. Therefore, when we request that members of law enforcement tell us under what authority they are trying to search us and our stuff we are not being difficult brats. We are defending our rights. We do need law enforcement officers to agree.
Many of us know when you have crossed the line. Many of us will defend our constitutional protection against government abuse. All you members of law enforcement are just going to have to accept that. An individual member of “the people” is the most powerful person in our free and democratic society.
When law enforcement officers are interacting with members of “the people” they are constrained by high standards of “reasonable suspicion” and “probable cause”. Therefore, a member of law enforcement has to witness suspicious and criminal behavior or have received a report of suspicious behavior and/or criminal behavior.
It is correct that a person, criminal or not, is not going to answer your questions. There is no law that requires any one to answer questions from law enforcement. I know that is the first thing that upsets members of law enforcement and starts these members down the road of rage, insults, abuse, and murder. To bad for law enforcement officers that we “the people” are not required to answer their questions. You need to get over yourself. You are not that important.
“The people” want a peaceful, safe, and secure society to live in while they enjoy the great life experience. I know the answer to the current poor relationship between law enforcement and “the people” is for members of law enforcement to grow up and start respecting the Human rights of the individual and respecting the US constitutional rights of the individual.
All people must be respected. None of us like murderers, rapist, and thieves. However, they are human beings. As these individuals travel through the justice system, they have to treated as people and afforded the same dignity that is bestowed on all people.
I think it is sad that so many members of law enforcement have decided to cop a bad attitude and try to pretend to keep us in line. Most of us do not practice “disorderly conduct”, “public intoxication”, “theft”, “rape”, and “murder”. Many of us still follow the traffic laws.
It is not the duty of law enforcement officers to form a negative value judgment of any one. Members of law enforcement do not need to worry about our hair styles, body mass index, how we earn a living, and/or what vehicle we drive.
Unless, we are accused of a crime or you see us commit a crime we the members of “the people” do not want to hear from you. It does not matter that you members of law enforcement want to ignore us. We pay your salaries and regardless of your attitude you have to faithfully execute your duties and responsibilities while respecting the Human and US constitutional rights of “the people”.
Those of us who are paying attention are fully aware of the current poor attitude that exist among many members of law enforcement. When “the people” do not respect you, they will not trust you. Lack of trust leads to “the people” not being part of the process by registering to vote, voting, choosing good leaders, and harassing the snot of these good leaders so they will comply with “the will of the people”. The end result is dysfunctional societies that eventually become failed states. All of you bureaucrats, politicians, law enforcement officers, and regular government employees work for the people and you are failing miserably.
And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. DANIEL 5:25
Now many many think that this article is nothing more than another attack on members of law enforcement. With all do respect, this is an effort to inform members of law enforcement that they are the ones that must meet the high standards of professionalism and quality public service. We “the people” do not exist to serve as your psychological or physical punching bags.
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