Cops can’t catch a break. If something tragic happens, they
get blamed because they “should have done something”. If they kill some dumb
ass, the family and the whole community come out demanding “justice”. Never
mind that the dumb ass brought the shit down on himself. It’s the “racist” cops
always at fault.
A few years ago, a cop was caught on tape (there always
seems to be a camera somewhere) beating up some dumb ass. Here’s what happened:
that idiot took off with his girl friend’s kids and wound up being pursued by
the police. For some reason (this happened quite a number of years ago) he
abandoned his vehicle and tried to escape into some nearby woods. The cop that
caught him started to beat on the ass hole. He wasn’t aware of the news
helicopter overhead.
I have no problem with cops expending some street side
justice once in a while. We all need to occasionally get some licks in even if
it’s vicariously.
A couple of years ago I was invited to a summit at a black
church. There were blacks, Hispanics and Muslims in attendance. When the
moderator, who just happened to be black, began to inquire into how many blacks
there were in the police department, I thought, “Oh, hell. Here we go again.” So,
I promptly left.
More recently, a Fort Worth policeman shot a dumb ass after
said dumb ass rolled up his window and drug the cop two blocks before being
shot. The community was outraged that a policeman would shoot someone with his
kids inside the car. They even had one of the kids at a news conference
commenting, “He shot my daddy.”
Hello! Maybe if daddy hadn’t been a dumb ass he’d still be
alive.
Anyhow, blacks and Hispanics need to stop defending bad asses
and dumb asses. I couldn’t care less if some drunken Mexican got shot while
going for his cell phone. The cop’s duty is to go home to his family at the end
of his/her shift.
In all my years of driving, when stopped by the police, I
have always kept my hands on the steering wheel. I don’t tell cops, “You should
be chasing some real criminals.” I don’t speed anymore, so it’s been quite a
while since I was last ticketed. I’ve even had police thank me for my courtesy.
I’m not making a blanket endorsement about police
departments. They are not all perfect but they sure are a hell of a lot better
than 40-50 years ago. Well, at least in the metropolitan areas where they have
to undergo extensive training. Can’t say the same for small town cops.
Recently, we watched the movie “Crash” again. It seems
everybody was fighting his own private battle. If you haven’t seen it, check it
out. And, if you haven’t seen it in a while, see it again.
One last word: I’m sure white people don’t look at a cop’s
race. He could be red, yellow, black or white; they don’t care.
