As a Retired LEO Captain I would guess that 90% of the population is made up of law-abiding Citizens while 10% represent the worst that Society offers. LEOs lives are intertwined with that 10% on a daily basis for the rest of their careers. There is (1 of 7)
no Officer alive that isn't affected by this in some way. We have seen things that no one should ever have to see and God knows, we wish we could un-see them. Because of that we lose a lot of Good men and women to suicide each year. So when I see videos of officers (2 of 7)
arresting and in some cases using excessive force against Protesters for exercising their right to protest peacefully while standing down and allowing Antifa to assault others or block traffic while they watch, I get angry. This is not right. I realize that some videos (3 of 7)
Don't tell the whole story and I take that into consideration, still there are more and more officers who are forgetting their oaths and just who they are supposed to protect and serve thus becoming no more than armed thugs for radical politicians trying to enforce (4 of 7)
Un-Constitutional Orders. I confess this saddens me greatly and if you're one of those officers, I beg you to step back and remember your Oath. If you're enforcing Un-Constitutional orders under the "Color of Law" Then please stop because (5 of 7)
this will come back to haunt you. I know you have a family and a pension to worry about but there comes a time when you have to decide what's more important, your pension or what's right. Trust me there's plenty of other cities who would love to have you and (6 of 7)
would never ask you to violate your oath. To the Citizens, I ask that you simply don't judge all officers by the videos that you see. The Camera rarely shows you the good that officers do and how ugly and dark the criminal element can be. Thank You. (7 of 7)