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I think many of us have been saying that for years, what is so darned hard about complying?
Yes, I understand there have been outlier cases where people have complied with police and were still hurt/killed (and pretty please, Philando Castile did NOT fully comply with the police officer). But for the most part, and certainly in almost all of these high profile cases this year where people have rioted and looted over, complying would have prevented the serious injuries and death.
But as I have pointed out before, there is a vested interest in the likes of BLM and other 'activists' to never promote the message of complying with police officers.
And I theorize it's this way because of two main reasons.
One, to comply with police is tantamount to condoning police 'racism,' 'brutality,' and the entire system of law and order. In other words, the likes of BLM have always viewed law and order as being unduly 'racist' towards Blacks, so complying with the police is almost like betraying your own race. In their eyes, it is most noble to violently resist arrest police officers.
And number two, the biggest reason is that groups like BLM thrive on the chaos and violence caused by people resisting arrest and getting hurt/killed by police officers. I mean, what good is complying with police officers and no one getting hurt? Where's the media attention and furor over that? Instead, when people violently resist arrest and get hurt/killed by the cops, it brings attention and dollars to the likes of BLM and allows them to justify the existence of their organization (no matter how flawed their logic).
I don't understand how so many people walk around with a massive chip on their shoulder as if they are above the law.
We have seen so many cases where the Police have given foolish people chance after chance to comply and then they cry foul when the Police are forced to rough them up.
It all seems so basic yet too many black and white guys (sorry to mention this but more white guys than black are actually shot by Police) but it all comes down to this. If you are stopped by the Police and your actions make them pull their guns out and they are screaming at you to stop, put your hands up, get down etc.. You remove that chip from your shoulder of they might just shoot it off. It is basic common sense but some people are just too stupid to understand.
Of course this also applies to people that refuse to put a mask on like that lady that was tazed last week at the football game.
This topic comes up at home when we watch the news. I've said it at home and many times in these forums. But there's always the naysayers going against the comply and don't die scenario. With always...what about this case, that case, etc.
But with all cases, the common denominator is the person acting like he/she does not have to comply. It's like they totally ignore the police's warnings.
I'm starting to think that some of these subjects just want to become a martyr. And in turn, their families win that ghetto lottery and spark off riots and looting. First it was only in the city where the incident happened. Now it's almost nationwide. It's the modern day shot heard round the world.
They have that chip on their shoulder because they demand respect. Yet they haven't done anything to EARN respect. It's always a he diss'n me. If you're going to act like a horses behind, well guess what. No respect will be earned that day, partner.
Criminals gone be criminals...they can't do better than that?
Wow. Does it need to be stated that when you take on the job as a law enforcement officer, you will interact with citizens with bad decision-making skills? I guess it does. So: Any job that involves law enforcement in any capacity - police officer, attorney, judge, corrections officer - comes with a huge heaping side order of dealing with people who aren't actually that great.
You're right, peaceful policing would be easily achieved if it weren't for those pesky criminals.
Well, OK. Criminals or people who look like criminals or people who stand next to criminals or people standing next to someone who looked like a criminal or people driving a car that looks like one driven by a criminal (except for brand or color) or people asleep in their home who used to date criminals or people playing video games in their home at 2 AM. Or people lying on their back with their arms in the air pleading with police officers to not shoot the kid in their charge. (Admittedly, they didn't, just shot the caretaker.)
There's a subset of US police officers going BLAMBLAMBLAM way too easily and way too quickly, there's a culture of covering it up, and there's a huge subset of US people who - and I have no idea why - come up with rationalizations for doing so.
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