Doesn't matter what his past is, unless we have moved into the "Judge Dredd" phase of law enforcement for real. We have a right to trial in this country. If the cops ran his background and saw a history that mandated they use caution, fine. "Caution" is not shooting a guy in the back. The job of a cop is to uphold the law, and it can be dangerous--as someone else said, if it takes higher pay to get more responsibility (and a better crop of recruits surely) then lets pay them. I'd rather pay them than umpteen billions for yet another damn malfunctioning fighter jet we don't need.
I wonder what the national reaction would be if black cops were shooting white people with "iffy" justification at this pace? We'd be seeing nooses, crosses (more than we do now) and even more of white militia freedom morons out to get them some dark meat.
I wonder what the national reaction would be if black cops were shooting white people with "iffy" justification at this pace? We'd be seeing nooses, crosses (more than we do now) and even more of white militia freedom morons out to get them some dark meat.
