Personally, I agree with Mayor Pete (probably only thing that I’d agree with him on) that cops should be neutered in the sense you wrote. Cops have become way too militarized and that needs to change. I would prefer a two tiered system for cops, your run of the mill cop gets nothing but pepper spray. The tier above that are highly trained, particularly in de-escalation and allowed to have guns. This second tier would be called in to deal with actual armed or suspected armed individuals.
I know the argument will be, “you don’t think police should be able to protect themselves”, and my response to that it isn’t a matter of protecting themselves, they signed up to do a job voluntarily, and know the risks involved. If they don’t want to accept the risks of not having a gun, don’t sign up. Besides, my two tiered idea solves that problem.
You feel this way BC cops, especially city cops, are essentially the attack dogs of lib mayors. The mayors sit in their towers and take no responsibility for anything while the city runs wild and LEOs are targeted each and every day.
We should all demand action more from our mayors. Vote em out if they’re killing us! Instead, cities continue to vote lib and we continue to have to deal with the fallout. Our only control in stopping these killings is to vote out blue leaders and restore respect to authority.
Agreed that the mayors and city councilors have blame in this - particularly with approving the budget for purchasing more weaponry. However, the buck stops with the police. The mayors aren’t out there killing citizens, the mayors aren’t out there conducting no knock raids, the mayors aren’t out harassing citizens for being at the park with their daughter or shutting down gyms because people are working out. The police should have the mental faculties to know right and wrong, and not be abusive to citizens. Mayors can issue all the decrees they want, but good luck enforcing them if the police won’t do their bidding.
The evidence shows that the vast majority of police will do that bidding.
Personally, I agree with Mayor Pete (probably only thing that I’d agree with him on) that cops should be neutered in the sense you wrote. Cops have become way too militarized and that needs to change. I would prefer a two tiered system for cops, your run of the mill cop gets nothing but pepper spray. The tier above that are highly trained, particularly in de-escalation and allowed to have guns. This second tier would be called in to deal with actual armed or suspected armed individuals.
I know the argument will be, “you don’t think police should be able to protect themselves”, and my response to that it isn’t a matter of protecting themselves, they signed up to do a job voluntarily, and know the risks involved. If they don’t want to accept the risks of not having a gun, don’t sign up. Besides, my two tiered idea solves that problem.
You feel this way BC cops, especially city cops, are essentially the attack dogs of lib mayors. The mayors sit in their towers and take no responsibility for anything while the city runs wild and LEOs are targeted each and every day.
We should all demand action more from our mayors. Vote em out if they’re killing us! Instead, cities continue to vote lib and we continue to have to deal with the fallout. Our only control in stopping these killings is to vote out blue leaders and restore respect to authority.
Agreed that the mayors and city councilors have blame in this - particularly with approving the budget for purchasing more weaponry. However, the buck stops with the police. The mayors aren’t out there killing citizens, the mayors aren’t out there conducting no knock raids, the mayors aren’t out harassing citizens for being at the park with their daughter or shutting down gyms because people are working out. The police should have the mental faculties to know right and wrong, and not be abusive to citizens. Mayors can issue all the decrees they want, but good luck enforcing them if the police won’t do their bidding.
The evidence shows that the vast majority of police will do that bidding.