Pixiq

@JL

No, what I am chastising you for is the appearance that there "must be some reason we didn't or couldn't see for this to happen" mentality. If it isn't completely obvious to 100% of the people "there must be some good reason". Provided you are really a cop, you MUST see things daily that you could only sit back and go "WHY", people do inexplicable things.. Yes you chastised this cop, and that is good but what if it were not so black and white? Those are the cases where you seem (my perspective) to basically give them a pass. That is my point.

I've seen some videos on here that I am not sure whether the cop was acting right or wrong, but many more where it is more obvious they are in the wrong. In sooo many of those it appears you want to try and explain away the behavior. That reads as apologist.

I have zero trust in the police because when they are talking to you they "are looking for guilt not for innocence". This is a direct quote from a cop that I have, in the intevening years, heard repeated by others. I have seen here and in life cops flat out lie about things that happened. These are not little things that really mean very little but things that are important and serve to justify their actions. And funny thing is I don't run with a crowd that has much interaction with the police.. So yes, pardon my skepticism.. I know, understand, and am always willing to admit my biases, why not..

I am not eager to drink anyone's koolaide, I watch the videos and decide for myself. In far too many cases the cop escalates the contact himself because the alleged perp doesn't do what he was told, even when what he is being told has no basis in LAW.

As a point of fact the cop who pulled Anthony Graber over and got out of his car waving his pistol would probably have been dead if I had been Anthony. He didn't identify himself as a cop for 4 full seconds and judging by the car and his atire you couldn't tell he was a cop. You exit your car waving a pistol, I am not going to assume you are a cop, I'm going to assume you are a perp and act accordingly..

We have seen videos here of people being approached by police and them demanding things that legally they have no right to like ID and then acting like pissy little bitches when the person they are talking to don't sufficiently bow and scrape. Then all of a sudden they are getting arrested for disorderly conduct. You don't need to know who I am, you can ask but I don't have to tell you in most cases. Its a consent contact right? I don't consent, if you have probable cause, REAL probable cause lets here it, until I do all you are going to get is "I'm sorry I don't speak to police, have a nice day" and continue about my business. Thats called exercising a fundamental constitutional right and the Supreme Court has stated that "exercise of a fundamental right does not give rise to probable cause", for the lawman, you can't turn me asserting 4th and 5th amendment rights into probable cause. For example "no you may not search my car" != probable cause.

And lets be real the only time a camera is going to be a problem in interactions with police are if you are actually breaking the law, whether you be a cop or a citizen.. I like the videos of the stupid perps who beat themselves up and then claim brutality, I saw a couple just 2 days ago..

I have no problem being labeled a critic, on the other hand if I see good behavior, like we did by that California officer a couple months ago who was checking out the open carry unloaded pistol fella, I will absolutely say so. That guy was very professional and a model for cops everywhere. If I had to deal with a guy like that I might be more willing to interact with police. I'm just not willing to give cops the benefit of the doubt anymore.. If that makes me a critic then so be it.