MikeK
Gold Member
As the result of highly publicized videos of New York City cops' fatally violent take-down of Eric Garner, a Staten Island Black, for the petty offense of selling loose cigarettes, and the unnecessarily violent, mistaken-identity take-down of tennis star, James Blake, the City's Police Commissioner, William Bratton, has announced that his cops are now constrained by new use-of-force guidelines and will be re-trained to ensure compliance.
NYPD improperly trained officers on use of force for years: report
This is a textbook example of how a few loose cannon cops can make the job harder for the rest. In my opinion the blame for the problem of increasing misuse of force and generally offensive conduct by cops is improper supervision, i.e., bosses who want to be thought of as one of the guys and go well out of their way to avoid disciplining subordinates for excessive use of force and generally offensive conduct. This circumstance is the result of an increasing us vs them relationship perceived by many (most?) cops and the public they no longer serve but feel at odds with.
Having been around for nearly eighty years I've been able to observe many social changes take place. In my opinion this change in the very nature and substance of America's civilian police has come about as the direct consequence of the utterly counterproductive War On Drugs.
If anyone disagrees with that opinion I would welcome the opportunity to discuss it.
NYPD improperly trained officers on use of force for years: report
This is a textbook example of how a few loose cannon cops can make the job harder for the rest. In my opinion the blame for the problem of increasing misuse of force and generally offensive conduct by cops is improper supervision, i.e., bosses who want to be thought of as one of the guys and go well out of their way to avoid disciplining subordinates for excessive use of force and generally offensive conduct. This circumstance is the result of an increasing us vs them relationship perceived by many (most?) cops and the public they no longer serve but feel at odds with.
Having been around for nearly eighty years I've been able to observe many social changes take place. In my opinion this change in the very nature and substance of America's civilian police has come about as the direct consequence of the utterly counterproductive War On Drugs.
If anyone disagrees with that opinion I would welcome the opportunity to discuss it.