You're right, they do. The number of people willing to take the largest flat screen they can carry from the local Target, knowing full well they won't be prosecuted is small. But, the number of people willing to go to someone's house with the intent to murder the inhabitants, knowing full well the full weight of the government will come down on them ... well, that number is significantly smaller still.
I agree. And until that changes, not much else will. This incident isn't the first, and it won't be the last.
Here's the thing. 80% of people or more go their entire life without having a negative encounter with police. Of those who do have a negative encounter, some think that encounter will go well if they violently resist the police.
When you go "hands on" with a police officer the chances that something bad could happen to you increases significantly.
I wasn't there, I didn't see what happened. I trust the system will fully evaluate what happened and assign blame / punishment as appropriate.
While I respect your perspective; for those whose encounters with the enforcment arm of the government, it doesnt go quite so peacefully. While its amusing that you trust yourself, and those who issue you your orders, and sign your checks; the publics trust has been ever decreasing, as the enforcement arm has been steadily militarizing itself, and become more hostile with the public.
At the core of this issue is a vulgar display of power. Surrounded by fellow citizen whom handily outnumber those responsible for this man's death, with video rolling, and chins held high, with no attempt to hide their identity; they killed this guy. They also went home and slept in their own beds that night. Modern policing has evermore become societies Frankenstiens monster. Society created this, society allowed it to come to this. And its up to society to reign it in. Till it musters what it takes to do so... This will continue.
