He did not throw them under the bus. He did, however, campaign on better police training and better relations with the community. They are public servants, not volunteers. They are our employees. And frankly, theirs is not the most dangerous job out there – certainly not by the percentages of on-job deaths. If their job is too hard on them, they should not be cops. If they can’t remember that they are there to serve and protect all citizens, not to be feared by the community at large, they should not be cops. I work with cops and have a good relationship with them, so I don’t judge all by the actions of a few bad apples, but some of these guys who let power go to their heads or refuse better training or protect the cops who break the law…they need to be fired. If they want to be effective and safer, they need to take some responsibility and remember who it is that they serve.
He did not throw them under the bus. He did, however, campaign on better police training and better relations with the community. They are public servants, not volunteers. They are our employees. And frankly, theirs is not the most dangerous job out there – certainly not by the percentages of on-job deaths. If their job is too hard on them, they should not be cops. If they can’t remember that they are there to serve and protect all citizens, not to be feared by the community at large, they should not be cops. I work with cops and have a good relationship with them, so I don’t judge all by the actions of a few bad apples, but some of these guys who let power go to their heads or refuse better training or protect the cops who break the law…they need to be fired. If they want to be effective and safer, they need to take some responsibility and remember who it is that they serve.