Yep. They don’t want to admit it, but in their minds, it breaks down like this:

I have already slammed my office door in the face of someone trying to tell me how hard it is to be a cop today. FUCK THAT NOISE.

oh no, my favorite is: x number of people died in Chicago this week! okay, but that has nothing to do with the people who we pay to “serve and protect” murdering people in cold blood, but thanks for helping me cut down my “friend” list.

Absolutely. My dad always used to say "Most people don't become cops to help people, if they want to help people they become firefighters and EMTs." Cops need to be better screened, and the Police academy needs to be longer and have more rigorous standards. De-escalation needs to be taught as the primary way that all…

“Then he shouldn’t be a fucking cop”
I think this is one of the more important things I’m getting from all these murders(aside from the inherent racism) . The ability to become a police officer needs to be a lot harder than it is now. Listening to the cop’s voice as he killed Castle you can just tell he could not…

I am a firm believer in fighting crazy with crazy. You wackjobs want to protect your precious right to have assault rifles? Here’s someone that died because he legally purchased a gun, legally acquired a concealled carry permit, informed the officer that he had the gun on his person, and was killed. That’s either a…

And yet belligerent white men prancing around with assault rifles don’t even merit a second glance from most cops.

3. The victim has a police record!

And, of course, carrying a licensed gun is totally legal under THE ALMIGHTY SECOND AMENDMENT which it appears all the same racist idiots are so protective of.

Apparently we here in the US have the world's most skittish cops, who are frightened of every twitch and shadow that they see. Here's an idea: if you are constantly afraid for your life, maybe being a cop isn't for you. Maybe you should try something a little more low key, like being a meter minder; empty cars rarely…

What just floors me- and it shouldn’t, I should be used to it, but it does, is that there are two instant reactions I see from a certain group of people whenever these tragedies happen:

I saw someone question why she wasn’t trying to put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding. As if the police wouldn’t have seen that as an attempt to reach for his gun and shot her too.

White man with legally obtained gun = citizen exercising his first amendment rights

Not to mention that these are clearly smart people that know these situations do not work in their favor. If you know the police have a history of shooting black people, and you just witnessed them shoot your boyfriend, you’re probably going to do your damndest to not be next. I really feel for her. She was brave, end…

I’ve already seen it said that they couple “must have been doing something illegal” because the girlfriend didn’t seem that upset that he got shot initially. Guess they’ve never heard of shock before.

No record, no mugshot, no criminal past, legally permitted weapon, complete cooperation, all on video.

Agreed. There are good people who are cops, but there are no cops that are good.

My mother taught me to respect cops, but to NEVER consider them my friend. Treat them as you would a wild animal:

Give them room,
Give them respect,
Move out of thier sensory range as soon as safely possible.

There are no good cops. There are plenty of good people who are cops. But on duty there are no good cops. They are built and designed to kill you if you are black/poor/POC. They do their job very well and like the radio guy says, they don’t speak up when their pals murder. There are no good cops.

So, because he didn’t comply immediately it’s cool that the cops pinned him then shot him?

Black Lives Matter.