GOOD LORD.

I hope you can make a difference for the better. There are would-be “good” cops out there who don’t do the right thing in tough situations (like when one of their colleagues uses excessive force). If you can be an actual good one, you’ll be awesome.

I’ve decided to do it.
After procuring education to become a good officer, than becoming severely disillusioned because there is no accountability when PoC’s get shot, murdered...
After trying for 7 years to embrace my current position, with no promotions or even an implied desire by said employers that my continued…

Which, sadly, is the most likely reason for them being tried. Not because they shot an innocent person who posed no immediate danger, but because the disobeyed a direct order to stand down.

“Did what I had to do” - You were told to do nothing and didn’t follow orders. A big part of being in a tactical unit is being able to follow orders and not going rogue.

Very well said. They take a job that inherently involves putting themselves at risk on behalf of the community they serve, a responsibility and a risk that also accords them considerable power and authority. All too often we see cops assert that power and authority in order to avoid risk and responsibility. 

“I took this job to save lives and help people. I did what I had to do in a split second to accomplish that and hate to hear others paint me as something I’m not.”