Originally Posted By: Rob Roy
You need to do your homework being a cop is not anywhere near as dangerous as you believe . I thought the officers worked for the citizens and by definition are accountable to the citizens? They are not atonomus entities. I meet traditionally every six months with the King County Sheriff as a part of my communities organization. We have met every 45 days recently due to a spike in property crime. their response is we need more money to hire more officers even though crime is down and the size of the police force has quadrupled in the past 20 years. Citizens have a huge role in how the officers are trained and expected to react with their comunities. I was shocked to hear how little training they undergo to be put into the field and how little they receive over time. If an officer is shooting an unarmed shoplifter or is even putting himself into position have to use deadly force against said , something is wrong. Take police off the pedestal treat them like every other profession and hold them accountable. Since 911 cops and firemen have become gods. Great PR campaign sucks for freedom.


It's really easy to arm chair quarterback a situation from an emotional point of view, as you continue to do. Your idea of the proper response to being Assaulted by a blunt object with no other officers on scene is obviously not in agreement with mine or the officers legal right to defend himself. You take no position on the threatening behavior of the offenders while stating that Police are accountable to the citizens and blatantly state the job is not dangerous, even when the statistics are contrary to your position. It's great you are engaged in your community, but you again are in disagreement with the department. You do not state any reason for the expanded size of the dept. such as population growth, enhanced documentation, higher priorities and new criminal enterprises that cut into staffing hours.