In today's world, cops have the worst job. Not solely because they risk their lives to keep the public safe, but because of how they are always in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation. Take Officer Wilson for example, if anyone reaches for your gun in an assault, and that person is a suspect of crime, any officer would shoot him. Wilson shot him, like he would anyone in that situation, but because Brown was black, suddenly everyone cared. Those that fought for justice for Micheal Brown, what about other teenagers, not just white, that have been shot by cops? And those who weren't even assaulting officers? Or those who weren't criminals? Or how Officer Wilson had to resign and flee the state with his family? Where is the Justice in that? Cops don't go out with the intention of picking off minorities, but that's how people portray them for some stupid reason. If a white cop is in a crime ridden colored community, people will be in outrage for anything that cop does. And i'm sure that today, cops are hesitant to do their duty properly in colored communities. Cops are ridiculed for ANYTHING they do to a colored person, and they probably say to themselves "If I harm or arrest this man, what will the media or the community say? Do I want to get involved in this?" Are actions taken by cops any more or less necessary just because of skin color? No. So why isn't the shooting of a white teen under the same circumstances taken more seriously than a black teen? So I guess i'm just trying to say that cops have it real rough today, just because of race. It should be about the crime and the actions, not about skin color, but for some reason people always bring it up.
Yes, police do have really difficult jobs Bill.
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