I Support Law Enforcement

For the past few weeks we have been looking at law enforcement related news here in the blog, and a lot of that news has been negative. But I want to be very clear about something, I support our law enforcement officers 100%.

Are cops perfect? Of course not. And no one should expect them to be. But every single day, under the most difficult conditions, the police protect us from the bad guys. In other words, they do their job and they do it well. Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke makes it very clear: cops are not the problem.

The police aren’t the problem. The politicians and activists are. The police didn’t create the failed urban policies that have locked people into generational poverty. The police aren’t responsible for fatherless homes, failing schools and bad lifestyle choices.  And they sure as hell aren’t responsible for the lack of respect shown to police officers. It is this lack of respect for authority, fostered over decades by the progressive left and its fear the police narrative that is the real problem.

Now, I don't think that we should totally ignore the rhetoric from the left. We can't change the mindset of those who oppose the police if we ignore their concerns... even when those concerns are based on misinformation and unjustified assumptions. Dr. David Thomas, a senior research fellow at the National Police Foundation has written a very cogent article on why Law Enforcement Must Regain the Public’s Trust.

So, if we look at a report that appears critical of the police, or of a law enforcement policy, remember that this does not, and should not, reflect on the credibility and professionalism of law enforcement in general. An article in Odyssey stated: We Need To Respect Law Enforcement Again And Here's Why --  "officers are willing to risk their lives for the sake of others and for their community. We need to trust, appreciate and respect police officers again. Every morning, they put on that uniform and hug their families before heading out the door, they know in the back of their heads that there’s a possibility of not coming back home that night. They risk their lives every day and go out of their way to protect strangers. And how do we repay or thank them? By rioting, putting their lives in danger, badmouthing them and disrespecting them and their profession. Instead of bashing them, we need to respect them and “have their backs” again like how it used to be. They need our support as much as we need theirs. They are the people we call whenever an emergency happens and they are always there to help us. They are the people who protect us in horrifying situations. Whether people like to admit it or not, we need our police officers and life without them protecting us is unfathomable."