I still struggle to have any sympathy for modern city cops...
I mean, I don't want to defend cops, because I feel kind of the same way but...#NotAll, and all that. That's a pretty broad brush.
What's important to keep in mind is cops are largely captured by the state. If they don't agree, they'll find work elsewhere. If they do agree, or are too big a bunch of cowardly fucks to leave, they'll stay and do their "duty."
If your state hates you...cops are 100% your enemy. If your state respects your rights (somewhat rare, but does happen), cops serve a valuable law enforcement role.
You also have to wonder what these cops are being told beforehand. We know the state lies, why wouldn't they lie to their cops? Tell them the COVID protests are super dangerous and then give them all the support they were refused during "The Summer of Love" and they'll be heavy handed for sure.
The ones who know, won't go, but they didn't stop everyone else did they?
The state lied to the cops as much as the hospitals. False documents, false evidence, false claims. They absolutely lied everywhere and then claimed it was absolute truth to get the political momentum for everyone to agree.
I had a friend who had a family member working in a hospital. The administration told the hospital staff to expect 30% of the state's peak number of patients within 3 days. They expected that thousands would be coming in. There was no change from what they currently had. They cancelled thousands of appointments and delayed treating lots of people, but every authoritative source they had claimed something that was observably false.
Why would cops think anything different? There were 500 Covid deaths in the county last week. "Of" Covid and "With" Covid still won't be figured out for 3 more years. Every hospital is reporting massive expected surges every week, regardless of how many people actually show up. The injections prevent you from getting Covid, every health agency agrees and your not a doctor. The state supreme court says that pulling people over without probable cause isn't a violation of the 4th amendment because the governor declared an emergency. The prosecutor said so. Every single gathering of 3 or more people is a "super spreader" event. This is known. It is a fact by any authority figure that exists, including your own union.
I mean, I don't want to defend cops, because I feel kind of the same way but...#NotAll, and all that. That's a pretty broad brush.
What's important to keep in mind is cops are largely captured by the state. If they don't agree, they'll find work elsewhere. If they do agree, or are too big a bunch of cowardly fucks to leave, they'll stay and do their "duty."
If your state hates you...cops are 100% your enemy. If your state respects your rights (somewhat rare, but does happen), cops serve a valuable law enforcement role.
Basically. Gay State = Gay Cops.
You also have to wonder what these cops are being told beforehand. We know the state lies, why wouldn't they lie to their cops? Tell them the COVID protests are super dangerous and then give them all the support they were refused during "The Summer of Love" and they'll be heavy handed for sure.
The ones who know, won't go, but they didn't stop everyone else did they?
The state lied to the cops as much as the hospitals. False documents, false evidence, false claims. They absolutely lied everywhere and then claimed it was absolute truth to get the political momentum for everyone to agree.
I had a friend who had a family member working in a hospital. The administration told the hospital staff to expect 30% of the state's peak number of patients within 3 days. They expected that thousands would be coming in. There was no change from what they currently had. They cancelled thousands of appointments and delayed treating lots of people, but every authoritative source they had claimed something that was observably false.
Why would cops think anything different? There were 500 Covid deaths in the county last week. "Of" Covid and "With" Covid still won't be figured out for 3 more years. Every hospital is reporting massive expected surges every week, regardless of how many people actually show up. The injections prevent you from getting Covid, every health agency agrees and your not a doctor. The state supreme court says that pulling people over without probable cause isn't a violation of the 4th amendment because the governor declared an emergency. The prosecutor said so. Every single gathering of 3 or more people is a "super spreader" event. This is known. It is a fact by any authority figure that exists, including your own union.
Why would you think anything different?