Before we write off the most recent mass killings of police officers as the individual work of one violent miscreant (or even a few violent miscreants, counting those who aided and abetted after the fact) or the failure of “cracks in the justice system,” we need to take the kind of connect-the-dots examination of patterns of violence that we have learned to do with terrorism. No one expects to find a conspiracy, but a perfect storm of social factors might be identifiable. We cannot afford to miss the patterns if they exist.

Cops have a tough job to do. Most cops I know are out there trying to do the right thing. Dealing with uncertainty and the complex nature of conflict and violence is going to bring up some emotional response on all sides in the aftermath of a violent confrontation involving police responses where excessive force is alleged to have been used or  on our side of the equation when a cop or cops are murdered. my gut tells me we need to bridge the gap of us and them and start educating the community on what it is we truly do and what are motives truly are. I know and most cops know our motives are to help people, yes that correct to HELP PEOPLE! Where in the hell has that truth been lost in the eyes of those we serve? Lost in our eyes? How do we bridge that gap? It is to important not to!

Stay Oriented!

Fred

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