Does it disturb the Military Veterans here on DU...

[TxVietVet]

7. Lots of cops are that way. Especially the hardcore nutjob cops.

They want to intimidate citizens by dressing up like warriors, carrying weapons for overkill then get so upset when someone fires back and kills a couple of them.

Personally, I'm prejudiced. I think cops are reich-wing wackos unless they prove themselves different. Don't get me wrong, most cops are decent. It's the idiots that get guns and badges that give the rest of them a bad name. Those folks need to be weeded out. I can remember when cops were the sons of cops and their claim to fame is their genes made them big.

I live in Podunk, Texas where cops can be a problem. First up, some counties pay them a wage where they have to draw on government assistance in order to live and take care of their families. Case in point, Liberty County, Texas. Then, if a wack job cop gets in trouble in his jurisdiction, he/she will resign and move on to the next job. The geographical cure for the incompetence problem, right? That's the way it works. So, many good cops have to deal with that small percentage of idiots with a badge, giving them a bad name and reputation.