I was watching the news the other day.
A man shot because he ran away.
A routine traffic stop.
The guy got out, ran down an alley way.
The cop tazzed him but it did nothing.
The man continued to run...
The cop shot.
1
2
3
4
Over 5 shots.
To the back, the butt cheek.
This man was unarmed.
Yes he should not have ran,
But at the sAme time that cop should not have shot!
The man was no threat.
The cop now is facing murder charges.
They say that cops are supposed to serve and protect us.
But why is it when I see a cop on the road when I'm driving by,
I get this sudden urge to be perfect, to do nothing wrong.
I get scared because what if I'm just sitting there in my car,
And a cop decides he doesn't like how I'm stubborn, he doesn't like that I stand up form myself like I have the right!
What if my attitude isn't up to par, and then
Bang!
My life is over with the momentary flash of the bullet exiting the tip of the gun?
We're taught to treat them with respect, to act perfect.
To treat them as if they're above the law.
But then again...
Why do I feel as if every time I see them that I need to run, get as far away as possibel?
Out of sight
Out of mind.
So do they really serve and protect?