Is anyone being healed by executing policemen?

LTC Paul Labrador - Thank you, thank you, thank you. Were in my question was anything about race? We need to start to see these issues as "criminals and police" there are good cops and bad as I have said so many times before on RP.

BTW - I agree with you on the Gardner case and I wrote about that here on RP.

So can we please take race out of these thread? <- not directed at you LTC Paul Labrador

I believe people are thrown off by the statistics which do show a strong correlation between being black and being shot by the police, it’s a mistake to believe that (in most cases) race is the cause. Poverty and a lack of opportunity is a major cause, gang and criminal activity in impoverished areas is a cause, race is sometimes a cause… however I believe that has become rare. I think it’s a good thing that people are protesting police not being held to as high a standard as they believe is appropriate, we should hold police to very high standards. At the same time we also need to acknowledge the heroism and sacrifices that police officers make on a daily basis. IMO, there is no disconnect between believing that some reform is needed within many police departments/agencies and that police officers deserve our gratitude and respect.

I find this to be sad, it isnt helping a damn thing.