Policing

As a former Deputy Sheriff I am worried about the dissolution of civil order in America. From my point of view, it is wrong to blame the police when the problem goes much deeper than that. The police are just trying to do their job. And yes! They have made mistakes.

I think that society as a whole has broken down. We no longer have communities that care for each other and solve their own problems. We look to others to solve our problems for us. We do not take responsibioity for our own civil order. We are a divided society with no common goals and no cohesiveness. It's every one for themselves. And dog-eat-dog.

We all have problems. But, 3rd parties usually cannot fix them for us. 3rd parties have no vested interest in solving someone else's problems. But, there is strength in community. When a community stands together, they can solve their own problems. They don't need anyone else. No drug dealers, no shooters, and no corruption could survive if the community would only join together and want them gone. If we remain divided, the "bad guys" will always win.

I believe, that the rule of law is very important. Most police departments are organized as para-military organizations. I believe that such organizations are inherantly wrong. They inherantly become adversarial in nature. I think that the police should be our "neighbors, not our adversaries. I believe that the best way to get compliance with the law is though cooperation and understaning, not force.

Unfortunately, our existing government, the media and even the legal system itself seem to be trying to keep us divided and opposed to one another. Divided, we naturally become adversaries and more concerned about ourselve than others. Divided, "they" conquer and we become weak. United, we can achieve greatness and no corrupt government or criminal can withstand us.

As a prime example of how our society is divided, consider the "Black Lives Matter" movement. By its very nature, it emphasizes black lives instead of "all" lives. I believe that their approach is divisive and not constructive. We are all part of the human race and we all deserve to be treated fairly.