Both Ways

What does it mean when the Dallas Police Chief says:

"We don’t feel much support most days. Let’s not make today most days. Please. We need your support to be able to protect you from men like these who carried out this tragic, tragic event.”

What kind of support? Moral support? Why would you need moral support when you get paid to do this job, when you chose to do this PROfession over others?


And should locals not trained in emergencies be assisting you during tragic events? They don't know what to do and ignorance during emergencies would undoubtedly make things worse. I stayed at a holiday inn express last night but you really don't want me performing your emergency vasectomy.

No, what the chief is de facto referring to is that he and the police department don't feel liked by the community.


I do not doubt that it is hard to do your job when you don't feel liked. I do not doubt it is hard to do your job when people are apathetic to your job duties.

What does being liked, disliked, or even ignored have to do with completing your job duties?   

In the end, after all the emotions calm and the news cycle plays it out, doesn't it go both ways?

So Dallas Police Chief David Brown, I ask you, don't you think it goes both ways?

Do you think, David, that the citizens of Ferguson could have been "liked" by their Police Department?

https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/ferguson_police_department_report.pdf

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FERGUSON LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON GENERATING REVENUE

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FERGUSON LAW ENFORCE MENT PRACTICES VIOLATE THE LAW AND UNDERMINE COMMUNITY TRUST, ESPECIALLY AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS

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FPD Engages in a Pattern of Unconstitutional Stops and Arrests in Violation of the Fourth Amendment

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FPD Engages in a Pattern of First Amendment Violations

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FPD Engages in a Pattern of Excessive Force in Violation of the Fourth Amendment

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Ferguson Law Enforcement Practices Disproportionately Harm Ferguson’s African-American Residents and Are Driven in Part by Racial Bias

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Ferguson’s Law Enforcement Actions Impose a Disparate Impact on African Americans that Violates Federal Law

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Ferguson’s Law Enforcement Practices Are Motivated in Part byDiscriminatory Intent in Violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and Other Federal Laws

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Ferguson Law Enforcement Practices Erode Community Trust, Especially Among Ferguson’s African-American Residents, and Make Policing Less Effective, More Difficult, and Less Safe

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Ferguson’s Unlawful Police and Court Practices Have Led to Distrust and Resentment Among Many in Ferguson

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FPD’s Exercise of Discretion, Even When Lawful, Often Undermines Community Trust and Public Safety

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FPD’s Failure to Respond to Complaints of Officer Misconduct Further Erodes Community Trust

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FPD’s Lack of Community Engagement Increases the Likelihood of Discriminatory Policing and Damages Public Trust

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