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“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

I also disagree with framing all police as “murder junkies”.

>>koolba+(OP)
I agree that we need to push back, but that can also be done politically.

Antagonizing a local police officer is a terrible idea unless you are wealthy and/or well-connected. Most are kind, but not all are, and antagonizing the wrong one can make your life hell.

(I also agree that the vast majority of police are not "murder junkies". But it's also not surprising that a handful of folks like that do join an organization that nearly always manages to protect their members from repercussions when they use lethal force.)

>>koolba+(OP)
They might not personally be "murder junkies" but through the "thin blue line", they almost all enable that behavior from their peers.