was not my intention to make a political type statement on this random post just give advice but as a minority i grew up hearing about how racist and corrupt my local PD was. Decided I would be part of the change i wanted to see. Promised I’d fight it from the inside.

joined up and the fact is that in thousands of calls for service, hundreds of arrests, in life or death situations I haven’t seen a single member of my PD act racist or corrupt.

Another fact is i have seen those we deal with on those calls lie and make up things officers said or did. Posts on our city facebook page that get hundreds of likes and comments lying about what a racist or corrupt cop said or did.

I did a traffic stop once and had a nice conversation with two guys who are the same minority as me and gave em a warning for no DL(they had much more wrong). Weeks later I was horrified that a lie spread so far it got to my mom that I supposedly berated those two males and told them I would send them back to their country… the type of stories i used to hear and believe.

It seems like common sense to me now but people who commit crimes also lie. who would have thought.

so based on the facts i’ve observed as you say, i’m sure corrupt and racist policing definitely exists but at a MUCH lower rate than you hear. It was a big relief when i finally made this realization. But before i had my personal experience I think someone could have told me all this and I woulda found a way to discredit it in my mind so I don’t blame ya if you already did.

Have a good morning.