The Brutality of Some Police

What the hell is going on in America with police?  I am still reeling over the incident where two police officers in Gwinnett County abused a young black man and did it while he was in handcuffs.  Imagine kicking someone in the head on pavement. While it wouldn’t have mattered if the man was black, white or of a different persuasion, the fact that this sort of treatment continues to happen, and happen especially to black men in this country in the face of ongoing controversy, speaks volumes of the disrespect that officers have for black men.

It boggles my mind that officers feel that their badges give them authority to hurt, strike or retaliate brutally against citizens who do not conform to their wishes.  Is it the training of the police academy, the chiefs or just plain ol’ stupidity of these cops? Plain and simple, these cops are criminals in uniform with a badge.  Nothing more, nothing less.

I must say that I applaud Police Chief Butch Ayers for his swift action in firing both of these officers and I use the term officers loosely, trust me.  Ayers said that McDonald later apologized, but there’s a joke about apologies like this one.  Some people feel that it’s better to do the wrong and then apologize later in the hope that it would be accepted and all will be well.  Wrong!!!  There’s an old story about the man who backed up his car in the driveway and ran over someone, then said he didn’t mean it, but the person was already dead. 

Were it not for the cell phone recording, this incident would have gone unnoticed, and recorded as just another black man justifiably mistreated and abused by cops for resisting arrest.

I have police officers in my family from way back when, so I am not against police.  I am just against  BAD police and police who do not adhere to the rules.

Until police departments stop covering up, making excuses and justifying this type of behavior, and until cops are fired and prosecuted, it will continue.

Thank you Chief Ayers for doing the right thing.