Thug Love isn't Police Reform

Public safety is in a dangerous state of flux. Departments are told, by pro crime activists, limitation lobby lawyers and federal judges, that felony suspects now enjoy limited diplomatic immunity. Under these rules of engagement, the subject must be addressed in genteel terms, lest his feelings be hurt. This also helps camera phone footage look less infuriating to addicted cop haters awaiting viral video injection. Officers must respond to resisting arrest in a deescalated manner, regardless of injury inflicted. Should the felony subject die during the conflict he initiated, departments weigh whether to charge the officer to head off violent protests and ritual rioting. Often, the chief solemnly meets with the dead felony subject’s mother, as if her son were an honored war hero.