Quoted:Yeah.
I have a 4 and 6 year old.
What do you tell your kids after that happens to you and they witness it? How can you tell them with a straight face "you can trust the police"?
"Well cops are the good guys, except for the guys that wrongfully arrested and manhandled your dad, and some other ones are bad too, but not all of them, and you never know which ones are the good ones and which are the bad ones because they all wear the same uniform. You have rights, but be careful about exercising them or you might catch a cop on a bad day that wants to jam you up on a power trip. But if something bad happens to you call the police, they might help you, sometimes, if they show up. Or they might shoot our family dog."
I was with a friend when he had his CCW stolen out of his locked truck while we were at a bar after work (spare me the "always carry even when it's illegal" for a moment). Call the police, "someone will call you later to take a report, we don't have the manpower to send anyone out." Pass 3 police vehicles sitting on the shoulder looking for speeders on the drive home
. I guess writing speeding tickets is more important than doing anything about a stolen gun that will likely be used in additional crime and added to the "gun violence" statistics. He did get a call the next day, and never heard a thing about it again.
I realize recovering a stolen gun is unlikely, but it's fucking impossible if absolutely zero effort is put into it. It's almost like they want a bunch of stolen guns in the wild
As others have said, I used to have a lot of respect for the police. I'd give them the benefit of the doubt in murky situations. Now, not so much.