What's the deal with motor vehicle violations?

Upon further consideration and after suffering through more of these shooting videos I have to agree that the police probably need to have a gun immediately available. I sure wouldn't go into some of those situations without one.

quote:

---

While the rate of police officers officially charged with murder is only 1.06% higher than the current general population murder rate, if excessive force complaints involving fatalities were prosecuted as murder the murder rate for law enforcement officers would exceed the general population murder rate by 472%.

---

Page not found – Unlawful ShieldIf we got out of the war on drugs business we could eliminate about half of the criminals with a stroke of the pen.Something else to consider is that US police forces generate about $6.2 billion/yr in revenue from speeding tickets.

It is based on the premise that adding your own gun improves your odds of defending yourself against someone who is shooting at you. If someone is shooting at you then you either fight back, run away or hide. Those are your options. I am not sure that I want my police force to run away and hide when confronted with a violent person nor is it fair to expect them to confront gunfire with anything less effective.The police need the authority and ability to contain any violent situation that they may encounter and the problems only arise at the level of the individual when they abuse or exceed their authority. So more screening, more training and more accountability. Requiring a degree in anything would be a good start.