I respect your opinion but it doesnt match mine.
I hold cops to a higher standard than the average Joe because of the responsibility level of their job, similar to doctors and politicians, they have jobs where their decisions have huge consequences in the lives of other people. So, yes I do scrutinize and question what they do. I watch a video and I make a judgement based on the video itself. It may only be a 6 second video but its all I have to make that judgement. If I have more evidence, then my opinion may change.
If you think about it, as much crap as I give cops, they still get by with more than the average person does.
Im a truckdriving instructor. If one of my students does something I dont like or doesnt do something I tell him to and I raise my voice, cuss at him or call him a name, theres a good chance I would lose my job. If I were to shove him or assault or even threaten him, I would definately without a doubt lose my job. All it would take is for me to grab one student by the arm once and Im out the door, no questions asked. Im willing to bet that most of us are in the same situation where we work. Try shoving a coworker or customer against their desk sometime and see what happens.
Now with that in mind, are cops really being scutinized any harder than anyone else? In comparison to most of us, they get by with much more. You say you give them the benefit of the doubt. Not me. They get no more privilege than anyone else, actually less in my book because when they screw up, the consequences can be disastrous for others.
