Pure Damned Stupidity!

Anybody who really wants to “abolish the cops” because a few of them exceeded their authority while attempting to enforce the law is STUPID! When a baby dirties his diapers, you change the DIAPER, not the baby. When you bathe a baby, you remove the baby from the bath water BEFORE you throw it away. When a “bad cop” does something stupid, you get rid of THAT COP, not the whole police department, and especially not the very concept of policing. Yes, some cops exceed their authority. They sometimes even KILL somebody when they do. But that’s no excuse for doing away with the main defense we have against people who would victimize all of us, but for this “thin blue line.” Yes, they can’t be everywhere at once, and stop every crime from occurring. But the very fact that they’re there, to make as many criminals PAY when they commit a crime as they can, is a deterrent, Criminals know there is a good chance they will be caught when they commit that crime. Without the cops, there is NO CHANCE they will be caught, so they go out and commit as many crimes as they can. Yes, law-abiding people can then go out and get their own guns for self defense, in the absence of police protection. Then you DO get that “Wild West Atmosphere” the anti-gun fool crowd are so fond of describing, where everybody is shooting at each other and innocent people get caught in the crossfire. (Just common sense)