No doubt the pattern of abuse of power by law enforcement is blatantly obvious. These are not isolated cases, shit happens all day every day. The thread is called COPWATCH, if you want to post positive stories about law enforcement officers, this is an open forum, have at it. Buying a car seat however does not erase the endless and decades old cycles of abuse and violence that law enforcement has brought upon our communities. A good gesture does not erase the militarization of such agencies or the infringement upon the rights of the people, human, civil, or constitutionally. This is not a glass half full or half empty debate.
When did you vote in your community for cameras and microphones to be put up at intersections and various areas throughout the city? You didn't. You also didn't pass a law that said they couldn't. That is one of the fundamental issues why these agencies are growing more and more out of control- the people have zero oversight of their public services. It is going to take more than a few ACLU lawyers to attempt to push a few cases through the courts, it takes community involvement.