My View on Law Enforcement

Before you come to the conclusion that I hate law enforcement let me make something clear. I support the cops and proudly wear my Back The Blue wristband. A few friends of mine are officers. What I have a problem with are officers and detectives who become calloused and complacent when it comes to homicides and missing persons cases. What pisses me off is how they prioritize cases solely based on race or the background of the victim.  I believe that some of these officers have forgotten about the oath they swore when they first joined the force. When did they lose their dedication and integrity? Is it about their salary? Is it discrimination? Only they know that. If a detective or officer becomes this way, they need to pick another line of work. Its bad when it takes civilians to investigate these cases.

I understand that if they run out of leads they must work on a "hot" case, but when a detective becomes judgmental because of a persons standing in the community, that detective needs to be replaced by an officer that still has integrity and dedication to the job. There are good detectives and officers out there. 

Here in Texas and Im sure in other southern states there is the "good ol boy" system. This is where good officers will cover for the bad officers because they wear the same badge. Well this has got to stop. This is not the 60s or 70s anymore. Citizens deserve equal protection under the law, regardless of their past or standing in the community. No more picking and choosing which case to work on because of that person's status in the community, or their political connections or even how much money that they have in the bank. The missing hooker should not be put at the bottom of the pile so they can investigate the missing affluent person from the ritzy part of town. No, not acceptable. You take an oath to serve and protect, you educated yourself on laws and penal codes and criminal procedure, those laws are not supposed to be discriminating or enforced only when its convenient. 

Anyway, just my opinion folks.