Mr Khan said:
Also, if it's not supposed to be an easy job, pay them more. Then there's more job satisfaction, frankly better applicants, and less cause to act like an asshole if you're happier with your lot in life. I am not anti-police at the end of the day, but a lot about their environment needs to be changed, and they'll become better people for it.
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I totally agree with this. Cops are not paid good salaries or trained as they should. One of the big problems when Cleveland was hemorrhaging money, they cut the police and fire fighters. Now you have Police on the street for longer hours, unhappy and uncaring about their community. Incidents like the one I mentioned actually more often than it should.
When all is said and done, people like to make this case about black and white but really it’s about how we see law enforcement and how they can be better prepared to not only safeguard their lives but also the people they are to protect. I say pay police more but also make becoming a police officer more stringent. Give them better tools so they do not have to only use deadly force. I definitely would have liked for Mike Brown to have had a second chance. To see where he was going and to have the opportunity to change it around. I would like for the Police office to not have on his conscience killing a kid. Maybe if he has another option or choice ready at hand, this whole incident would be different..