I Am Pretty Sure of This...

[ScreamingMeemie]

My teenaged son is no "perfect little angel." Of this, I'm sure. I adore him, of course, and he has an engaging personality (I'm biased) and tends to draw people to him... but, I get the occasional phone call from a teacher, and he has the same quickfire temper that his father had as a teen. I am also sure he does a bit of the stuff that many teenagers do when out with their friends...the things that make parents worry and sometimes cringe.

That tiny background given, of this I am pretty sure:

I am pretty sure he can jaywalk with a friend and not be stopped for it
I am pretty sure he could even make a possibly stupid decision (because that is what teenagers do) and not be shot 12 times for it.
I am pretty sure that, if he was shot 12 times for it, a police officer probably would not be celebrating his wedding and getting off scot free... while the country sighed in sympathy around him.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure.

[MineralMan]

1. I'm pretty sure you're right.

And that's a damned shame, frankly. Every parent should be able to say the same.

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. Agreed.

It is absolutely reprehensible.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I could not agree more!

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Said this before

There are people who should never never be allowed the privilege of being a Police Officer. The Phyic evaluation exams need to be updated to prevent the possibility of the Darin Wilson persons from ever wearing a badge or being associated with any authoritative position period. Ask this question.was he a bullied kid in High School and now he has a badge and gun,he now is the bully? Reason I ask is I know a evaluator for a major PD and this came from her. Her PD never had a complaint of any of her personnel being out of line. Her famous statement was,hire great people with great skill sets and continue to build their skill sets.

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. I think intensive psych evals coupled with officer body cams

would end this.

The wrong people are signing up to become cops down here in TX...many times.

[uppityperson]

5. k&r

[Odin2005]

7. A white kid would have gotten community service for what Mike Brown did.

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. I am going to be honest here...

... in my little corner of Houston, because he's white and plays football, I doubt he would get even community service. More likely, the cop would have driven him home and had a "boys will be boys" discussion with me on the front porch.

A few years ago, the starting QB got busted for possession... nothing happened.

[R B Garr]

8. K&R

Great post.