Weapons Don't Kill People, People Kill People

     After initially seeing what the post was about, I shook my head, threw up my arms and yelled "no way!" because I simply did not have an opinion about the police vs. black people debate currently going on. I understand that an abundance of people all over the world are outraged by these events, but as unwholesome as it might sound, I just didn't want to get wound up about the death of yet another person. Luckily, the post wasn't asking my opinion, because if it did, it would look like this:

No Opinion.

     If I were on a consulting committee for a police force, I would fire all the trigger-happy idiots right then and there. If your own life is not in danger, killing another human being is unforgivable. Improved training would be provided as well as rules that you would only be able to carry a gun in certain circumstances. Obviously if you're planning on staking out a drug bust, things might get messy, but when walking the streets of your city and a teen engages you who is clearly not a threat, it is not necessary to pull out your gun. All police would have to attend regular psychiatric session to ensure that their mental health is in check at all times. That kind of pressure can weight on you. Any instances that would arise would have you immediately removed from the police force as well as fair trial in court on how many years in jail you should serve. You can't accidentally kill someone. A life is a life.

     My opinion doesn't stem from the events currently engaging everyone else around the America. There has been too many times where I've personally seen police in our city feel uncontrollably entitled to behaving like a jerk (for a lack of a better word) because they wear a uniform. Doing your job and being obnoxious are two different things. Someone like me should not be treated like a criminal in the streets of an average day.