Protect and Serve??

   We all remember the sad day that Bart police, Johannes Mehserle, shot and killed Oscar Grant at the Bart station. The killing of Grant was justified by Mehserle mistaking his gun for his taser gun. Meshserle did not serve the time he deserved. Now that he is out of jail a new case is being brought upon him. Kenneth Carrethers is accusing Mehserle and four other officers of police brutality. Two months before the fatal killing of Grant, on November 8, 2008, Carrethers was beaten for criticizing the officers. Carrethers said the officers were being lazy and were incompetent and the officers responded by tripping him and jumping him. In my opinion, officers are over using their authority. The purposes of police officers are to protect and serve, not beat first and ask questions later. I’m sure officers are taught different ways to restrain a person, so there is no reason for 5 officers to handle a man with no weapon. Police are spreading fear rather than keeping people and neighborhoods safe. If words or opinions trigger violence and anger in you, then you don’t need to be a police officer of any kind. Last time I checked, police are not allowed to touch you unless they are threatened. There are plenty of cases of police brutality, but sadly they are dropped because of the government support police officers receive. The people don’t even think to call the police first in a time of need; they have lost our trust and respect. Lately the news is filled with police vs. people violence. If this keeps up there will be a war within our cities. We the people are upset and have the right to be! Our tax money is being used against us; police officers are not living up to their duties. The police bleed just like we do, and if this continues, they will bleed like we do!