The Blue Wall that went up, the unions that defended him, the wagons that were circled across the nation.

The cop screwed up and has yet to admit to his mistakes or offer an apology and the pro-police faction refuse to admit that he made mistakes and unlawfully arrested this man.

I'm pro-police, having family on the force makes me that way as I know what they deal with. I once wore the polyester with the ugly stripes down the legs and the tin on my chest and the collar brass and the gun. I've stood in formation with the black band on my badge as the tears streamed down my face.

Not all the criticism of the police in the threads over the last several days constitute police bashing. It is criticism of the cop for handling a situation so poorly because he let his emotions get the better of him. It is criticism of the brothers/sisters in blue that stand by him and defend his actions. While in LEO I complained about those who stood silent when they saw the abuses and I stood between the abusers and their victims. The behavior is allowed to continue because of the silence and the unwavering support of the cop just because he is a cop.

Standing up for the rights of a citizen is not police bashing. Police are supposed to be protecting the rights of the citizens, not violating them. Since cops take an oath, when they become a part of the Blue Wall and defend the cops that violate the rights of citizens, they violate their oaths. It reflects badly on the profession as can be seen in the posts that are characterized as "police bashing".

Try to keep things in their proper perspective, it may help keep the frustration level down.