[good samaritan]

I don't see the necessity for the police to be armed like military personnel. On the flip side I am sure that the demands on the police dept. may vary from city to city. I do think that it isn't fair to send out our officers with inadequate resources to defend themselves. If a gang in a city like Chicago is doing driveby's with full auto assault rifles it isn't fair to say that the local PD is to rely on side piece. This situation has two sides and most cases it is not racial.

I have never in my life had a problem with my local PD. I have been pulled over many times and have received traffic violations, but I haven't ever made an officer feel threatened and I think that is what is happening in most of the cases. When ever we feel threatened we sometimes become irrational. Officers should be screened and well trained to handle these situations without becoming irrational. There are going to bad apples in every bunch.