I knew exactly what legacy was attempting to show and I think he is right to do so. Sometimes this board seems to become almost anti-LEO.
In my 40 years on this earth I have come into contact with LEOs many many times and by far the majority of those contacts have been either a LEO performing his professional duty (hey, I do have a lead foot) or I have even formed a good relationship with the officer (for example, in the course of performing my job as a manager). Like most people, I have also encountered that rude, condescending, or even inept officer as well. They are far and away the minority of my contacts though.
When you post an article about the bad encounters you have with a LEO, or an article about a LEO abusing their authority in some way, keep in mind the vast majority of LEOs are people attempting to do a hard job for little pay that the majority of us wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole (I know I wouldn't ... I couldn't deal with that element of society on a regular basis).
Also, at least in my personal experience, the majority of the police who interact with the public on a daily basis are pro-second amendment and want people to accept responsibility for their own protection. They are just as aware as we are that the civilian is the one responsible for his or her own protection in a violent encounter with a criminal. It is rare for me to meet an officer who thinks civilians should be disarmed.
Not trying to preach here, but if we want LEOs to be on our side as an organization, I think we need to recognize that while there are bad LEOs, just like there are bad teachers, lawyers, doctors, etc, the majority of them are good people, and could be encouraged to be on our side in the battle to regain the rights we have been legislated out of.
Just my two cents. YMMV.
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