Posted on Sep 14, 2015
CPT Ahmed Faried
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This perspective comes from an Iraq War vet currently in a police academy. He is using a pseudonym to avoid retribution.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/14/how-i-m-taught-about-the-war-on-cops-at-my-police-academy.html?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning#
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SGT Darryl Allen
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Media outlets are in the business of making money. The war on cops is a story that sells. Easy math.
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COL Ted Mc
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SGT Darryl Allen - Spec; Bingo!

On a per capita basis a police officer has roughly 5,000 times higher likelihood of being killed in the line of duty than a "Black" has of being killed by a police officer.

Equally, a "Black" has (roughly) a 20 times greater chance of being killed by a "Black" than they do of being killed by a police officer.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/394489/new-data-its-still-about-black-black-crime-heather-mac-donald
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CPT Ahmed Faried
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COL Ted Mc - A "black" person. Otherwise it just reads weird Sir.
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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.
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If you are saying that these is a "war on police" or "policing is more dangerous than in the past" you better have some data to refute this chart.
You want dangerous? Go work in a mine!
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I am a man who believes that police should be held to the same standards as everyone else when they make mistakes or break the law. "Badges don't grant extra rights" if you will.

With that being said, I obey the law and cooperate with the police should I have to deal with them (traffic stop for instance).
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CPT Ahmed Faried
CPT Ahmed Faried
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I concur
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PO1 John Miller
PO1 John Miller
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CPT Ahmed Faried
I also have to say I'm not one of those douche bags who ask cops "Am I being detained or am I free to go?" if I'm being pulled over (though I haven't even been pulled over in 3 years).
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CPT Ahmed Faried
CPT Ahmed Faried
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I ask no questions. Keeps my hands on the steering wheel and hope its over quickly.
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PO1 John Miller
PO1 John Miller
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CPT Ahmed Faried
Me too! I give them my license and all the paperwork they ask for and just try to get out of there as fast as I can.
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