Our "New" Cops

"But what about the big blue cities? What is to become of them if they get rid of their police? Normal and sane folks will not venture into those cities. Major companies will leave. Pro sports will leave."

Before we built our house, we lived in Coon Rapids. We had some good neighbors who turned out to be good friends. One of my neighbors (Doug), had a great sense of humor. If ever someone did something exceedingly dumb, Doug would call that person (or refer to that person as), "stupid-o". I have not thought of that term for decades, but as of late with these initiatives to eliminate police (which are going on in so many big blue cities), it is on the tip of my tongue.

The biggest example of "stupid-o" that I have heard in my lifetime is to "re-imagine" policing, defund police forces, or simply disarm them. If any of the big blue cities any one of those things, the "new" cops will emerge. And who would that be? Grab a mirror and look deeply into it. There is your answer. Since police would no longer be around to enforce the laws, then the only remedy to counter law breakers - would be us. We would be going back to the 1800's in the wild, wild west. Only Wyatt Earp would not be there to help us.

Right now, even though no city has yet de-funded their police department, some cops are sensing the writing on the wall. Retirements are going through the roof. In NYC, retirements are up 49% over this time last year. Cops want out, and fast. I mean, who wouldn't? In big blue cities, you get little to respect from the citizens, and the mayors and city councils think you are rogue. What we have seen in the riots this past month, is just how small cops are in the eyes of the big city citizens. To go out every day, and then put your life on the line for these ungrateful socialists? No thanks.

As more and more cops retire or quit, that leaves only us to guard and protect ourselves. I have seen signs that some protesters have carried during the recent riots which are chilling. They refer to today as being the new Haiti. In Haiti, during the period of 1802-1804, there was an all out race war. White against black. At first, the whites were trying to kill off all the blacks. But the black won the war, and the price of defeat for the remaining whites was to be slaughtered by the blacks. It was a horrible time in Haiti history - it was a horrible time in world history. For anyone in modern day America to be carrying signs which relate to that dreadful time, makes my blood run cold.

Where in the world will this end? Fighting a pandemic as well as each other, is a perfect storm for misery. Now more than ever, we need our police forces. Where I live, our Sheriff and his deputies are our friends as well as our protectors. They are revered. There is no way on this green earth that we would EVER think about getting rid of them. Ever. 

But what about the big blue cities? What is to become of them if they get rid of their police? Normal and sane folks will not venture into those cities. Major companies will leave. Pro sports will leave. All that will remain will be the war lords, who can do what they want, to whomever they want. The Utopian vision of socialism will quickly devolve into survival of the fittest, or the most heavily armed. Like what is going on in Chicago these days? Get used to it. It is coming to a big blue city near you.