Back in the day there was more discipline in the home. The police enforced the law without fear of reprisals. Social media and general dumbassery that comes with it didn't exist. Actions had consequences more often than not. Parents looked out not only for their kids, but for other kids, and in small places like Oxford or other areas we grew up in around Mississippi, everyone knew everyone. If I was out in the street acting like a fool and someone who knew me saw it, they would beat my *** then take me home for my dad to beat my ***.
You can disagree and I respect your opinion to do so. But there's really no debate to be had about it.
Police enforcing the law without fear of reprisals? That still happens. The only difference is now there is more readily available video to show when police mishandle situations. They are now more readily caught on camera lying to citizens about a law, mishandling suspects in an unsafe manner, or outright overreacting to a situation which leads to injury.
About 1 minute and 9 seconds after Rios-Gonzalez was placed in the back, the train’s horn is heard for the first time in the distance.
www.wbtv.com
“She has a broken arm that she has had surgery on, nine broken ribs, a fractured sternum, broken teeth, injuries to her leg, back and head,” Wilkinson said.
The attorney for the family of Erik Cantu sent an update on the 17-year-old over the weekend saying he suffered injuries to his stomach, liver, diaphragm, lungs and arms.
www.ksat.com
“The bullets brutally tore through his stomach, liver, diaphragm, lungs and arms. Bullets from the two rounds grazed him deeply on other places of his body,” Powers said.
There are countless examples of these types of stories and without cameras, often times on the officers themselves, we wouldnt know what really happened and lies could easily be told to cover the tragic mistakes. This is exactly what used to happen in the golden days you so clearly miss. To be clear, I am not ripping on police here, even though I linked 2 recent egregious incidents. My BIL is a police officer and I hear how difficult it is and see the challenges they face.
The point is, there was danger 'back in the day'. There was senseless killing back then. There were mistakes like hit and run back then. There was drunk driving back then. When you were a kid there was murder and there were drugs- there was danger.
Oxford police said there was no argument, no fight, no in the street acting like a fool in this instance. Do you not realize there were hit and runs back when you were growing up?...because that is what the police say this was. A terrible hit and run, which has been around for more than a century.
Since I am soapboxing and your post was filled with so much cringe, allow me to take this moment to point out that when people long for how it used to be back in the 50s and 60s(or even 70s), they are white and almost always male. Its a funny thing to see, when you remember that context each time you hear someone long for that 'simpler time' or a better time.
Its a helluva rare day when a black person, or a woman, or someone who is gay, or someone with physical or mental disabilities longs for a time when it was proverbial open season for citizens and police to haze, bully, deny basic services, or sexually harass people like them.
^unpopular to point out, but not wrong.
