How Far Society Has Fallen

Our post the other day about the Downtown Takeover where someone used a car as a push broom against a marked squad car was mostly to point out (A) how bad the disrespect has gotten and (B) how hesitant Police are in general to take action in the face of overt law breaking.

It's far worse than we thought: 

• Hey SCC. Thought you should know, there have been numerous reports and documented RDs pulled regarding officers, on duty, in uniform having guns pointed at them.
  
  Just the other night it happened in 003, POs had an offender in custody, car pulled up next to them and two offenders pointed guns at them and drove off.
  
  Couple weeks ago, same instance happened but no one was in custody. POs pulled a car over, offender pointed a gun at a PO and drove off. Probably 3 cases of similar accounts in southside districts within a month.
  
  This isn’t being spoken about and it seems it’s not being documented anywhere besides a case report and an overlooked AMC message. I don’t know if you want to classify this as officer safety, or maybe CWB can get wind of it since ya know, CPD has so many “excessive force complaints”. Having a gun pointed at you and you respond with nothing seems a bit odd. Stay frosty kids. 

Pointing a gun at Police used to be an invitation to being shot. But now?

Well, the in-car camera is pointed straight ahead. The body cam may or may not be running (depending on the situation) and....it's pointed straight ahead. We aren't about to advocate driving around with your pistol in your hand, but if you've ever tried to draw a pistol while seated in the tight quarters of a car, wearing a vest, it isn't getting out in a hurry. 

Tie that into the Department not allowing you to chase....you see where we're going with this.

Although you'd be 100% justified in lighting up someone who pulled up next to your squad car and pointed a gun at you, tactically, you're in a bad spot. The end result isn't anything you'd want to experience more than once. 

Solutions?