I worked in law enforcement for around 14 years or so, but not as an officer. It seems that most departments do have psychological screening as part of the hiring process (or at least should). And I'd say that most cops I worked with were good, upstanding people.
That being said, I really do cringe whenever I read a story like this about a cop shooting an unarmed teenager or otherwise abusing power. Those people need to be weeded out of the police force. I've seen cops get fired for less, so I don't know how they could say that this shooting is justified, unless we're not hearing the whole story. To be fair, the story written on that blog is biased against the cop, so I'd like to see both sides of the story before making up my mind. Regardless, deadly force is only authorized when facing an armed assailant, so I can't grasp how this could be construed as justifiable.
That being said, I really do cringe whenever I read a story like this about a cop shooting an unarmed teenager or otherwise abusing power. Those people need to be weeded out of the police force. I've seen cops get fired for less, so I don't know how they could say that this shooting is justified, unless we're not hearing the whole story. To be fair, the story written on that blog is biased against the cop, so I'd like to see both sides of the story before making up my mind. Regardless, deadly force is only authorized when facing an armed assailant, so I can't grasp how this could be construed as justifiable.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
