Current Trends

In America today we have seen a current trend that is both unnerving and unsettling.

We have rules in place in society for everyone's safety. When people feel they above the law and rules we have issues.

There have been many times in the past few years we have seen this:

2013 we had the start of this trend (while more may have been around this is the the one that starts the ice burg for me)

Sanford, Florida

George Zimmerman

When George Zimmerman volunteered to be a community neighborhood watch member in the CAP program i am sure he was told his duties were nothing more then observe and report. No CAP program allows their civilians to ride in the cars with hand guns. Yet Mr. Zimmerman being a better then everyone an above the law did just that. Despite being told not to pursue the man in question he did so anyways even leaving his vehicle that offered safety and protection from possible attack.

By doing this he caused many issues for him self and others.

Next major issue is:

Ferguson, Missouri

An officer responds to a 911 call that a store had been robbed. As he approaches a possible suspect the man charges him. Rather high or just feeling he out sized the officer he felt he was allowed to do this. Micheal Brown paid for that choice with his life. His parents of course say their son was a gentle giant and would not hurt a fly. Yet, his arrest record says other wise. Instead race batters used inaccurate accounts of information to ruin the lives of the officer and his family.

Next we have

Baltimore, Maryland

where Freddie grey was picked up and arrested put in a city police van to be transported and upon being in the van rather he threw him self into the side of the van when it stopped or the officer had to slam the breaks. We have seen things get out of hand. Do we know why the police had to stop suddenly? No we do not. Could it have been to avoid a wreck, not hit someone jay walking?  Do i agree the man should have been secured better yes.

Most recently we have
South Carolina

A high school student is told to leave the room she refuses. The SRO (School Resource Officer)  was asked to assist. Yet the video we got is the slam that occurred.  The young women refused to leave when the officer tried to get close she kicked and kneed him. This is called assaulting an officer. At the high school level the student should have known better.


Here are the issues.

• Disrespect for authority
• blatant disregard for the law and rules
• the belief they are above the law
• Self entitlement
• Lack of consequences
• Lack of priorities    

By firing an officer of a 15 second video for defending him self and the teacher. You have sent the message to students that its okay to disrespect your teacher and authority figures. The student had assaulted an officer disrupted the class room and encouraged the officer to use more force then normally would have taken to solve this.

The normal force to solve this with a student who is not combative would be looking at them and saying " Come with me, Please". The bs of all cops needing Verbal Judo is non sense. I have taken Verbal Judo and ill tell you if a person wants to be combative and escalate the issue they will no words will work.

As a start we need to ensure the kids that are being raised have to be accountable for their actions or in actions. Quit giving free passes. IF you hit a cop your in trouble you dont do your work your grade suffers.
Parents need to quit assuming the world needs to raise their kids and raise them.