Dnewton3
Did you get any diversity training as a cop? If you don't mind me asking, why are you no longer a cop.
There are tons of rules and laws that allmost never get enforced. Its suspicions that they get enforced when a black woman is walking thru an upper middle class neighborhood in the south.
Those guys need to get diversity training. Its like they were going to push back and mess with her more because she was upset they stopped her. I'd be upset too. Fox news is making hay out of this, but I'd bet when most people see that interaction they say to themselves, what is the point here? What are these guys trying to accomplish?
We get 12 hours of State mandatory "in service" training at the beginning of each year. And we get continuing education in all manner of disciplines throughout the year. Minimum 24 hours required at our Sheriff's Office; I have 47 training hours logged so far this year. I am still an active duty Deputy.
Officers have discretion at the street level. Everyone should be thankful for that. It allows us to give warnings instead of citations, etc. FAR MORE people are the beneficiaries of a courtesy warning than ever get tickets, overall. However, when you commit a "crime" (as defined by state statues, you're at the edge of the envelope there. Some crimes actually MANDATE arrest, or the officer is both criminally and civilly liable for failing to do so!).
They gave her a verbal warning, rather than arresting her.
Just where is it, specifically, that you think they went off course and violated her rights?
Are you suggesting that they should have recognized her race and turned away, giving her a pass because she's black?
I have news for you. The did exactly what the general public expects them to do. They saw a crime, investigated it, reasoned it down to a sensible warning, and left. I guess you and I have a severe disconnect in what we think is normal and acceptable.
They don't need diversity training.