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1. Having fled the UN-constitutional state of Connecticut, and having lived 2 towns Fromm where this farm is, it is my experience that police will reflect the political climate they are working in.

   Cops in CT love to push their badge around and play GI Joe over the most miniscule things, yet, they don’t play those attitude games with gangs and criminals, they are essentially bullies with badges. My home state of Massachusetts is no different.

   I live in a “free” state now and the cops are a little different, they don’t feel the need to bully and act like a jack booted barney Fife, over something as ridiculous as this incident in CT.

2. We are seeing the rise and fall of civilizations at work. Been the norm since Adam and Eve fell and will continue until the Lord puts it right…

   Just a small tip from a retired deputy; if you can try to live in areas under the jurisdiction of a Sheriff not a Police department. Sheriffs are elected, Police chiefs are appointed by city politicians and normally will be political animals themselves. Live as far away from leftist governments as you can, y’all know the cities and states I’m talking about. But ultimately in this fallen world our hope is in the Lord as we watch sinful man and the government agencies he staffs follow the path of Adam’s entropy over and over again.

   1. Amen and thank you for your great comment,come to think of it, I live in a town that has sheriff’s, not police like I was subjected to in Connecticut and Mass.
      that’s good advice, I will make sure to stay in an area where there are sheriff’s.

      Thank you for your service and may God bless you and yours.

3. As a retired LawMan, with over30 yrs. experience, I can tell you that ‘Officer Friendly’ has become extinct. Current Police Training is based on the concept that EVERYONE is a ‘Suspected Terrorist’, and is to be treated as such. How we have been treating citizens in ‘3rd world countries’ (undeveloped), has finally come home to roost.

   1. A retired deputy Sheriff with 30+ years here. I’d say that “extinct” is an exaggeration that helps nobody. I know both PDs and SDs that are currently serving with much better attitudes than you suggest have gone extinct. Are there badge heavy jerks? Of course but they’re not ruling the roost…yet.

      I’d suggest we all attempt to build friendly relationships with line staff instead of building self fulfilling bombastic attitudes I know more than a few LEOs that share much in common with y’all as preparing is a lesson most deal with daily. Let’s not sweep away potential allies with our broad brushes.

4. I am not a Cop, but work with them daily in the ER’s. Many Cops have become meaner, but so has the public. If you want to know what is wrong with our public servants, look at what is wrong with us (Americans). Self absorbed, often under the influence of drugs (legal or illegal makes no difference if you can’t face the world without your fix), and demanding first class everything for free.

5. I have observed many, many retiring from LE overwhelmingly pick states like Idaho and Montana as their choice to move.. A notable retiree is Mark Furman, who picked the sandpoint area.. my own local Sheriff retired after 25 yrs, he packed up and moved to ‘small town’ Idaho. An uncle who retired after 30 yrs from Tacoma PD hightailed it to ‘middle of nowhere’ Montana.
   My wife, who works for DOC insisted we buy a second home on land in ‘small hamlet’ Idaho, and many of her co-workers also are on the hunt for a place as well.

   There isnt much hope of reversing the current trend. In fact, it looks to me like the norm is doing your time, and bugging out to more people friendly areas of the Country. Many retired, Uniformed public servants know better than to live in areas of the Country where police and public are both suspicious of each other.

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