Thread by @JenH0821

@RoArquette I'm retired police officer. The police that AREN'T racist, are the majority of police officers in the United States, and are busy doing their jobs lawfully, with integrity, and without passion or prejudice. There are literally on average 240 million 911 calls answered each year

@RoArquette and those videos you see about police officers violating their oaths, use of excessive force, violating policies, and laws are the exception, not the rule. In my state alone recently, there have been many examples on video of the heroism, community service, law use of force that

@RoArquette have not been share, gone viral by those perpetuating the narrative that all police are racist, or complicit with racism and abuse of their authority. I personally called out and stopped white and BLACĶ officers who were either actively abusing their authority, violating search

@RoArquette and seizure laws, etc. In the use of force category, there were cases in Georgia that showed video of a "routine traffic stop" going awry and ending with the occupant opening fire on 3 police officers who were injured, and that video didn't show that example. Another routine

@RoArquette resulted in a police officer narrowly missing losing his life when the driver concealed his movements to use his right hand to shoot through a window, who was wanted and dangerous. There are over 350 million guns in the hands of criminals and law abiding citizens alike. Police

@RoArquette have to use caution in every citizen encounter to prepare for the possibility those routine encouters may end up deadly for the public and officer. Compared to 240 million 911 calls there is a false narrative that every police officer is racist, socio pathic or psychotic.