This combo of images provided by the Memphis Police Department shows, from top row from left, officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, bottom row, from left, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. The five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop, records showed Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Memphis Police Department via AP) 
This combo of booking images provided by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office shows, from top row from left, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, bottom row from left, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. The five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop, records showed Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Shelby County Sheriff’s Office via AP) 
Memphis Police Director Cerelyn Davis speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Memphis, Tenn., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in advance of the release of police body cam video showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by Memphis police officers. Nichols later died as a result of the incident. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) 
Memphis Police Director Cerelyn Davis speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Memphis, Tenn., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in advance of the release of police body cam video showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by Memphis police officers. Nichols later died as a result of the incident. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) 
The image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols during a brutal attack by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died on Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. (City of Memphis via AP) 
The image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, by the City of Memphis, shows police officers talking after a brutal attack on Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died on Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. (City of Memphis via AP) 
FILE – This photo provided by the Nichols family shows Tyre Nichols, who had a passion for photography and was described by friends as joyful and lovable. Nichols was fatally beaten by police during a traffic stop in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 7, 2023. (Courtesy of the Nichols family via AP, File)
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Well, the activists have really improved things. Notice the one statement about how the people on top don’t listen to the little people down below. Notice that the recruiters knew exactly what was happening. It doesn’t help to have uninformed activists and legislators make up a bunch of rules that don’t address any of the real problems. Here in Colorado, the legislature continues to ignore that its police reform bill is badly flawed and has driven thousands of officers away. The Post just had an article where HB 217 (police reform bill) is mentioned as a cause for police recruiting problems. Yet, no police chiefs are standing up and the legislature, particularly Leslie Herron, continue to tout what a great thing they did. As a police instructor, I can no longer give new police trainees any clear guidance on the laws on use of force. So, we are not going to be putting the best people out on the street, but we are going to have officers with no clear guidance and the distinct possibility that they will be prosecuted if they do anything. The problems stated in this article apply here as well. Instead of having all college educated minority officers who are sensitive and caring, we will have people who just want the money.
The Attorney General and his politically correct consent decree for Aurora is no better. He simply played the race card to his advantage and set up a consent decree that is flawed in logic and intent. Until we have the courage to be honest about race and hold people accountable for their actions, the problems will get worse. As long as we keep going along with “the invincible fallacy”, the problems will get worse. Someone has to have the courage to say the emperor has no clothes. The little people who do the job have no voice.