Cops Charged With Brutality In Boot Camp

First we have the video of a 200 plus pound badge carrying brutal cop

Hand cuffing a disabled child because his mental disturbances he could not stop

Now the news out of a L.E.A.D. program just north of SLO

Warning signs in police training we still have a long way to go

Basic rule should be you do not brutalize kids

Humanity from the wearers of the badge never rid

A boot camp idea to a slide into crime by youth halt

But four cops with physical violence parents and citizens find fault

Being a cop is a job that almost requires the badge holder to try to become a saint

Somehow to keep your emotions in legal restraint

Arrested for physical abuse, bruises, abrasions and a broken hand

A program that maybe no how effective we must withstand

© August 6, 2015, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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