Plenty of Politicians and Only a Few Leaders-No Excuse for Officers Getting Hurt!

Our nation needs new leaders that are willing to get off of their ideological pulpits and do what is right for our nation! We are not talking about the interconnected political hallways that come to define the have and have nots of our society. We are talking about the need for radical economic, social, and political reform that pushes us to the next level of functioning. The officers in this video are doing their jobs while the politicians rev up their rhetoric. If our leaders continue pointing fingers and engaging in destructive dialogue (Republican and Democratic) they run the risk of ripping our democracy in half. 

The officers in this video acted with honor and sought to protect the capitol building from an unrulily mob. They were unsupported by other local and national forces that could have been there in quick pace to help them maintain appropriate protection of the building and lawmakers. Seeing officers get hurt for doing their job is saddening and frightening. It is sending a message to people that our national purpose and very viability as a republic is being thrown into question. 

I'm not always in support of everything officers do as I have seen an officer commit crimes with immunity and at the same time I have seen officers stand up to do the right thing when it wasn't popular. As it relates to the capital situation, the officers were doing the right thing and the people were doing the wrong thing. Protesting is one thing but swarming the capital is another. I pray for the officers that were hurt in this demonstration and in may ways wish I could have been there to help them.

I thought about getting involved in politics but I'm increasingly concerned that we are experiencing leadership failures across the board. Politicians and statesman/woman should be focused on building a stronger country and pushing us to be better versions of ourselves through inclusivity, honesty, and evidence-based decision-making. We instead prefer to race to the bottom creating a politically dicey and toxic environment where "reasonable" candidates are blocked out thereby leaving the capitol to more fringe beliefs.

If I ever run for politics I will do so off of science and evidence based decision-making that respects the rights of a diverse society to develop their skills to improve our national competitiveness. While that reform may include making it easier to remove corrupt officers it will nevertheless seek to enhance the ability of police to function and support their communities. Police have an important purpose in keeping the peace and I respect those who want to serve their communities and country. Our politicians are great at pushing for their own ideological lines and demanding social adherence but they are terrible at seeing the bigger picture of the context of their words and how the environment is turning sour. 

If you wonder what my political leanings are, they are the same as they have been for a long time. I'm fiscally a Republican and socially a Democrat but first and foremost "An American".