The same fundamental principle missing in the military of developing nations is what’s missing in US law enforcement!

I cannot see any situation in which the Army would take over government in the UK. Why? because they have a basic, fundamental understanding of their purpose. In recent weeks, with the incessant strike actions in the UK, we have seen the army drafted in to help and when we have national emergencies, you see the army show up to help. The principle of the purpose of the military is very clear and the leadership of our military are never in doubt about that. Unfortunately, in developing countries, with coup d’etat as commonplace as early morning tea, that fundamental principle was either never instilled or poorly instilled. They probably mean well when they intervene, but the fact is that such a situation simply shouldn’t arise. The military should never step in to govern or attempt to do so; not even for a day! Any intervention (in those developing nations) if deemed as the only option, should always be followed by an immediate (same day) installation of a caretaker government ahead of a prompt election.

With the police in the USA, a very similar, basic fundamental is missing: the police should not manhandle their employer i.e. the public. It just shouldn’t happen! Race, affluence, location should have nothing to do with it. There is the police and there’s the rest of the population. One is there to serve the other. It really is that basic! One should never disrespect the other. They are each there because of the other! When you watch videos such as the latest one released this week, of a chap – now deceased – in the US, Tyre Nichols I think his name is, the questions are brutally fundamental. We may not be perfect here in the UK, but I simply cannot see a situation where someone who is not suspected for armed robbery or a violent crime, suddenly finds himself surrounded by that many cops. What are they doing there???? If assuming he was stopped by one police car for traffic violation and was not cooperating, he is only one guy! no sight of a weapon – as they had already dragged him out of his car – so, why cannot one or a maximum of two cops stay to tackle the situation? Surely they must have some standard procedure??? 1 x unarmed guy, move on, leave the two cops on the scene to tackle it, even if he struggles and they spend a bit of time sorting it – he would still be alive today!

It seems that in the US, driving is a cardinal sin or perhaps the most risky thing to do, as it appears driving offences is just a pretext for their cops to stop you and from that moment you are stopped, anything can happen. The manner in which they dragged the fellow out of his car say it all. In what job on earth, would an employee approach the employer in that manner? It is such a fundamental flaw in US law enforcement. Members of the public are the employer! If/when they err and find themselves on the wrong side of the law, YES, they should face consequences, but these extra-judicial killings in America by those employed to serve & protect, is absolutely unacceptable. But when people make statements such as “defund the police”, instead of a review of the fundamental issues, we fixate on the slogan and waste valuable time castigating the slogan, instead of dealing with the issues. The locos in American politics will shortly come out with their usual deflection…

How such barbarism can continue unchecked, in a supposedly ‘developed’ is just mind-boggling!!!