Let me clarify.

I believe that the vast majority of peace officers are good people, doing their best to protect and defend the people who pay their salaries.

But when there is a bad apple, that individual is treated differently than anyone else, especially when it comes to excessive force. And excessive force is becoming more and more prevalent in recent years.

The recent incidents around the Austin area include a student who was tased in a high school, collapsed backward onto the concrete floor, and was badly brain-damaged after suffering an eggshell fracture to his skull. The security video showed he was trying to calm the situation and posed no threat to the officer. Another was the death of a woman who was shot after she came to the door during a police response to a domestic call in which she was first described as being armed and then no weapon was found anywhere in the house.

At what point do we draw the line?

I’m not going all dudebro here, but when did we lose sight of the fact that the police are our employees and not free agents?