In today's world, we see high level jobs that have an immense amount of responsibility and risk. These jobs tend to be much harder to get into because the results could be disastrous if the responsibility is placed in the wrong hands. Pilots, doctors, and engineers, are all examples of these kind of jobs where the public severely scrutinizes every little decision or lack thereof. To become a professional pilot usually takes roughly six years of training and preparation, sometimes ten years in other fields of that matter. Doctors on average have a rigorous eight years before they are officially put in the actual field. Engineers usually have the same amount of schooling as doctors and pilots.
Then there are policemen who also have a great deal of responsibility, "to whom much is given much is required." A lot is required of police officers because they are given a huge, and at times burdensome task, of keeping people safe. Pilots, engineers, doctors, and policemen have to be able to make split second decisions, and it must be right decision. An important question remains with policeman today: Are they getting the proper training, and who is over seeing them besides the chief of police and government? For example, the FAA oversees aviation and no one else. If we can get an agency or institution that only regulates law enforcement, then we will be much better off as a nation instead of leaving it to the government that has enough to deal with as it is. The level of training and increase of knowledge would greatly help our officers in the heat of battle. COPS does an outstanding job but in order for us to reach the next level it needs to be a separate entity by itself and more.
Another question that society, especially the African American Community, holds deeply is the fact that a lot of white officers are not used to the culture of African Americans. Can this be controlled in any way? Geography definitely plays a huge role in demographics of citizens, and ultimately the way we see things as a society. For example let's look at gun control. To someone who grows up in a countryside family who is used to hunting and shooting for pleasure, is more likely to be against gun control because of his or her environment. However if someone from Compton, California saw a gun or even heard shots fired, the interpretation is a lot different than someone who grew up on the countryside hunting on a regular basis. Your location has a huge deal to play with the perception you have of yourself and others. With law enforcement and white officers, could it be that most associate with only their race? So when the situation calls for a white officer to deal with an African American or vice versa we simply don't know how to cope? This is a very interesting and entertaining concept.
