Prosecutors alleged that when Grayson and his partner responded to Massey’s home, Grayson allowed her to move a pot of water heating on the stove, but as she set it on a counter, Grayson then “aggressively yelled” at Massey over the pot and pulled his 9mm pistol.
Massey then asked what the deputies were doing, to which Grayson responded, “Getting away from your hot, steaming water.”
“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” Massey said twice, according to the documents reviewed by NBC News.
Grayson responded, “I swear to God. I will shoot you right in your f------ face.”
When Grayson drew his service weapon and ordered her to drop the pot, she let go, then crouched below a line of cabinets, and declared “I’m sorry” before being shot in the face, prosecutors said.
Grayson did not render aid to Massey and discouraged his partner from getting his medical kit because he thought her injury was too severe, according to the court document filed in support of keeping Grayson in custody without bond.
I had considered joining the police here in the UK. The pay is okay, the pension is fantastic, and it felt like something you’d do to help people. For all the shit police get, when you’re in a horrible situation like a family member dying at home, or a violent break-in, having the police there to help pick the pieces up and guide you can be great.
The problem is that the reality of the job is endless paperwork, having hardly any training for the job that you do, having a public that (rightly) hates you, and you’re put in positions that you can’t really win.
IMO the police shouldn’t be defunded. They should get far more funding, in return for FAR more training. Their unions should be responsible for ensuring their members are fully trained and able to act on their training, leaving the role if they can’t. Those that can’t keep up should be retrained in other fields, like mental health work, the law, or social support.
But to answer your question, I think those that don’t join the police see the hypocrisy of joining a force that actively does the opposite of what you want the police to be. Those that do are ignorant to it, or apathetic to its presence (e.g. not all cops).
Defund the police generally means two things, first cut the police budget to essential police functions only, and second build a new agency in its place.
The problem is the entire cat and mouse model of policing. In that model, it’s nobody’s job to address the causes of crime. That’s where we should be spending money, not chasing people that already did a crime.
E: I don’t fully believe that all police agencies in America traced their lineage to slave patrols, as some modern thinkers say, but when they say that what they mean is that the cat and mouse model of policing in America arose from slave patrols. Defund police means to abandon catch and capture policing in favor of a model of prevention and protectection.
Obviously, essential police functions sometimes include sending armed men to capture dangerous bad guys. That function of policing will never go away.