I wish somebody could tell me it isn?t true, but I?d swear that this current crop of Republicans who control the Legislature would return us all to the failed law enforcement policies of 50 years ago.
….During the 1960s and into the early 1970s, urban law enforcement leaders throughout the country eventually discovered that it was much wiser to let people in large crowds have their say as the First Amendment allows them to do, keep the crowds within controlled areas as best as possible, and go after only those who get out of control.