Police apologists say police exist to protect us and to protect our rights. In reality, cops are legally allowed to lie to you and trick you into giving up your rights. They want you to spill your guts, and even if you’re innocent of whatever they’re asking about or just acting as a witness to a crime you’re not suspected of, if you mention something illegal you might have done, you will be in trouble. If you unintentionally contradict your testimony, you could be in trouble. They’re not there to protect your rights.

Police have no duty to protect you either. That is the decision of the Supreme Court in DeShaney vs. Winnebago and Town of Castle Rock vs. Gonzales. The incident in Uvalde and other mass shootings demonstrate that quite clearly. They’ll let a shooter kill your children before they do anything to stop him.

The alternative to hiring something done is to do it yourself. If we are going to end socialist-funded police services, a good percentage of Americans, both men and women have to be trained and armed. The young man in Indiana has demonstrated that to be a realistic plan. We need to get to know our neighbors and be willing to help each other.

Trusting government to do what we should be doing has made us weak. God forgive us and help us to not partake in the sins of socialism: covetousness and theft.