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Final thoughts: My thoughts are if you have any concerns about how situations are being handled in your local community, find a cop-ride-along program or go to the station yourself. Form a group. It's very easy to do this.

My particular county has a lunch with a cop program (I forget exactly what it is called) where the sheriff and other local officials sit and eat with local civilians. There are plenty of outreach programs across the country.

There's just no excuse to believe everything you read on the internet and to automatically assume your concerns will go ignored. Our government issues cannot be solved through Twitter or Facebook. Reach out to your local politicians and get involved. I am involved with the local rescue community and I always encourage people to attend primaries and rallies and get involved in what is happening in their local area.

If you're expecting the police to adopt a stronger culture of self-accountability, it has to be both ways.