My Feelings about Police Brutality

I have been very outspoken against the militarization of the police and the more aggressive police training of late however most must agree that the vast majority of police officers are good people with a very difficult job.
You cannot paint all police with the same brush and regarding police brutality, it depends on the case. In the Ferguson case, the "victim" made a lot of bad decisions that ended with him being shot and the grand jury (with african american members) found insufficient evidence to indict the police officer. On the other hand, the case in NY where 3 police tackled that guy for selling cigarettes and choking him to death was clear cut brutality and the officer who choked him SHOULD be charged.
Everyone needs to remember that this holiday season if someone is breaking into your home or is following you and you are scared, who are you going to call ??? That's right these same maligned police will come and help you---we should never forget that.

My Thoughts on Why there are Mass Shootings in the US

Due to horrible abuses of the past and the cost, states all closed down the long term mental health care facilities in this country except those for the criminally insane which are quasi prisons. The problem is what happens to those who need long term mental health care ??
Most end up homeless on the streets or in jail. Ever wonder why 50+ years ago there were as many guns as now but there were NEVER mass shootings---why ??
Fifty years ago these people (mostly paranoid schizophrenics) were in long term care and were no longer a danger to themselves or others. Look into the history of the shooters and you will see in almost every case someone who has been in and out of mental health facilities and the doctors have said that they are a danger to themselves and others but there is no where to send them for long term care. So they give them drugs and send them on their way. The person stops taking the drugs, becomes psychotic and plans and commits a mass shooting. THAT'S the cause of these things and society is paying the price one way or another.