A Gun on a Police Officer’s Belt

Reminder I am not a cop, not authority

A Gun on a Police Officer’s Belt

What does it mean?

It means authority has the potential to take life when it sees fit.

If there is a crazed gun man in a mall, shooting up fellow citizens, that is a good thing – ability to stop swiftly matters.

If authority is corrupted, and likely is in some countries then a gun on a police officer’s belt might represent systemic oppression, losses that can’t be fully gauged or communicated.

Leaders, including World Leaders are authority, but they don’t walk into Peace talks with two revolvers and a cowboy hat. Less than ideal leverage factors into leaders capacity to communicate, extra leverage like guns at the table likely not ideal leverage out to facilitate greater peace.

Deterrence has value does not always equate to ideal comprehension of value it adds and subtracts.

I don’t want people messing with me, I don’t want people messing with others, I also don’t want people thinking I will go wild west on the place to stop the problems.

Deterrence, like a gun on the belt, or connections to authority might lead to perception of oppression. Perception of oppression influences decision makings like who people date, who people can make friends, what career paths people may pursue in their life does not feel like ideal American Dream – I want better for others.

Might be a good idea at times to turn up back off on people given unknowns, has the potential to disenfranchise the wrong fellow citizens without trying to. Authority that has gun on the belt might encourage people to not be close in proximity, further away is not always ideal support, ideal conversation inspired.

I want cops and authority to have friends, I want all people to have friends and be supported. I will say reminders of potential for death like seeing guns might lead to less feeling of open conversation.

Add in oppression, changing political climates people might get saddled with less than ideal burdens. Non-violent actions and movements, protests that don’t include violence might factor into less police with riot gear, less problems in advance is powerful hard to ideally turn up.

Friends growing up might get set on both sides in different ways, when I was younger I know I didn’t have full appreciation for complexities, can’t say I fully comprehend complexities now. Friends set against each other happens, gets turned up based on a lot of factors, more than just the friends interactions themselves. Blessed are the peacemakers, and desire to profit, make support sufficient in life, make gains, choose teams, choose sides might less than ideal that peace, equating to less blessings, and as I want others to be blessed trying to inspire better for the future seems apt.