Alan Ritchson, star of the popular Amazon show, Reacherclaims it is “very upsetting” that police officers can get away with killing someone “at any time” and are never held accountable for it.
The 41-year-old actor made accusations about lawless police officers in his book. interview and hollywood reporter Last week, he made a series of confessions about his extreme views.
Of course, the tough-guy actor has made his anti-cop feelings known in the past. In August 2020, he caused a stir by wearing a T-shirt calling for the arrest of the Kentucky State Police trooper who shot and killed Breonna Taylor in March of the same year.
Ritchson spoke about the Taylor shooting in an interview. reporter, calling it a “tragic incident.” But he continued to attack all police officers everywhere.
The star of the show, which is said to be popular with conservatives and military figures, said: “The fact that police get away with murder all the time, but we can’t actually hold them accountable for their wrongdoings… It makes me anxious.” .
Regarding police work, he said, “We need to fundamentally reform the way we do police work.”
“So you don’t have to spend as much time getting trained to be a hair stylist as you do to being a police officer with a deadly weapon. We want people to make mistakes in our facilities. “We need to make it very difficult for people to abuse their power or abuse their power,” he said.
The claim that hairdressers require a more rigorous training process than police officers is questionable. Potential police officers must: I pass by a lot Mental health evaluations, in-person interviews, and a long list of other requirements occur before a position is considered. After that, you have to go through a training course at the academy and, if you pass the training, go through a trial period.
Additionally, more police departments are increasing their standards to include university courses.
Mr. Ritchson made a number of other radical statements during his speech. reporter Interview too.
He called former President Donald Trump a “rapist,” implied that no Christian could vote for Trump, and criticized the Catholic Church as a haven for pedophiles.
He also admitted that as his acting career took off, he became so depressed that he attempted suicide.
“Being bipolar has wreaked havoc on my life many times. I would like to erase it if I could, but it’s a part of who I am and I should celebrate it a little, or at least accept it.” he said.
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