It's a three page letter with a one sentence summary, political correctness has gone off the rails when it comes to policing (KTUL).

It's a three page letter with a one sentence summary. Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton states political correctness has gone off the rails when it comes to policing.

"I guarantee you, the good, hard working people in Tulsa want to be protected, they don't want the cop that shows up, that's scared to death to do his job, because he'll be prosecuted," he said.

And Walton points out the recent Betty Shelby case as yet another blow to the confidence of law enforcement.

"When the deadly force decision is made and an officer has to use that deadly force, it shouldn't come with an immediate thought of, 'Now, can I withstand the prosecution of that?'" he said.

Walton says the group We the People helps spur an atmosphere of officer apprehension.

"I think it's the most close-minded group of people that exist," Walton said.

"It's unfortunate that he would feel, as if, that we're part of the problem," said Marq Lewis.

From Lewis' perspective, they're simply seeking accountability.

"I think what has happened in the past is that police officers did not have accountability, now we have social media, we have body cameras, we have accountability of people [who] are also watching the police, they're policing the police," he said.

"If you want to get into survival mode as a police officer, you'll be a lot less proactive and the old policeman will tell the young policeman, 'Look junior, if you don't want to get sued, prosecuted and do anything, you hide and wait, and if they call you, go take care of it with the minimum amount of effort and you'll save us all a lot of problems,' and that's pathetic because that's when it's a good day to be a thug," Walton said.

"Any time organizations are holding elected officials accountable, they're always perceived as a problem," said Lewis.

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