Venezuela is a nation rich with natural resources such as oil, gold, diamonds and other minerals. Yet, it is experiencing a crisis in which most people cannot find food or medicine.
The recent police shootings and the murder Thursday of five police officers put a spotlight on the troubled occupation of policing. Recent public perception of police has reached a 22-year low in the United States, with a 2015 poll showing that about only 52 percent have a "great deal" of confidence in the institution. Among those who do not share that confidence, the view of the police seems to have shifted from from those who "serve and protect" to those who "unnecessarily kill."
