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Re:To Make Police Accountable, End Qualified Immunity by Simulacra on Sunday May 31, 2020 @02:58PM (#23371723)
It is a little different, we don't have a history of socialism, communism, or violent dictatorships or monarchies.
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Re:To Make Police Accountable, End Qualified Immunity by thephyber on Sunday May 31, 2020 @03:15PM (#23371844)
Uhh what? The instigating event which founded our country was a monarchy.

I would argue that slaves and indigenous populations experienced a violent dictatorship.

I don't think it's actually too much to expect that our officers fix their own culture. I just think it won't happen because they have a toxic tradition of ignoring the cultural cues given by civilian leadership (except the ones that praise police forces no matter how bad they act).

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