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Re:Mapping Police Violence
by chrisseaton on Monday June 01, 2020 @06:07AM
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> Criminals SHOULD fear the police
You've left out a word there, haven't you? 'Violence'.
They should fear being arrested with minimum possible force, but they shouldn't fear extrajudicial violence.
Criminals should fear justice.
The police is NOT the judge and jury. The police responsibility is to bring someone, alive, in front of a judge, with proof of wrongdoing.
It is called separation of duties.
> Criminals SHOULD fear the police, they are the ones committing crimes
There are crimes and crimes. We are talking here about a man being deliberately, painfully and slowly executed for 9 minutes, in front of a crowd, whereas crying for his life...
...for the crime of trying to scam 20 dollars!
Is this the value of your life if you are a jobless black man in US?. $20?
Sorry but this is inexcusable
ALLEGEDLY trying to scam $20.
Its certainly also never the police's role to decide who is guilty. For all those police knew, at the time of arrest, it was Mr. Floyd who was the victim of a false accusation.