Re:De-Escalation Keeps Protesters and Police Safer
by TulliusCicero on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @05:20AM
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That it happened in the first place? That black people are treated worse by police as the norm?
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Re:De-Escalation Keeps Protesters and Police Safer
by 0xBA5ED on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @05:23AM
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But "the police" didn't kill this specific person. A specific police officer did and he's in jail.
Re:De-Escalation Keeps Protesters and Police Safer
by TulliusCicero on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @05:31AM
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One officer did the killing, three others let him do so, as it was a slow killing. Four out of the four present were complicit; think about what that likely implies about the rest of the police force, statistically.
And they did it even as people yelled at them and were recording. How many more officers might do it if nobody was watching? That's the truly scary thought.
Re:De-Escalation Keeps Protesters and Police Safer
by badwolf on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @09:26AM
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Where were/are the rest of "the police" to denounce, arrest and charge, and update policies and practices to prevent this from happening... every. damn. day.
What do we have instead? 3 other "the police" standing by watching and not doing a thing. Being accessories to murder, that they would gladly arrest anyone else for doing the same. Followed by days of police brutality towards peaceful protesters, "the police" showing their itch to start shooting, throwing 'white power' signs and grinning, etc...
Come on.