My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how NYPD impunity works

Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by GaryNumanVevo on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @12:20PM (#23616030)

How familiar are you with the bail and plea bargain system? Police regularly get no punishments for murdering civilians, as they are trained to give the "I was fearing for my life" line in courts.

Whereas if I'm a Black individual, especially in a poor area that's over policed, I won't be able to pay for bail, and won't be able to afford a good lawyer if I'm pinned for murder. Over 90% of cases are settled by plea bargains, where the defendant will take a guilty sentence if it results in less jail time.

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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by tartoran on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @01:03PM (#23616795)

If people only knew how many cases are closed with incarcerating innocent people who were at the wrong time in the wrong place ... And being black qualifies them to be guilty. It’s so sad, it’s not only police but a whole system form police to prosecutors to judges... We need reform!!

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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by GaryNumanVevo on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @03:12PM (#23618757)

Definitely, it's also why seeing "data-driven policing" makes my spider sense go off, since the "data" in this case has been tainted by decades of racist policing and policy.

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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by tartoran on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @06:25PM (#23621145)

Just listened to Gary Numan’s you posted on your profile and that sent me on a streak of Gary Numan on youtube, it’s so good..

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