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 wccrawford on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @02:00PM (#23617710)

I think it's further exacerbated by the fact that the whole point of police is to protect people, so when they do the opposite, it's much, much worse.

Others have pointed out that it's about a 9:1 ratio of civilian killings to police killings, which is an absolutely appalling ratio, made even worse by the fact that there are far fewer police than civilians.

But something I have seen here yet occurs to me after typing that: Cops protect each other over everything else, so if you're the victim of a cop, you literally have nobody to turn to for justice.

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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by AnthonyMouse on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @02:19PM (#23618007)

> Others have pointed out that it's about a 9:1 ratio of civilian killings to police killings, which is an absolutely appalling ratio

It' important to note that it's about a 10:1 ratio of civilian murders to police killings. Murder is by definition wrongful killing, but some significant majority of police shootings are a legitimate use of force.

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