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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by blub on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @02:27PM (#23618122)
Unless one lives in Mexico, where the police assassinate people regularly, being terrified of the police - especially in Europe - doesn't fly as an excuse.

This is the fault of the media which is fishing for clicks and demonizing the police to the point that people are becoming paranoid.

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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by vidarh on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @02:55PM (#23618517)
Being afraid of being killed, sure. Being afraid of having your life messed with, on the other hand is very reasonable in a lot of European countries too.

Even Theresa May acknowledged in her very first speech as PM that there were problems with institutional racism in the Metropolitan Police for example.

And top Met officers have also talked about problems with racism [1] and warned about misuse of stop and search. Each little abuse of power adds to an environment of fear.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/14/former-top-m...

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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by tehwebguy on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @04:58PM (#23620168)
Police executing people in the streets with impunity is the reason, actually!
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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by colejohnson66 on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @06:10PM (#23621001)
This is whataboutism. Just because it’s more common in one area doesn’t mean we can’t worry about this one thing.
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