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 dragonwriter on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @03:27PM (#23618993)

> I mean, you can't bring a body in with a zillion bullet holes and tell the coroner it was suicide.

Well, no, because “zillion” isn't a number.

But with actual numbers of bullet holes, yes, history shows that happens. And that the inconsistent injuries either get convenient explanations, or are left off the report as if they didn't happen. Now, when these things get additional public scrutiny, it's an embarrassment, but that usually hasn't happened, which is why there is a culture of impunity.

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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by jeffdavis on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @03:56PM (#23619416)

If you don't trust numbers from the washington post and the FBI, I'm not sure how we can expect to have a productive conversation.

That isn't to say that coverups don't happen, and numbers aren't occasionally wrong or manipulated. But how far off do you think these numbers really are?

And do you expect these numbers are manipulated even in areas with black chiefs of police, attorneys general, and distict attorneys?

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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by dlp211 on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @04:20PM (#23619695)

Those numbers can be seen as the minimum, the same way the reported number of COVID related deaths are the minimum. The actual numbers are all but guaranteed to be more.

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