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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by thayne on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @07:06PM (#23621521)
On the contrary. Many of these actions are illegal, sometimes even unconstitutional. There may be other laws that make it difficult, or impossible to actually enforce laws against police brutality, but that doesn't change the fact that police officers are breaking the law.
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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by washadjeffmad on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @08:46PM (#23622522)
'Criminals' is better be read as enemies or threats. It's used as a catch-all term for people who would do you and your loved ones harm without remorse.

If the tables were turned and the police were no longer the servants of the white community, how might that look?

Patrol cars driving around suburbs at night blasting sirens then arresting people who came out to complain. Harassing middle class white dads mowing their lawns by telling them to stop and go inside, then escalating into one-sided physical altercations requiring reinforcements. Ticketing mom groups for loitering and trespassing for congregating to chat on sidewalks with baby strollers on front of their homes, or threatening them with CPS. Breaking into homes and shooting pets and family members of kids who brought home pot, or their neighbors if they show up at the wrong house.

Who would these people call to complain to if no one else cared? How would these communities look after years of being afraid? Of having to accept that their lives were forfeit and losing loved ones to the police was just a fact of life?

Unfortunately, we already know.

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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by mcny on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @03:50AM (#23625263)
I think we know the answer. Look at the response to the opioid crisis versus the “war on drugs”.
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Re:My family saw a police car hit a kid, then I learned how ... by mcv on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @08:34AM (#23627123)
Technically illegal but still legally protected. It's the hypocrisy of law enforcement.
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