(September 24, 2016 at 7:49 pm)Thena323 Wrote:(September 24, 2016 at 5:16 pm)Drich Wrote: You are right. but...
If this were just a matter of race then black cops would not be shooting black suspects. However it is black officers who shoot blacks suspects are a far greater ratio than white cops.
I don't think police brutality is only a matter of race. Blacks are certainly more likely to experience a negative outcome as a result of an interaction with an officer presenting with an authoritarian personality, but others can and do find themselves at the receiving end of police misconduct. Anyone with a lick of sense should be seriously disturbed by some these stories. It could happen to them.
I agree 100%. I respect law and order but The Man (meaning government and authority) must be kept in check! It's a very slippery slope. I've seen first hand what happens (in other countries) when police and governmental authorities are given free reign to do or not do as they please. It's imperative that we prevent that from happening here in the US.
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