Minneapolis Abolish Police

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

You not having a horse in this race has everything to do with what I said.

What are the liberals doing in your country? Oh, I see, holding police accountable without the necessity of protest/riot.

You should shaduppauface.

I have no idea what u are going on about. All i did was ask a simple question...

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Interesting that you should play that particular video.

Not once did he address the instances (recorded and put online) of NYPD officers stepping over the line and assaulting peaceful protestors.

Yes, there's no excuse for rioting or looting, and those who participate in these activities should be prosecuted.

But there's also no excuse for cops pepper spraying peaceful protesters, knocking down old men, assaulting people with no provocation, and carrying on like low rent gestapo.

There are plenty of good cops out there, but they, and their reputations, will be tarnished so long as those who do break the rules are not prosecuted or, if they are, get off despite overwhelming evidence.

Most police have good intentions. I don't think all their reputations should be tarnished based on the actions of a few.
The police in questioned have been charged so we'll just have to wait and see now

It isn't about cops.  It's about cop culture. Once you fetishize and militarize the police, they come to see their primary function as keeping ALL people - not just criminals - in order This necessarily evolves into brutality, which fosters the culture in which courts protect cops and cops protect their own.

An excellent example of how cops now view themselves is this (thanks to Brian37 for the link).  The relevant bit starts at 3:36.





When cops use force against people for talking - not rioting, not looting, not blocking traffic, just talking - it's painfully obvious that the current problems are not individual police, but the way the police and the public view law enforcement in general.

Firing, arresting, charging, and (hopefully) convicting bad cops is all well and good as far as it goes, but it isn't going to fix the problem.

Boru