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No, America is not fucked. If these videos did not have impact then we would be fucked. That they are still so shocking shows that we haven't become police stat
by Shivetya 9y ago
No, America is not fucked. If these videos did not have impact then we would be fucked. That they are still so shocking shows that we haven't become police state dystopia that we see in fiction or sadly in parts of this world.
- jopsen 9y agothe number of cases dismissed doesn't alarm you? sure, it could be worse...
- smcl 9y agoThe general public can be as shocked as we like, but these things continue to happen and the police get away with it. That video shows a policeman taking immense pleasure in toying with and ultimately murdering someone, knowing he can do anything he likes because the system has his back. America may not be "fucked" yet, but I've no idea how you'll stop the slide into becoming a police state.
- always_good 9y agoHow exactly does being shocked move the needle on how many militarized power-tripping clowns there are on the police force? How's that going to change the incumbent culture of badge protection? Being shocked certainly hasn't stopped it from happening. So what's the secret? I'm shocked this time because I haven't seen footage so bad. But I won't be shocked the next time...
- tomalpha 9y agoNot OP, and not quite he same argument, but at least you’re still shocked. That might be cold comfort to the dead man, but it does suggest there could be a glimmer of hope. If everyone stops being shocked at things like this, it will have been completely normalized. As soon as you’re at the point where someone can say unchallenged something like “oh yeah, another black man’s been shot, who cares”, then perhaps there’s less hope. The US isn’t there yet is it?
- brohee 9y agoWhat impact did the video have? The murderer got acquitted...
- masklinn 9y ago> If these videos did not have impact They don't, the shooter of that video has just been acquitted.