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No. People seem to think it is because of what they've seen online. There are plenty of interactions with police that are friendly or otherwise fine. And this i
by joshmn 8y ago
No. People seem to think it is because of what they've seen online. There are plenty of interactions with police that are friendly or otherwise fine. And this is coming from someone who has had plenty of interactions with them that were ultimately negative for myself.
- lovich 8y agoThe presence of issues is not the main problem. Even the best system is going to have bad actors slip in on occasion or mistakes happen. The problem is that even when an officer makes an egregious and documented violation of the law, on purpose, there is no expectation any more that they will face the same punishment that the rest of the population would face. It's a complete breakdown of the rule of law and leads to more and more disregard for the law, which is only going to be met with more authoritarian responses unless the police decide to actually apply the law to themselves as well.
- ikeyany 8y agoI love the number of white people chiming in, so damn sure others' perceptions must be overblown.