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When looking at the major police brutality cases over the past few years you will notice that there is a disproportionate amount of force used by police relativ
by 40acres 7y ago
When looking at the major police brutality cases over the past few years you will notice that there is a disproportionate amount of force used by police relative to the threat.
Eric Garner was accused of selling illegal cigarettes, was this a crime? Yes. Should he been put in a choke hold and held down by multiple officers despite being clearly subdued and repeatedly saying that he could not breathe? No. Sandra Bland was killed over a parking ticket. Recently, in Phoenix, a young family was threaten horribly because the daughter "shoplifted" a doll without the parents knowledge.
There is a clear pattern of disproportionate force used in relation to the actual activity being prosecuted.
- JudgeWapner 7y agoThe cases you cited aren't harassment, they are brutality and excessive force. I'm asking how minor infractions should be enforced, if at all, so that they are simply enforcement and not harassment.
- locopati 7y agoHow about NYC's stop-and-frisk policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop-and-frisk_in_New_York_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop-and-frisk_in_New_York_Cit...