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> they didn't even flinched or complained or even frowned upon that brand of unprovoked abuse I have seen dozens if not over a hundred videos of the police act
by slg 6y ago
> they didn't even flinched or complained or even frowned upon that brand of unprovoked abuse
I have seen dozens if not over a hundred videos of the police acting inappropriately over the last few days. I have only seen a single video in which any of them were stopped or reprimanded by another cop and that one "good cop" was a woman of color. If this inappropriate behavior is done by such a small percentage of the police force and is frowned on by all the other good cops, why is there so little evidence of police policing themselves?
- lawnchair_larry 6y agoHave you seen dozens or hundreds of videos of civilians acting inappropriately? If a “woman of color” was seen starting a fire, would you be comfortable saying things like “black women start fires”? I sure hope not. Even if you had dozens of examples, it would still be wrong to make such a statement.
- slg 6y ago>Have you seen dozens or hundreds of videos of civilians acting inappropriately? Yes. I have also seen countless videos in which civilians were reprimanded by other citizens for acting inappropriately. They are trying to police themselves. Why can't the police police themselves? >If a “woman of color” was seen starting a fire, would you be comfortable saying things like “black women start fires”? I sure hope not. Even if you had dozens of examples, it would still be wrong to make such a statement. I don't know what you are trying to insinuate with this comment. I was not making any blanket statements about anyone beyond the general group of "police".
- lawnchair_larry 6y agoI was not making any blanket statements about anyone beyond the general group of "police". Yes, that was the point. Blanket statements don’t work in either case.
- slg 6y agoJoining the police is a choice. Being a woman of color is not a choice. Making a blanket statement about those two groups is therefore entirely different. My blanket statement about police was also framed as a question. I said I have seen very little evidence I was wrong. If you think I am wrong, you could try providing an answer to that question rather than attacking the question itself.
- ashtonkem 6y agoMeans of employment and racial characteristics are not the same thing. Only one is voluntary.
- thatguy0900 6y agoThe video of George that started all this has 4 cops in it. The 3 cops that allowed him to kneel on georg's neck for 7 minutes are not being charged with anything at all. The one female cop even remarks that George should be moved to be on his side, then when she's ignored, doesn't bring it up again. Why should they police each other when nothing happens when they dont
- selimthegrim 6y agoI thought they were all males and it was the rookie that said it