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How familiar are you with the bail and plea bargain system? Police regularly get no punishments for murdering civilians, as they are trained to give the "I was
by GaryNumanVevo 6y ago
How familiar are you with the bail and plea bargain system?
Police regularly get no punishments for murdering civilians, as they are trained to give the "I was fearing for my life" line in courts.
Whereas if I'm a Black individual, especially in a poor area that's over policed, I won't be able to pay for bail, and won't be able to afford a good lawyer if I'm pinned for murder. Over 90% of cases are settled by plea bargains, where the defendant will take a guilty sentence if it results in less jail time.
- tartoran 6y agoIf people only knew how many cases are closed with incarcerating innocent people who were at the wrong time in the wrong place ... And being black qualifies them to be guilty. It’s so sad, it’s not only police but a whole system form police to prosecutors to judges... We need reform!!
- GaryNumanVevo 6y agoDefinitely, it's also why seeing "data-driven policing" makes my spider sense go off, since the "data" in this case has been tainted by decades of racist policing and policy.
- tartoran 6y agoJust listened to Gary Numan’s you posted on your profile and that sent me on a streak of Gary Numan on youtube, it’s so good..