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> Maybe. I think abusing citizens guarantees that the police will be demonized. We're currently in a downward spiral and it's only fixable by changing the statu
by ceilingcorner 5y ago
> Maybe. I think abusing citizens guarantees that the police will be demonized. We're currently in a downward spiral and it's only fixable by changing the status of the police.
And where is the bottom of the spiral? When police are completely hated by everyone, everywhere? You'll only get the absolute worst people to be police officers, as I said in my initial comment.
> You're arguing with an imaginary person in your head, not me.
I'm arguing against the idea that demonizing the police is an effective tactic.
- Clubber 5y ago>I'm arguing against the idea that demonizing the police is an effective tactic. I don't think it's a tactic, I think it's a reaction. If some gang beats your ass or robs you, you aren't gonna go around saying how deep down they're really good at heart, or they were just having a bad day. Dude, people are having their lives ruined on a whim. It's not just the big stuff you see on the news, it's constant and in almost every department.
- ceilingcorner 5y ago> in almost every department. Source? Any statistics? You're telling me that every one of the 800,000 police officers in the United States is a gang member that beats citizens on a regular basis?
- Clubber 5y ago>You're telling me that every one of the 800,000 police officers in the United States is a gang member that beats citizens on a regular basis? Another bad faith argument. I said it happens in almost every department. Here's some videos captured all over the country of police willfully and knowingly violating people's civil rights. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc-0YpRpqgA5lPTpSQ5uo-Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc-0YpRpqgA5lPTpSQ5uo-Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMCSd9ZNL0nshOhXwtfIJBA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMCSd9ZNL0nshOhXwtfIJBA