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> The short answer is because cops defend cops, including bad cops. Show me a group that doesn't do this. In Seattle's 2020 cop-free zone CHOP/CHAZ, the self-
by haberman 4y ago
> The short answer is because cops defend cops, including bad cops.
Show me a group that doesn't do this.
In Seattle's 2020 cop-free zone CHOP/CHAZ, the self-appointed "security forces" killed an unarmed 16-year-old. It's all on video, and the statements made by the assailants in the aftermath are heinous. Plenty of people were there to see it, but nobody's talking, and at this point it looks like they'll probably never catch the killers.
I don't excuse or accept bad behavior by cops. But I can't call policing unethical by nature unless you can show me an alternative that is more ethical. Seattle got an experiment in the alternative, and it was not good.
- pseudalopex 4y agoPolice abolitionists talk about plans and years. The Seattle police abandoned a neighborhood when not asked and faked reports of armed terrorists.[1] The 16 year old was Antonio Mays. He drove a car through the occupied park and at a group of protesters. It's all on video? Not only parts of the aftermath? Where? [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/seattle-police-carried-improper-proud-boys-misinformation-effort-2020-rcna11147 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/seattle-police-carried-...
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- fundad 4y agoI bet they put out a statement that he succumbed to a medical emergency and every other public safety institution believed them right? Right!?
- haberman 4y agoTheir statement glorified the shooting and bragged of the "beautiful shot placement." https://web.archive.org/web/20200630012725/https://twitter.com/MaliceBD/status/1277554271966203904?s=21 https://web.archive.org/web/20200630012725/https://twitter.c...