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Not to discount any of your experiences, but you're countering with something different than the point being made. The question is: of your experiences, which o
by feoren 3y ago
Not to discount any of your experiences, but you're countering with something different than the point being made. The question is: of your experiences, which ones would show up with footage on these YouTube channels? I'm willing to bet that every moment of someone being aggressive toward the cop would show up. Would him hitting on the girl show up? Would the questionable level of retaliatory force show up, especially if it had gotten out of hand? Would there be video of the (assuming) hours of questioning people handcuffed on a curb?
You came away with a nuanced and complicated view on policework, which is probably close to reality. Is that really the story these YouTube body-cam compilations tell?
- kkielhofner 3y agoVery good points and this goes back to my original comment. The problem with YT Channels is of course they're there to optimize views for their revenue. From what I can see that's why they tend to target two audiences in terms of their content: 1) Pro law enforcement - show the worst of "criminals" and the best of police. 2) Anti law enforcement - show the worst of police. Sadly there is plenty of content available for either and a viewer needs to make sure their content consumption diet includes both for a realistic view. Of course the YT algorithm is an element in this as well - if you want more of either it's more than happy to serve that up for you to further entrench your preconceived notions.