Michchamp
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some statements I think we can all agree on:
1) racist cops exist
2) police using unjustified excessive force (i.e. resorting to lethal force even in situations where there is no physical threat) is way too frequent in this country
3) police using unjustified excessive force and getting away with it is wrong and should never happen
4) police lie to protect themselves as often as anyone else, which is pretty damn often
I think this one should also be obvious and agreed on, but I'm thinking people may disagree:
5) but for the widespread possession of camera phones, some of the recent police killings would have gone unreported or been buried by friendly testimony from other cops and covered up, because indeed, thats what started happening in each case before video was released
1) racist cops exist
2) police using unjustified excessive force (i.e. resorting to lethal force even in situations where there is no physical threat) is way too frequent in this country
3) police using unjustified excessive force and getting away with it is wrong and should never happen
4) police lie to protect themselves as often as anyone else, which is pretty damn often
I think this one should also be obvious and agreed on, but I'm thinking people may disagree:
5) but for the widespread possession of camera phones, some of the recent police killings would have gone unreported or been buried by friendly testimony from other cops and covered up, because indeed, thats what started happening in each case before video was released
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