Agree that the organization BLM is corrupt and irrelevant while the slogan has made the issue more visible, but is still not leading to measurable reductions in police brutality generally or against blacks specifically.that I am aware.
The United States leads the developed world in the number of police caused.homicides. It also leads by f…
Agree that the organization BLM is corrupt and irrelevant while the slogan has made the issue more visible, but is still not leading to measurable reductions in police brutality generally or against blacks specifically.that I am aware.
The United States leads the developed world in the number of police caused.homicides. It also leads by far in the number of privately owned guns in circulation--about 400 million for a country of 330 million.
Coincidence? I don’t think so. Yes there are bad cops. Yes there are racist cops. But even the good cops are terrified that everyone is carrying a hot piece. Cops react by becoming militarized and paranoid and in many cases gangsterfied. Not so in most other parts of the world.
So I blame the sick gun culture here and the worm politicians who enable it.
"but is still not leading to measurable reductions in police brutality generally or against blacks specifically.that I am aware."
It's worse than that. It's led to measurable *increases*. Or let's be fair and say that while BLM has been active there's been a measurable increase. I don't know if there's a causal relationship there. Guns are definitely a huge part of the equation. But as we saw in the case of Tyre Nichols or George Floyd or Tony Timpa, they aren't the only factor.
Yes you are right. It’s not the whole picture. There is just this brutality that some cops exhibit with clearly unarmed people. Among both black and white and Asian and Latino cops towards people of all races.
I wonder what other members of law enforcement have to say when they hear about such things. Sure, there will be the cohort that just blindly defends them—the thin blue line and all that. But not all. I happen to know a couple of retired cops who are awesome people. Clearly other cops would have an inside perspective on how the dehumanization starts. Anyone know of explanations from other cops?
Agree that the organization BLM is corrupt and irrelevant while the slogan has made the issue more visible, but is still not leading to measurable reductions in police brutality generally or against blacks specifically.that I am aware.
The United States leads the developed world in the number of police caused.homicides. It also leads by far in the number of privately owned guns in circulation--about 400 million for a country of 330 million.
Coincidence? I don’t think so. Yes there are bad cops. Yes there are racist cops. But even the good cops are terrified that everyone is carrying a hot piece. Cops react by becoming militarized and paranoid and in many cases gangsterfied. Not so in most other parts of the world.
So I blame the sick gun culture here and the worm politicians who enable it.
"but is still not leading to measurable reductions in police brutality generally or against blacks specifically.that I am aware."
It's worse than that. It's led to measurable *increases*. Or let's be fair and say that while BLM has been active there's been a measurable increase. I don't know if there's a causal relationship there. Guns are definitely a huge part of the equation. But as we saw in the case of Tyre Nichols or George Floyd or Tony Timpa, they aren't the only factor.
Yes you are right. It’s not the whole picture. There is just this brutality that some cops exhibit with clearly unarmed people. Among both black and white and Asian and Latino cops towards people of all races.
I wonder what other members of law enforcement have to say when they hear about such things. Sure, there will be the cohort that just blindly defends them—the thin blue line and all that. But not all. I happen to know a couple of retired cops who are awesome people. Clearly other cops would have an inside perspective on how the dehumanization starts. Anyone know of explanations from other cops?