You mention Sean Bell. Cops attempted to question him while looking for something pertaining to their job as police officers and instead of offering his ID as requested, he put the car in drive and rammed the cop. Other officers opened fire. Race was not an issue, but the attempted murder of a cop was. Some officers were indicted but later acquitted after all the additional evidence surfaced.
Tht's a lie. Stop repeating the police version of these stories because police lie all the time. Rce id hve smething t d with it becuse whites hve shot police, rammed police and fought police and live. Police usually get acquitted, and if you don't think the police departments aren't going to the evidence to protect themselves, you're crazy, so let's stop pretending this means they were innocent.
And I'm not even going to begin talking about the swiss chees defense Darren Wilson got away with.
I suppose Walter Scott tried to take that taser when he got shot in the back, and that because he was running unarmed, he should have been shot.
I guess Philando Castile was committing a crime. or Alton Sterling, or Samuel DuBose, or Casey Goodwin, or, or, or.......
And of course Derek Chauvin didn't kill George Floyd.
From the Department of Justice: “84% of police officers have stated in a recent survey that they have directly witnessed a fellow officer using more force than was necessary.” “52% of police officers report that it is not unusual for law enforcement officials to turn a blind eye to the improper conduct of other officers.” “61% of police officers state they do not always report serious abuse that has been directly observed by fellow officers.” 43% of police offers agree with this sentiment: “Always following the rules is not compatible with the need to get their job done.”
Action Legal Group, The Alarming Statistics of Police Misconduct and Brutality,
Law enforcement work is a difficult and life-threatening job, with extremely high levels of stress. The majority of police officers are honest and committed to upholding the civil rights and liberties as guaranteed by the supreme law of the United States – the United States Constitution. The...
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