06-08-2017, 06:42 PM
(06-08-2017, 12:56 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: we've gotten to the point where blacks do not trust cops, are already on edge in a traffic stop, and the officers take a more dominant/authoritative tone, thinking it necessary to control the event.
We do need training to de-escalate the tension.
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I don't think that is a new development. I think cell phones and media have exacerbated the issue. There are bad cops. Corrupt cops. And many cops that make mistakes. It's a tiny percentage, and I choose not to use a few dozen, or even hundreds of events to indict a profession making 10M arrests a year.
I think it mostly comes down to gangs and drugs. But I haven't heard of a good solution there that doesn't make me very weary of opening pandora's box.
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