Bad Boys II

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(05-11-2018, 09:55 PM)GMDino Wrote: Dang...I keep forgetting black people have to prove they weren't being "out of control".  Like the two guys at Starbucks, who (maybe) were (obviously) being rude so they HAD to call the cops.  And then, despite the videos, must have done something to get arrested and jailed for eight hours.  We'll just assume the person who called the police couldn't be racist...I mean it would be so hard to imagine.  Just like Starbucks.

Considering today's climate, I would be very surprised to find your average citizen, let alone police officer, that openly racist that they would call the cops on a couple of black people who weren't doing anything. Or that the cops would also be so openly racist that they would have no problem geting unnecessarily physical.

However, I do tend to believe the best in humanity so maybe that's just me.

(05-11-2018, 09:55 PM)GMDino Wrote: But then I hold police to a higher standard.  One that many more seem to be unable to uphold.

You hold the police to an IMPOSSIBLE standard. Not every situation is de-escaltable. Sometimes, police HAVE to get physical. Sure, sometimes they do so when they didn't have to, but just because they get physical it doens't mean they were in the wrong or did so because they're racist.