Thom Hartmann: Why the Epidemic Of Police Killings In America?

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Ron Hampton, former Executive Director of National Black Police Association (& a former D.C. police officer) / Board Member-Institute of the Black World joins Thom. Another day - and another video has surfaced of that appears to show an unarmed man with his hands up who was shot in front of his Texas home on Friday. 104 People were killed by police…just last month.

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[freedom fighter jh]

1. We Need Special Prosecutors

Prosecutors depend on police to support the cases they bring, so they go easy on them. Cops learn that the rules that govern their behavior don't get enforced, so they get more and more brazen.

The former officer said, "The rules and regulations around the use of deadly force seem to be blurred." Why? I'd bet those rules are still on the books, but they're not enforced, because prosecutors prosecutors won't bring cases against cops for fear of losing the support they need for the rest of their cases.

There need to be different people prosecuting cops, people who have nothing to lose by bringing cops to justice.