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Showing Original Post only (View all)The Uncomfortable Reason Why it Came to This in Dallas Yesterday [View all]
I know, I know -- Red State. But if even Red State is saying this...
http://www.redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/07/08/uncomfortable-reason-came-dallas-yesterday/
And here is the important point and the point I have been trying to make with this excessively wordy post. The most important safety valve to prevent violence like we saw in Dallas last night is the belief that when officers do go off the rails, the legal system will punish them accordingly. If minority communities (and everyone else, for that matter) believed that, resort to reprisal killings would be either non existent or far less frequent.
But they don't, and there's good reason for that. And that is because a huge, overwhelming segment of America does not really give a damn what cops do in the course of maintaining order because they assume (probably correctly) that abuse at the hands of police will never happen to them. As long as the cops keep people away from my door, they have my blessing handling "the thugs" in whatever way they see fit.
But they don't, and there's good reason for that. And that is because a huge, overwhelming segment of America does not really give a damn what cops do in the course of maintaining order because they assume (probably correctly) that abuse at the hands of police will never happen to them. As long as the cops keep people away from my door, they have my blessing handling "the thugs" in whatever way they see fit.
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Yeah, I know certain links make people unhappy, but I think it's important to find common
Brickbat
Jul 2016
#5
Boundaries. There has to be boundaries in our society. The police force did not give boundaries
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#6
If you are a cop, or a soldier, or a politican, or a rich person you can now do nearly anything
hollowdweller
Jul 2016
#33
"So if it's ok to kill all cops" Where has anyone suggested it is ok to kill cops?
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#16
I don't doubt the validity of the reasons. However, I don't agree with the killing of innocent cops.
jalan48
Jul 2016
#25
No one does. Which was my original point. NO ONE agrees with murdering cops. So, no however
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#26
Saying "I think I understand why X happened" does not mean "I agree with X" or "I'm glad X happened"
Brickbat
Jul 2016
#17
The juries were largely following the judge's instructions on the law and how
OnlyTheGood
Jul 2016
#37
back to walking the beat instead of patrols. protect, not invade the community. shit. end red lines.
pansypoo53219
Jul 2016
#32
"And here's the most important part: when they do so, they never or almost never face punishment."
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2016
#36