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d21lewis on 08 April 2015
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Lafiel said:
d21lewis said:

Bad cop. Plain and simple. Ruining the reputation of thousands of good ones. Luckily it was caught on video so justice can be served.

But people are really latching on to these race videos as of late, aren't they? And the media knows it! Black injustice equals ratings boom! I hate it. I don't want to be judged as a criminal because another person that looks like me commits crimes. I don't want to be denied a promotion because somebody else of my race was incompetent. I don't want to have a bad reputation because the media portrays people in my profession as 'out of control'. Gotta suck to be a good, well trained police officer right now, huh?

I see, so the good cops reaction to this is "oh noez my reputation" " oh noez my promotion", I can see why not many of the bad cops get reported


You see?  You couldn't miss the point more if you tried.

 

I'm saying that people are condemning all cops for the actions of a corrupt minority.  The police are accountable for their actions.  There are also outside agencies responsible for investigating departments.  This was murder.  Police are trained to shoot if their lives or others are in jeopardy.  That wasn't the case this time.  

The thing I hate is how many on social media--and I guess, the eyes of the world--see the police in the United States as reckless and trigger happy because these are the stories that get headlines these days.  "Cops are bad."  It's not much different than saying "All white people are serial killers" or "All football players abuse women" or "All black people are rapists"  or "All women shoplift".  When people are afraid of the police, it makes it much more difficult for police to do their jobs. 

 

Meanwhile, go to www.officer.com (I haven't been in months).  Look at all of the police officers who have died in the line of duty in the past week.  They don't get national coverage.

Care to have a discussion?  Let's have a discussion.