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Originally posted by: hoops2
A NYC cop was shot yesterday by a black man & is in a coma. This is the 5th NYC cop shot in the last 5 months.
Criminals who attack cops almost always go to prison. But thug policeman who murder, assault, or profile American citizens - in our name -are almost never found guilty.
Hence the justifiable outrage.
Are looting, throwing rocks, and burning buidings also "justified"?
Nope. But breaking backs is worse than breaking windows. And failing to hold thug cops accountable is a disservice to good cops, right?
I agree with this 100%. Like anything else in the world, there's going to be some bad apples(for lack of better term) but they're gonna be a small fraction of the number of good apples. I might also suggest it will depend where cops are working, south central LA compared to Bumpkiss Ohio. In LA I would venture to guess the cops take a lot more crap and animosity(and maybe rightfully so) than Bumpkiss which probably has a pretty good report with its' citizens. La's bound to have a lot more incidences per capita than Bumpkiss.
I've had a run in or two with asshole cops who totally thought they were above the law and we weren't even doing anything(Partying and the music got kinda overboard loud).Poking guys with their mag lights, getting in our faces and threatening some for no reason whatsoever, completely overstepping theire bounds.
. I know that's small potatoes comparatively but overboard jerk cops all the same. I think all cops should be wearing body cameras, that could settle a bunch of problems. Any cop who has a complaint against him/her, go back and review the tape, cameras don't lie.
EDIT TO ADD: I agreed 100% with the cops should be held accountable part.
