The long history of police brutality in the U.S.

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The long history of police brutality in the U.S.

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2014 Aug 24, 7:09am 4,266 views 13 comments

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/23/police-brutality-michael-brown_n_5700970.html

Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. The marchers, though, are not just protesting Brown's slaying. They are also voicing pent-up anger at an old problem: police violence, often directed at black and brown people.

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Strategist 2014 Aug 24, 7:26am

Crime is a much bigger problem then police brutality.
If we reduce crime, police brutality will take care if itself.

MisdemeanorRebel 2014 Aug 24, 10:01am

Strategist says

Crime is a much bigger problem then police brutality.

If we reduce crime, police brutality will take care if itself.

Again, crime is at OECD average levels, but incarceration is about 600-700% higher than average.

What lowers crime is good manufacturing jobs for the bottom 50% and perp walking Banksters.

Strategist 2014 Aug 24, 10:31am

thunderlips11 says

Strategist says

Crime is a much bigger problem then police brutality.

If we reduce crime, police brutality will take care if itself.

Again, crime is at OECD average levels, but incarceration is about 600-700% higher than average.

What lowers crime is good manufacturing jobs for the bottom 50% and perp walking Banksters.

How can that be? We have 100 times the murders or something like that. We aren't throwing people in prison for jaywalking.

Dan8267 2014 Aug 24, 11:06am

Strategist says

Crime is a much bigger problem then police brutality.

If we reduce crime, police brutality will take care if itself.

And on what do you base that assertion?

Police officer who killed family had raped wife

San Antonio cop arrested for rape of 19-year-old during traffic stop

Neal groped the woman during a pat down, even though she asked for a female officer, authorities said.

He then handcuffed the woman, directed her to the back of his squad car and raped her, authorities said.

Power corrupts. Just because a person receives a badge doesn't change human nature. Your religious dogma that the cops can do no wrong is bullshit.

Would you say that Russian or Chinese cops do no wrong? Oh, but American cops are different. Human nature changes once you cross that political boundary.

People who are given the power to commit acts of violence against others without fear of legal repercussions have always let that power go to their head. It's human nature and that trumps nationality.

Strategist 2014 Aug 24, 11:33am

Dan8267 says

Strategist says

Crime is a much bigger problem then police brutality.

If we reduce crime, police brutality will take care if itself.

And on what do you base that assertion?

If we have less crime, we will have less cops, less confrontations with criminals, leading to less police brutality. It seems obvious to me.

Dan8267 says

Neal groped the woman during a pat down, even though she asked for a female officer, authorities said.

He then handcuffed the woman, directed her to the back of his squad car and raped her, authorities said.

So they are criminals. Not cops anymore.

Dan8267 says

Power corrupts. Just because a person receives a badge doesn't change human nature. Your religious dogma that the cops can do no wrong is bullshit.

It would be a silly statement for anyone to make. I never said that.

Dan8267 says

Would you say that Russian or Chinese cops do no wrong? Oh, but American cops are different. Human nature changes once you cross that political boundary.

Sure they do wrong. Most likely more wrong then American cops do.

Dan8267 says

People who are given the power to commit acts of violence against others without fear of legal repercussions have always let that power go to their head. It's human nature and that trumps nationality.

Are you saying we allow cops to commit acts of violence against others without fear of legal repercussions? We have cops in prison, because they face legal reperucussions.
I repeat...Criminals exist to hurt us, cops exist to protect us. If God came to me and said, Mark, I want you to pick for me who I should make disappear. The criminals or the cops? I would choose to make the criminals disappear. How about you, Dan?

Strategist 2014 Aug 24, 11:44am

Call it Crazy says

Dan8267 says

And on what do you base that assertion?

Instead, should we base it on YOUR needle in a haystack examples of bad apples?

How come Dan does not get it?

REpro 2014 Aug 24, 11:57am

Strategist says

Crime is a much bigger problem then police brutality.

If we reduce crime, police brutality will take care if itself.

Are you suggesting reduce crime through police brutality???

Dan8267 2014 Aug 24, 12:01pm

Oh, you assholes need an entire thread on this subject? OK, then.

Strategist 2014 Aug 24, 12:10pm

REpro says

Strategist says

Crime is a much bigger problem then police brutality.

If we reduce crime, police brutality will take care if itself.

Are you suggesting reduce crime through police brutality???

I was not, but now that you mention it, sure, why not. Whatever works.

Strategist 2014 Aug 24, 12:16pm

Call it Crazy says

Strategist says

Call it Crazy says

Dan8267 says

And on what do you base that assertion?

Instead, should we base it on YOUR needle in a haystack examples of bad apples?

How come Dan does not get it?

I think he is truly out of touch with reality or really believes all those delusional Youtube videos he watches..

Poor guy, he had such a good future. Intelligent, analytical, and great debating skills. Now he is nothing. What went wrong? Was it his red car? Maybe the California earthquakes? How can we help him? He is our friend after all.

Dan8267 2014 Aug 24, 12:33pm

Call it Crazy says