Until we start holding police accountable for their actions and not allow the police to arbitrarily kill citizens because "they felt threatened" and as long as there is a group of citizens who feel their lives are not considered important enough to protect, I fear this will only get worse.
If the police want the citizens to have a presumption that the majority of police are the good guys, then the police need to have the presumption that the majority of the citizens are good guys too. Both statements are true
The majority of the police are good guys
The majority of the citizens are good guys.
What is different is that one group is killing members of the other group and there does not seem to be any accountability. Who came up with the brilliant idea of allowing a police department to investigate itself for misconduct? The concept of conflict of interest did not cross their minds?
Crikey! We don't even allow school kids to grade their own assignments!!
This is how you get your citizens to fear the police.
Police states are formed on the foundation of "any means are necessary to protect the citizens".
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abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.
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