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Originally Posted by jfman
Agreed. There’s little to no accountability, reinforcing a belief that they can act with impunity with little or no consequences.
The police officer who murdered George Floyd did so in public, in front of witnesses and on camera. Clearly confident he could get away with it. That’s not a “bad” police officer, that’s structural.
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get away with doing his job as prescribed?
To be honest, I don't know
why anyone would want to be a police officer in the USA . . the dangers they face are appalling. A simple traffic stop can get you shot, going to a domestic incident can get you shot, serving a warrant can get you shot, responding to a burglary can get you shot.
Add to that all the stuff like drug busts, store robberies, drive by shootings, ambushes, car jackings, hostage situations . . . it's an endless list where letting your guard down for a second . . no matter what the circumstances are . . can see you or an innocent bystander carried away in a body bag.
And when the brown stuff hits the fan you're in front of the 'public jury' that forget all that
