Memphis Cops Kill Motorist After Traffic Stop

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why they would plan to release the video late on a Friday. Makes sense for a white house press release they don't want to draw attention to, but if you are worried about protests that could get violent Friday afternoon seems like the worst possible time.

I don't think releasing the video on a Tuesday afternoon would be any better.

If people are scheduled to be at work at 9am Wednesday, they’re less likely to be out protesting (with potential for things to go off the rails) in the wee hours of Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Friday night, people often stay out late because it’s the start of the weekend, the. There’s a whole weekend for protesting and possibilities. I’m hopeful that the way it’s being handled so far will let people feel heard and hopefully everyone stays safe.

The people who work at 9AM on Wednesdays are typically not the people protesting. They're the ones whose lives the protestors are trying to disrupt.

As horrific as this video is described to be, and as often as crimes like this are swept under the rug, I'm guessing it's going to enrage and motivate a lot of people to want to bring about change.

Also, why do you think protesters don't have day jobs? Would you care to explain what you mean?

Exactly what change do people want?

I want police officers with college degrees, adequate training, and the pay to match. I do not want HS drop off bullies who got kicked out of the military thinking they are God of the Universe and above reproach.

Having a college degree does not make you a good police officer. Having a temperament and skills to calmly deal with people who are giving you a lot of shit is very important.

Having a college degree makes you better able to take in a lot of information and make good decisions. It means you've been exposed to people outside your little town and ideas that different from yours. It makes you more comfortable with people who are different than you.

A lot of police departments will actually turn people away with IQs they deem too high. It makes them less pliable. But maybe we should stop arming and giving power to the power hungry idiots among us?

The benefits of a college degree are good in theory, but there really is no correlation between a college degree and being a good cop. They would be better off increasing the academy length from 4 months to at least a year. That way they could train officers in skills that are relevant to the job. As it stands now, officers completing their field training have no idea how to do the job. It takes at least a year in a moderately busy precinct to figure out the basics of the job. And I'm not sure where you are getting this information about people with a high IQ being eliminated from the hiring process?

Or how about we go to countries where the police AREN'T routinely killing their citizens and import those training programs and style of policing here. Let's stop militarizing police. Let's fire them - for real and for good after they've been given one chance. Let's have less of them. Why were there 5 police involved in a traffic stop?

Look… I am 100% against police brutality, but let’s not exaggerate. There are over 3,000,000 Americans and fewer than 1,100 were killed by police last year. Most who died were armed. The countries you are referring to also don’t have our tremendous amount of weapons on the streets. You’re comparing apples to paper clips.

Nor does any other country have our Constitution. Funny how most of the world wants to be here.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why they would plan to release the video late on a Friday. Makes sense for a white house press release they don't want to draw attention to, but if you are worried about protests that could get violent Friday afternoon seems like the worst possible time.

I don't think releasing the video on a Tuesday afternoon would be any better.

If people are scheduled to be at work at 9am Wednesday, they’re less likely to be out protesting (with potential for things to go off the rails) in the wee hours of Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Friday night, people often stay out late because it’s the start of the weekend, the. There’s a whole weekend for protesting and possibilities. I’m hopeful that the way it’s being handled so far will let people feel heard and hopefully everyone stays safe.

The people who work at 9AM on Wednesdays are typically not the people protesting. They're the ones whose lives the protestors are trying to disrupt.

As horrific as this video is described to be, and as often as crimes like this are swept under the rug, I'm guessing it's going to enrage and motivate a lot of people to want to bring about change.

Also, why do you think protesters don't have day jobs? Would you care to explain what you mean?

Exactly what change do people want?

I want police officers with college degrees, adequate training, and the pay to match. I do not want HS drop off bullies who got kicked out of the military thinking they are God of the Universe and above reproach.

Having a college degree does not make you a good police officer. Having a temperament and skills to calmly deal with people who are giving you a lot of shit is very important.

Having a college degree makes you better able to take in a lot of information and make good decisions. It means you've been exposed to people outside your little town and ideas that different from yours. It makes you more comfortable with people who are different than you.

A lot of police departments will actually turn people away with IQs they deem too high. It makes them less pliable. But maybe we should stop arming and giving power to the power hungry idiots among us?

The benefits of a college degree are good in theory, but there really is no correlation between a college degree and being a good cop. They would be better off increasing the academy length from 4 months to at least a year. That way they could train officers in skills that are relevant to the job. As it stands now, officers completing their field training have no idea how to do the job. It takes at least a year in a moderately busy precinct to figure out the basics of the job. And I'm not sure where you are getting this information about people with a high IQ being eliminated from the hiring process?

Or how about we go to countries where the police AREN'T routinely killing their citizens and import those training programs and style of policing here. Let's stop militarizing police. Let's fire them - for real and for good after they've been given one chance. Let's have less of them. Why were there 5 police involved in a traffic stop?

Look… I am 100% against police brutality, but let’s not exaggerate. There are over 3,000,000 Americans and fewer than 1,100 were killed by police last year. Most who died were armed. The countries you are referring to also don’t have our tremendous amount of weapons on the streets. You’re comparing apples to paper clips.

Nor does any other country have our Constitution. Funny how most of the world wants to be here.

DP. Have you spoken to the rest of the world in the last few years? The bloom is long off that rose. And it is a g'damn shame, because this can be a great country.

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Video is released.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why they would plan to release the video late on a Friday. Makes sense for a white house press release they don't want to draw attention to, but if you are worried about protests that could get violent Friday afternoon seems like the worst possible time.

I don't think releasing the video on a Tuesday afternoon would be any better.

If people are scheduled to be at work at 9am Wednesday, they’re less likely to be out protesting (with potential for things to go off the rails) in the wee hours of Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Friday night, people often stay out late because it’s the start of the weekend, the. There’s a whole weekend for protesting and possibilities. I’m hopeful that the way it’s being handled so far will let people feel heard and hopefully everyone stays safe.

The people who work at 9AM on Wednesdays are typically not the people protesting. They're the ones whose lives the protestors are trying to disrupt.

As horrific as this video is described to be, and as often as crimes like this are swept under the rug, I'm guessing it's going to enrage and motivate a lot of people to want to bring about change.

Also, why do you think protesters don't have day jobs? Would you care to explain what you mean?

Exactly what change do people want?

I want police officers with college degrees, adequate training, and the pay to match. I do not want HS drop off bullies who got kicked out of the military thinking they are God of the Universe and above reproach.

Having a college degree does not make you a good police officer. Having a temperament and skills to calmly deal with people who are giving you a lot of shit is very important.

Having a college degree makes you better able to take in a lot of information and make good decisions. It means you've been exposed to people outside your little town and ideas that different from yours. It makes you more comfortable with people who are different than you.

A lot of police departments will actually turn people away with IQs they deem too high. It makes them less pliable. But maybe we should stop arming and giving power to the power hungry idiots among us?

The benefits of a college degree are good in theory, but there really is no correlation between a college degree and being a good cop. They would be better off increasing the academy length from 4 months to at least a year. That way they could train officers in skills that are relevant to the job. As it stands now, officers completing their field training have no idea how to do the job. It takes at least a year in a moderately busy precinct to figure out the basics of the job. And I'm not sure where you are getting this information about people with a high IQ being eliminated from the hiring process?

Or how about we go to countries where the police AREN'T routinely killing their citizens and import those training programs and style of policing here. Let's stop militarizing police. Let's fire them - for real and for good after they've been given one chance. Let's have less of them. Why were there 5 police involved in a traffic stop?

Look… I am 100% against police brutality, but let’s not exaggerate. There are over 3,000,000 Americans and fewer than 1,100 were killed by police last year. Most who died were armed. The countries you are referring to also don’t have our tremendous amount of weapons on the streets. You’re comparing apples to paper clips.

NP but I also have a problem with the tremendous amount of weapons on the streets.

How many deaths at the hands of the police are acceptable to you? What's the number where you care? Do you feel the same about faulty products? Or food safety? It's less than 1,100 people so let's not worry about it? Or would you want them to recall the items that shouldn't be causing death and make them stop causing death? I don't think it's too much to expect police to not kill people for no reason. That shouldn't be a utopian ideal.

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Anonymous wrote:Video is released.

I don’t see it on the YouTube page. Where?

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Anonymous wrote:Video is released.

I don’t see it on the YouTube page. Where?

Not PP but MSNBC has been running it

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why they would plan to release the video late on a Friday. Makes sense for a white house press release they don't want to draw attention to, but if you are worried about protests that could get violent Friday afternoon seems like the worst possible time.

I don't think releasing the video on a Tuesday afternoon would be any better.

If people are scheduled to be at work at 9am Wednesday, they’re less likely to be out protesting (with potential for things to go off the rails) in the wee hours of Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Friday night, people often stay out late because it’s the start of the weekend, the. There’s a whole weekend for protesting and possibilities. I’m hopeful that the way it’s being handled so far will let people feel heard and hopefully everyone stays safe.

The people who work at 9AM on Wednesdays are typically not the people protesting. They're the ones whose lives the protestors are trying to disrupt.

As horrific as this video is described to be, and as often as crimes like this are swept under the rug, I'm guessing it's going to enrage and motivate a lot of people to want to bring about change.

Also, why do you think protesters don't have day jobs? Would you care to explain what you mean?

Exactly what change do people want?

I want police officers with college degrees, adequate training, and the pay to match. I do not want HS drop off bullies who got kicked out of the military thinking they are God of the Universe and above reproach.

Having a college degree does not make you a good police officer. Having a temperament and skills to calmly deal with people who are giving you a lot of shit is very important.

Having a college degree makes you better able to take in a lot of information and make good decisions. It means you've been exposed to people outside your little town and ideas that different from yours. It makes you more comfortable with people who are different than you.

A lot of police departments will actually turn people away with IQs they deem too high. It makes them less pliable. But maybe we should stop arming and giving power to the power hungry idiots among us?

The benefits of a college degree are good in theory, but there really is no correlation between a college degree and being a good cop. They would be better off increasing the academy length from 4 months to at least a year. That way they could train officers in skills that are relevant to the job. As it stands now, officers completing their field training have no idea how to do the job. It takes at least a year in a moderately busy precinct to figure out the basics of the job. And I'm not sure where you are getting this information about people with a high IQ being eliminated from the hiring process?

Or how about we go to countries where the police AREN'T routinely killing their citizens and import those training programs and style of policing here. Let's stop militarizing police. Let's fire them - for real and for good after they've been given one chance. Let's have less of them. Why were there 5 police involved in a traffic stop?

How about we learn from countries where children know how to properly behave in public?

OMG, really that statement is as old as time. Every generation thinks the kids, those rotten kids.

No, it is the adults in AMERICA that are the problem.

The bottom line is police, in this case, are a guilty full stop, and if you can not see that your eyes do not work.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why they would plan to release the video late on a Friday. Makes sense for a white house press release they don't want to draw attention to, but if you are worried about protests that could get violent Friday afternoon seems like the worst possible time.

I don't think releasing the video on a Tuesday afternoon would be any better.

If people are scheduled to be at work at 9am Wednesday, they’re less likely to be out protesting (with potential for things to go off the rails) in the wee hours of Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Friday night, people often stay out late because it’s the start of the weekend, the. There’s a whole weekend for protesting and possibilities. I’m hopeful that the way it’s being handled so far will let people feel heard and hopefully everyone stays safe.

The people who work at 9AM on Wednesdays are typically not the people protesting. They're the ones whose lives the protestors are trying to disrupt.

As horrific as this video is described to be, and as often as crimes like this are swept under the rug, I'm guessing it's going to enrage and motivate a lot of people to want to bring about change.

Also, why do you think protesters don't have day jobs? Would you care to explain what you mean?

Exactly what change do people want?

I want police officers with college degrees, adequate training, and the pay to match. I do not want HS drop off bullies who got kicked out of the military thinking they are God of the Universe and above reproach.

Having a college degree does not make you a good police officer. Having a temperament and skills to calmly deal with people who are giving you a lot of shit is very important.

Having a college degree makes you better able to take in a lot of information and make good decisions. It means you've been exposed to people outside your little town and ideas that different from yours. It makes you more comfortable with people who are different than you.

A lot of police departments will actually turn people away with IQs they deem too high. It makes them less pliable. But maybe we should stop arming and giving power to the power hungry idiots among us?

The benefits of a college degree are good in theory, but there really is no correlation between a college degree and being a good cop. They would be better off increasing the academy length from 4 months to at least a year. That way they could train officers in skills that are relevant to the job. As it stands now, officers completing their field training have no idea how to do the job. It takes at least a year in a moderately busy precinct to figure out the basics of the job. And I'm not sure where you are getting this information about people with a high IQ being eliminated from the hiring process?

Or how about we go to countries where the police AREN'T routinely killing their citizens and import those training programs and style of policing here. Let's stop militarizing police. Let's fire them - for real and for good after they've been given one chance. Let's have less of them. Why were there 5 police involved in a traffic stop?

Look… I am 100% against police brutality, but let’s not exaggerate. There are over 3,000,000 Americans and fewer than 1,100 were killed by police last year. Most who died were armed. The countries you are referring to also don’t have our tremendous amount of weapons on the streets. You’re comparing apples to paper clips.

NP but I also have a problem with the tremendous amount of weapons on the streets.

How many deaths at the hands of the police are acceptable to you? What's the number where you care? Do you feel the same about faulty products? Or food safety? It's less than 1,100 people so let's not worry about it? Or would you want them to recall the items that shouldn't be causing death and make them stop causing death? I don't think it's too much to expect police to not kill people for no reason. That shouldn't be a utopian ideal.

Please share your stats where cops typically kill people “for no reason”.

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Anonymous wrote:Video is released.

I don’t see it on the YouTube page. Where?

https://vimeo.com/CityofMemphis

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why they would plan to release the video late on a Friday. Makes sense for a white house press release they don't want to draw attention to, but if you are worried about protests that could get violent Friday afternoon seems like the worst possible time.

I don't think releasing the video on a Tuesday afternoon would be any better.

If people are scheduled to be at work at 9am Wednesday, they’re less likely to be out protesting (with potential for things to go off the rails) in the wee hours of Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Friday night, people often stay out late because it’s the start of the weekend, the. There’s a whole weekend for protesting and possibilities. I’m hopeful that the way it’s being handled so far will let people feel heard and hopefully everyone stays safe.

The people who work at 9AM on Wednesdays are typically not the people protesting. They're the ones whose lives the protestors are trying to disrupt.

As horrific as this video is described to be, and as often as crimes like this are swept under the rug, I'm guessing it's going to enrage and motivate a lot of people to want to bring about change.

Also, why do you think protesters don't have day jobs? Would you care to explain what you mean?

Exactly what change do people want?

I want police officers with college degrees, adequate training, and the pay to match. I do not want HS drop off bullies who got kicked out of the military thinking they are God of the Universe and above reproach.

Having a college degree does not make you a good police officer. Having a temperament and skills to calmly deal with people who are giving you a lot of shit is very important.

Having a college degree makes you better able to take in a lot of information and make good decisions. It means you've been exposed to people outside your little town and ideas that different from yours. It makes you more comfortable with people who are different than you.

A lot of police departments will actually turn people away with IQs they deem too high. It makes them less pliable. But maybe we should stop arming and giving power to the power hungry idiots among us?

The benefits of a college degree are good in theory, but there really is no correlation between a college degree and being a good cop. They would be better off increasing the academy length from 4 months to at least a year. That way they could train officers in skills that are relevant to the job. As it stands now, officers completing their field training have no idea how to do the job. It takes at least a year in a moderately busy precinct to figure out the basics of the job. And I'm not sure where you are getting this information about people with a high IQ being eliminated from the hiring process?

Or how about we go to countries where the police AREN'T routinely killing their citizens and import those training programs and style of policing here. Let's stop militarizing police. Let's fire them - for real and for good after they've been given one chance. Let's have less of them. Why were there 5 police involved in a traffic stop?

Look… I am 100% against police brutality, but let’s not exaggerate. There are over 3,000,000 Americans and fewer than 1,100 were killed by police last year. Most who died were armed. The countries you are referring to also don’t have our tremendous amount of weapons on the streets. You’re comparing apples to paper clips.

NP but I also have a problem with the tremendous amount of weapons on the streets.

How many deaths at the hands of the police are acceptable to you? What's the number where you care? Do you feel the same about faulty products? Or food safety? It's less than 1,100 people so let's not worry about it? Or would you want them to recall the items that shouldn't be causing death and make them stop causing death? I don't think it's too much to expect police to not kill people for no reason. That shouldn't be a utopian ideal.

I’m the PP. You completely misconstrued my words. Of COURSE deaths aren’t “acceptable,” but I understand that they are sometimes unavoidable. Only 83 of the 1,110 people killed by police in 2021 were unarmed. These numbers are out of a population of 331 million. OF COURSE some of these were avoidable and are examples of dreadful policing, but many were the unavoidable.

I would love to live in a utopia, but I live in a nation with more guns than people. You say officers kill “for no reason.” I’m simply saying that, while we have an example today of that occurring, it is not the “routine” occurrence that a PP said it is.

So there you have it. I can despise what happened on that video. I can despise police brutality. I’m also able to see that it isn’t “routine.” Saying so doesn’t make me cold and uncaring, as you suggest.

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It’s on Vimeo. The cops came in hot. Not sure if he didn’t pull over immediately but they were clearly angry and dragged him from the car. He was calm and trying to talk to them. He got scared and ran. They got angry that they had to chase him. Looks like one cop maybe got sprayed in his eye.

They find him and kick him in the head multiple times. They hold him while others near him.

How can anyone feel safe around police no matter your color or their color? These men beat him to death.

I’m so heartbroken for his family. I can’t imagine dying like that. Feeling so helpless and terrified.

So sickening.

Being enraged to riot is understandable but it’s not the cops who will suffer.

I know the job messes with your head.

I wish we weren’t such a violent country/culture.

What a $hitty world we’ve created for our children.

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What a disgusting display by mankind. I'm normally pro-police but this was disgusting. Yes - he ran from police but in no way did he deserve what he got. A bunch of fat, out of shape, hopped up police officers beating a man because he escaped them and outran their fat asses. The most disgusting thing is how out of breath they are after beating him, what a bunch of losers. I hope the family takes them for every $.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why they would plan to release the video late on a Friday. Makes sense for a white house press release they don't want to draw attention to, but if you are worried about protests that could get violent Friday afternoon seems like the worst possible time.

I don't think releasing the video on a Tuesday afternoon would be any better.

If people are scheduled to be at work at 9am Wednesday, they’re less likely to be out protesting (with potential for things to go off the rails) in the wee hours of Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Friday night, people often stay out late because it’s the start of the weekend, the. There’s a whole weekend for protesting and possibilities. I’m hopeful that the way it’s being handled so far will let people feel heard and hopefully everyone stays safe.

The people who work at 9AM on Wednesdays are typically not the people protesting. They're the ones whose lives the protestors are trying to disrupt.

As horrific as this video is described to be, and as often as crimes like this are swept under the rug, I'm guessing it's going to enrage and motivate a lot of people to want to bring about change.

Also, why do you think protesters don't have day jobs? Would you care to explain what you mean?

Exactly what change do people want?

I want police officers with college degrees, adequate training, and the pay to match. I do not want HS drop off bullies who got kicked out of the military thinking they are God of the Universe and above reproach.

Having a college degree does not make you a good police officer. Having a temperament and skills to calmly deal with people who are giving you a lot of shit is very important.

Having a college degree makes you better able to take in a lot of information and make good decisions. It means you've been exposed to people outside your little town and ideas that different from yours. It makes you more comfortable with people who are different than you.

A lot of police departments will actually turn people away with IQs they deem too high. It makes them less pliable. But maybe we should stop arming and giving power to the power hungry idiots among us?

The benefits of a college degree are good in theory, but there really is no correlation between a college degree and being a good cop. They would be better off increasing the academy length from 4 months to at least a year. That way they could train officers in skills that are relevant to the job. As it stands now, officers completing their field training have no idea how to do the job. It takes at least a year in a moderately busy precinct to figure out the basics of the job. And I'm not sure where you are getting this information about people with a high IQ being eliminated from the hiring process?

Or how about we go to countries where the police AREN'T routinely killing their citizens and import those training programs and style of policing here. Let's stop militarizing police. Let's fire them - for real and for good after they've been given one chance. Let's have less of them. Why were there 5 police involved in a traffic stop?

Look… I am 100% against police brutality, but let’s not exaggerate. There are over 3,000,000 Americans and fewer than 1,100 were killed by police last year. Most who died were armed. The countries you are referring to also don’t have our tremendous amount of weapons on the streets. You’re comparing apples to paper clips.

NP but I also have a problem with the tremendous amount of weapons on the streets.

How many deaths at the hands of the police are acceptable to you? What's the number where you care? Do you feel the same about faulty products? Or food safety? It's less than 1,100 people so let's not worry about it? Or would you want them to recall the items that shouldn't be causing death and make them stop causing death? I don't think it's too much to expect police to not kill people for no reason. That shouldn't be a utopian ideal.

I’m the PP. You completely misconstrued my words. Of COURSE deaths aren’t “acceptable,” but I understand that they are sometimes unavoidable. Only 83 of the 1,110 people killed by police in 2021 were unarmed. These numbers are out of a population of 331 million. OF COURSE some of these were avoidable and are examples of dreadful policing, but many were the unavoidable.

I would love to live in a utopia, but I live in a nation with more guns than people. You say officers kill “for no reason.” I’m simply saying that, while we have an example today of that occurring, it is not the “routine” occurrence that a PP said it is.

So there you have it. I can despise what happened on that video. I can despise police brutality. I’m also able to see that it isn’t “routine.” Saying so doesn’t make me cold and uncaring, as you suggest.

That video had nothing to do with guns. He was unarmed and they knew it because they didn’t shoot him. They held him down and beat him. Shame was the appropriate word that mother used. So shameful that this is who we are as a country.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why they would plan to release the video late on a Friday. Makes sense for a white house press release they don't want to draw attention to, but if you are worried about protests that could get violent Friday afternoon seems like the worst possible time.

I don't think releasing the video on a Tuesday afternoon would be any better.

If people are scheduled to be at work at 9am Wednesday, they’re less likely to be out protesting (with potential for things to go off the rails) in the wee hours of Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Friday night, people often stay out late because it’s the start of the weekend, the. There’s a whole weekend for protesting and possibilities. I’m hopeful that the way it’s being handled so far will let people feel heard and hopefully everyone stays safe.

The people who work at 9AM on Wednesdays are typically not the people protesting. They're the ones whose lives the protestors are trying to disrupt.

As horrific as this video is described to be, and as often as crimes like this are swept under the rug, I'm guessing it's going to enrage and motivate a lot of people to want to bring about change.

Also, why do you think protesters don't have day jobs? Would you care to explain what you mean?

Exactly what change do people want?

I want police officers with college degrees, adequate training, and the pay to match. I do not want HS drop off bullies who got kicked out of the military thinking they are God of the Universe and above reproach.

Having a college degree does not make you a good police officer. Having a temperament and skills to calmly deal with people who are giving you a lot of shit is very important.

Having a college degree makes you better able to take in a lot of information and make good decisions. It means you've been exposed to people outside your little town and ideas that different from yours. It makes you more comfortable with people who are different than you.

A lot of police departments will actually turn people away with IQs they deem too high. It makes them less pliable. But maybe we should stop arming and giving power to the power hungry idiots among us?

The benefits of a college degree are good in theory, but there really is no correlation between a college degree and being a good cop. They would be better off increasing the academy length from 4 months to at least a year. That way they could train officers in skills that are relevant to the job. As it stands now, officers completing their field training have no idea how to do the job. It takes at least a year in a moderately busy precinct to figure out the basics of the job. And I'm not sure where you are getting this information about people with a high IQ being eliminated from the hiring process?

Or how about we go to countries where the police AREN'T routinely killing their citizens and import those training programs and style of policing here. Let's stop militarizing police. Let's fire them - for real and for good after they've been given one chance. Let's have less of them. Why were there 5 police involved in a traffic stop?

Look… I am 100% against police brutality, but let’s not exaggerate. There are over 3,000,000 Americans and fewer than 1,100 were killed by police last year. Most who died were armed. The countries you are referring to also don’t have our tremendous amount of weapons on the streets. You’re comparing apples to paper clips.

NP but I also have a problem with the tremendous amount of weapons on the streets.

How many deaths at the hands of the police are acceptable to you? What's the number where you care? Do you feel the same about faulty products? Or food safety? It's less than 1,100 people so let's not worry about it? Or would you want them to recall the items that shouldn't be causing death and make them stop causing death? I don't think it's too much to expect police to not kill people for no reason. That shouldn't be a utopian ideal.

I’m the PP. You completely misconstrued my words. Of COURSE deaths aren’t “acceptable,” but I understand that they are sometimes unavoidable. Only 83 of the 1,110 people killed by police in 2021 were unarmed. These numbers are out of a population of 331 million. OF COURSE some of these were avoidable and are examples of dreadful policing, but many were the unavoidable.

I would love to live in a utopia, but I live in a nation with more guns than people. You say officers kill “for no reason.” I’m simply saying that, while we have an example today of that occurring, it is not the “routine” occurrence that a PP said it is.

So there you have it. I can despise what happened on that video. I can despise police brutality. I’m also able to see that it isn’t “routine.” Saying so doesn’t make me cold and uncaring, as you suggest.

That video had nothing to do with guns. He was unarmed and they knew it because they didn’t shoot him. They held him down and beat him. Shame was the appropriate word that mother used. So shameful that this is who we are as a country.

I’m the PP and I agree with you. He’ll join the horrific unarmed statistic I mentioned above.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s on Vimeo. The cops came in hot. Not sure if he didn’t pull over immediately but they were clearly angry and dragged him from the car. He was calm and trying to talk to them. He got scared and ran. They got angry that they had to chase him. Looks like one cop maybe got sprayed in his eye.

They find him and kick him in the head multiple times. They hold him while others near him.

How can anyone feel safe around police no matter your color or their color? These men beat him to death.

I’m so heartbroken for his family. I can’t imagine dying like that. Feeling so helpless and terrified.

So sickening.

Being enraged to riot is understandable but it’s not the cops who will suffer.

I know the job messes with your head.

I wish we weren’t such a violent country/culture.

What a $hitty world we’ve created for our children.

There's something really wrong with many, many, many men. They have these fragile little egos and when something doesn't go their way, they react to an insane level. Is it right to run from a cop? No, but it should never be a death sentence or result in straight up violence.