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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know if Blake was targeted based on his race and I don't know if cop was racist. I do know the cop was over aggressive given the situation. Even if the Blake was the actual perpetrator the way the cop went about it was unnecessary and borderline reckless. I don't think the issue has to be race dominated to see the wrong here. Maybe you police brutality cop defenders can try to see it from this perspective.[/quote]

I have posted numerous challenges here and couldn't leave for the evening without telling you that I appreciate your comments![/quote]

I do too.  Blake is one of the nicest guys on the tennis circuit.  This officer was totally out of line.  Was he targeting someone because of race?  Possibly - but likely because he received a report about a black male.  
That does not justify how Blake was tackled and treated. 
I don’t know the details of the case, and I question if it was a race-targeted incident, but it is clearly a case of a police officer becoming too physical with a “suspect.”
I am a strong defenders of police officers, but when you see something like this, it tarnishes the reputations of all police officers.
Totally unnecessary.  [/quote]

Harvard educated James Blake is known for being one of the nicest and smartest athletes in the game. I have been a fan of Blakes for a long time and it was painful to watch the video.

Would Frascatore be facing any censure if there was no video? Any institution, whether it be a school system, a group of professionals such as lawyers or doctors etc who do not discipline their own become a threat to those they are supposed to serve.  I would really love to hear from a cop about how bad cops should be handled. The bigger issue to me is who are these guys hiring? I knew someone trying to get hired decades ago as a Fairfax County cop and heard it was very hard it was to get a job there. They put a lot in to assessing the recruits. You can see that isn't true in every jurisdiction.  Is it the militarization of the police that is causing the problem and has this come about because they are hiring so many vets? I'm very curious as to how to fix the problem.  Are budget problems leading to less scrutiny of recruits/less training etc. Racism exists, I dont doubt that, but is there something else going on in our country that is causing this? Were these incidents always there or has it gotten worse?[/quote]

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