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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not saying what the officer in this case did is right (though give him a hearing) but  I do give police in general support. They are public servants, but the job they do merits support and respect. We will continue to see individual acts forever. Its not the goal, its reality.  The only change will be institutional and that is not up to individual police to implement systemic changes so put the pressure on politicians and give the police support for the difficult, brave job most do every day.[/quote]

Just stop. You are papering over this awful, systemic pattern of police brutality and abuse with platitudes about how most cops are not culpable. It is up to every cop, police organization, union, politician and citizen to root this problem out, hold individual officers responsible AND address the culture that allows this to continue.

Imagine if a plane full of passengers crashed every day due to crappy air traffic controllers and I came on here spouting nonsense about supporting the air traffic controllers in their difficult work because most of them do a great job under stressful conditions. That is no comfort or help  to the families whose loved ones are in smithereens or to those people who need to get on a plane tomorrow and have no confidence in the air traffic control industry.

It needs to STOP.[/quote]

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