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In reply to the discussion: "White privilege" does not mean white people should be treated with the same indecency as others. [View all]hunter
(38,310 posts)I've been bruised by the cops a few times. It's my white privilege I'm not dead.
This guy assaulted his partner and she told the cops he had guns. They were expecting trouble.
A black guy might not have survived a police encounter like that.
Nevertheless I think U.S. cops are prone to violence. Furthermore I don't think most of them have the temperament or the skills to use guns wisely.
Most U.S. police departments should be dissolved and rebuilt from the ground up.
Violent cops, and trigger happy cops, should be put on some sort of list, similar to sex offender lists, so they are never hired again for any law enforcement or security work.
If you look at police in more civilized nations they usually manage to take down the average bad guy with minimal damage to themselves, bystanders, and the bad guy. Even bad guys who are armed.