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Maedhros

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2. I posted a link to an article discussing some of the reasons

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2014, 05:12 PM

Oct 2014

why police brutality is de rigueur these days:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025741161

Basically, we train our police to expect every citizen to be a danger to them, even though statistically only a tiny fraction of encounters result in danger to the officer.

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Always presume that the police will brutalize suspects, if they can get away with it... [View all] MrScorpio Oct 2014 OP

And that was a WHITE guy they did that to. Imagine if, oh never mind... randys1 Oct 2014 #1

+1 nt Live and Learn Oct 2014 #3

...and Union protections be damned! brooklynite Oct 2014 #8

Which is why all police departments across the country must be completely randys1 Oct 2014 #9

I posted a link to an article discussing some of the reasons Maedhros Oct 2014 #2

Very good article. nt Live and Learn Oct 2014 #4

I assume that any interaction with an officer is a danger to me. Downwinder Oct 2014 #10

"some say" excessive? Oh yeah, it was only political, "distraction"? WTF? uppityperson Oct 2014 #5

I would not always assume that. Jenoch Oct 2014 #6

sadly, that is always my assumption etherealtruth Oct 2014 #7