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Jackpine Radical

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2. There's something about this analysis that strikes me as very right.

Reply to damnedifIknow (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2015, 08:01 PM

May 2015

I don't know about the exact percentages, but have no reason to doubt him. Other than that, I think he's describing human social animals as they act in a lot of situations.

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Black ex-cop, and this is the real truth about race and policing [View all] damnedifIknow May 2015 OP

I think that is true. Tipperary May 2015 #1

There's something about this analysis that strikes me as very right. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #2

herd mentality. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #13

Great post marym625 May 2015 #3

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2015 #4

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I suspect there is a lot of truth in that, hifiguy May 2015 #6

k.l. a member of the 70% mercuryblues May 2015 #7

The same thing happens in communities, though the numbers are more dysmal. Baitball Blogger May 2015 #8

what i say, it is all in the higher ups. giving a bold line not to be crossed. cops need that line seabeyond May 2015 #9

Truth. L0oniX May 2015 #10

There is a book Mbrow May 2015 #11

So 85% of them shouldn't be cops, and at least 18% of those should be behind bars. Iggo May 2015 #12

So let's start replacing the leaders and force them to change the culture BrotherIvan May 2015 #14