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Turbineguy

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28. I suspect some have always been this way.

Fri Jul 24, 2015, 01:45 PM

Jul 2015

I have dealt with a number of policemen who were coked to the gills on power. Especially younger ones. On the other hand I have also dealt with policemen who were courteous, professional and really interested in keeping a person out of the grease. This was especially true during my teenage years (thank goodness)!

In Washington state I have seen State Troopers assist motorists with changing a flat tire. In Lynnwood WA I saw a policeman really trying to get a teenage girl out of trouble by trying to reason with her, but she was just too angry to help him.

In Portland OR I saw a policeman arrest a homeless guy and he slammed the guy's head into the car door jam. The guy was already handcuffed and quiet, not resisting in any way. Both policemen looked at me and I thought I might be in for the same treatment.

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Are cops getting more brutal, or are smartphones, social media, etc just pulling back the curtains [View all] Godhumor Jul 2015 OP

I think the brutality has become more known outside LWolf Jul 2015 #1

Absolutely agree n/t Godhumor Jul 2015 #3

Agreed, I think it has always been there. Scary really. Nt stevenleser Jul 2015 #16

A bit of both nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #2

A lot of both. nt kelliekat44 Jul 2015 #4

Both, but its not just the smartphone and other cameras becoming ubiquitous... Anansi1171 Jul 2015 #5

Both. deathrind Jul 2015 #6

I think they're getting less brutal gwheezie Jul 2015 #7

Not sure where you live, but that's not the case in Philadelphia. GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #18

I live in rural Virginia gwheezie Jul 2015 #21

I hadn't thought of this in way too many years, LWolf Jul 2015 #22

Number of people killed by cops has gone up every year since 1995, crime overall plummmeted Exultant Democracy Jul 2015 #26

I quess the statistics are more accurate. gwheezie Jul 2015 #34

I agree on both also kimbutgar Jul 2015 #8

Mostly the second one Cal Carpenter Jul 2015 #9

It has been suggested that there may also be some link to steroid use. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #10

Beat downs have become shootings. Downwinder Jul 2015 #11

It's a combination of the two, militarization of the police forces; to deal Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #12

It's probably always been there. forsaken mortal Jul 2015 #13

Essentially, predators. beevul Jul 2015 #25

Yes. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #14

If I had to guess I'd say cops are less brutal than 20 years ago Recursion Jul 2015 #15

I think it's something of a feedback loop. Since Rodney King, really, the public has Marr Jul 2015 #17

I think they have always been cops who are brutal Marrah_G Jul 2015 #19

Both. There are training issues with younger cops and cell phones are exposing that Yo_Mama Jul 2015 #20

both. n/t librechik Jul 2015 #23

It's always been that way, in some ways worse Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #24

I think technology is pulling back the curtains on Ilsa Jul 2015 #27

Yes treestar Jul 2015 #30

I suspect some have always been this way. Turbineguy Jul 2015 #28

Pulling back the curtain treestar Jul 2015 #29

Cops ARE getting more brutal, and in a big way Man from Pickens Jul 2015 #31

The easy and regularity of police defaulting to street avenger Half-Century Man Jul 2015 #32

More brutal. Militarization plus court rulings against citizen protections have enabled bad mmonk Jul 2015 #33

brutality existed before. ask older people of color Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #35