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In reply to the discussion: Obama Says Anti-Cop Rhetoric Can Hurt Black Lives Matter [View all]puffy socks
(1,473 posts)whenever people want to talk about the negatives where police are concerned , someone insists we interject how there are good cops. We're always stopping the conversation so that we can hear the same arguments designed to deflect from the uncomfortable issue.
The same lines have been dragged out for decades now:
"Put their lives on the line every day"
"So little pay" "have to deal with the dregs of society" "99% are good"
"Just wait until you need one" "youve never been a cop and couldnt handle it" "Everyone has always been down on cops" (which isn't true nearly every TV show every movie ...even the ones with a "bad cop" end with the good cops come around and save the day ...they're always portrayed as heroes)
Is there a time when we can actually discuss the colassal brutality problem on our police forces like adults without having to constantly interject how oh-so-wonderful they are?
When have the police come out and said nice things about their victims like Philandro or when they talk about BLM?