Blame the racists for being dumb and close minded. Don't blame a good system being abused by bad people. There are these people out there, you know...that are just bad apples. They come from all over and aren't race specific, they are just selfish and bad. Free speech is fundamental to a free society. Attacking the system will not miraculously change the path of those bad apples, unfortunately.
Replying in a different thread that is more on topic. Feel free to respond here, or don't i don't really care.
Man you can't honestly be advocating that institutionalized racism or police brutality across the country is somehow just the result of "a few bad apples?"
730 United States citizens have died in 2017 alone. 2016's numbers bordered 1000. Many of these deaths were from "non-lethal" weapons, such as Tasers.
This happens to be a list of 100 different cases from all different states of documented, on video police brutality. Still think its just "a couple of bad apples?" What about the partners, who weren't necessarily complicit in violating constitutional rights, engaging in racist behavior, but were simply bystanders that allowed it to happen, such as the
3 or 4 officers who didn't even bother to question the ethics involved in this case of police overreach? You realize that
under title 18 subsection 4 of United States Code(18 U.S.C. § 4) it is considered illegal for civilians to not report felonious actions if given prior knowledge right? You gonna defend the cop who blatantly said
"We only kill black people"? I suppose you also don't really care that
police officers fired for misconduct are routinely put back on the force because "they're good people" despite charges of pedophilia and assault? The
FBI warned a long time ago that white supremacy was a growing movement in law enforcement but who cares because its just a couple of bad apples right? I guess during the riots in St. Louis the police chanting
"Whose streets? Our streets" is just them enforcing the constitution right? Despite the entire police force being owned and paid for by public tax dollars, thus belonging to
the people. Oh yeah, who would have guessed it that "whose streets? our streets" was among one of the popular chants by
neo-nazis in the infamous Charlottesville rally where white supremacists and neo-nazis were
protected by the police that resulted in the death of an innocent civilian via car. What about less violent crimes like
drug planting on innocent civilians that resulted in
over 300 cases being dropped for misconduct? Or the officers that didn't necessarily commit a crime but watched their partner teach them how to incriminate a suspect. Are you aware that law enforcement
routinely lies to uninformed civilians about laws in order to access illegal search and seizures, a violation of our Fourth Amendment rights? That that is part of their
training? That people with access to weapons and the ability to use them have a training period of
six months before they're put out on the streets? Fucking hairdressers have to go to beauty school for a year or two to cut hair yet somehow law enforcement is given six months to be properly trained in dealing with and de-escalating violent scenarios.
Look man, my brother in law is a police officer. I visit him all the time, and absolutely adore my niece and nephew. The man is a good father. However whether or not he is a good father, plays with his kids, visits church all the time, never makes racist comments,
whatever excuse you want to give, does not mean that he is necessarily right for the job. Coincidentally he
is a good police officer, or as you would say "a good apple." As far as I know he is fair in his actions, is outspoken against police brutality and refuses to turn a blind eye, and attempts to keep law and order best he can. I'm not saying every single individual in law enforcement is a crooked cop, but that the justice system and law enforcement are so closely entwined that police officers are routinely not held accountable for any of their actions is a bad sign. Grand juries refuse to indict executions on the street because "the cop feared for his life." Even if they have to face charges they are often just put back on the force because whenever shit happens the brotherhood of blue and other police unions circle the wagons around that officer in order to protect their image. It's absolutely disgusting that people still happen to lick the boots of law enforcement when there are countless videos of the contrary. Law enforcement operates
within the law not above it.