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Originally Posted by Livia
US police have a dangerous job particularly in the face of US gun laws. I wouldn't want to do their job. That said, it doesn't justify some of the clearly racist killings that have gone on by cops of black people. Racist killings muddy the name of good, honest, hardworking police officers and they should be (and probably are) as mad about it as the numerous protesters.
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There seems to be a tendency for them to rally round and protect each other when the suspicious stories break, presumably worried about all being tarred with the same brush and I'd guess bolstered by the inevitable camaraderie that must form in these sorts of careers... But I agree that if I was a (good) cop, and saw one of these cases if obvious excessive force, I'd be fuming BECAUSE of the bad name it brings to everyone else.