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Originally Posted by Dezzy
Short term, the police needs to show condemnation for the killer cops. It makes them look bad when these killers are protected by the system which is unfair since most officers are likely very good at their jobs, it's a small number of bastards that ruins it for all of them.
As it stands Police officers cannot complain about distrust and open hatred from the public if they aren't willing to take a stand against these killers.
Long term, better training and a tougher screening process are needed. These killers should have never been given a gun and a badge in the first place if they are going to lose their heads and murder people as a first response.
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..yeah, I think the thing is with this as well is the counter-productiveness of it in terms of the 'you or me' thing as well and those calls that have to be made because with Terence Crutcher for instance..?...he had his hands in the air/wasn't a threat and yet more officers came and surrounded him with weapons pointed at him so surely, that's just going to cause someone to make movements..(in their fear..)..that could then be seen as suspicious and threatening...so I think what has to be looked at (in some cases..)...is whether police officers themselves actually contribute to and even cause that suspicious behaviour, which to be would seem almost inevitable...I mean, the general public in these situations are acting 'split second' as well but it's not necessarily threatening though.../but that split second has them dead and killed so they're never allowed to explain their actions or their fears for their lives even when they're innocent....