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Originally Posted by jayswin
These are not mutually exclusive at all. Police deserve and require some of the highest criticism and scrutiny in the land, because they hold some of the highest power in the land.
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I think the point is morso to the cases like that dippy man child who instigated a fight at the rink with the cops. He had plenty of sympathy on here and the officers were fairly well criticized.
On that I think EE makes a very good point. When we start to defend people who disrespect the police, we are setting a tone.
I don’t think EE meant people rightly criticizing the cop who slammed that girl to the ground in cuffs.
I see it as the pendulum has swung too far in one direction. Cops deserve oversight for sure, but not over every little move.