It really does matter though on a large scale. One of the biggest improvements made by the LAPD after the riots in 1992 was going from about 15% Black officers to over 50% black officers. That's a big difference and it showed up in results in terms of community satisfaction and trust of the police. .
The interesting thing is that you need substantially more black officers than their representation in the population to change behaviours. I think it was the 8cantwait guy saying you needed to get close to 50/50 for hiring more POC officers to make a difference. At rates representing the population behaviours Of the force in general don’t really change
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Yeah have I somehow missed this? Or was it kept quiet and never really discussed? This is absolutely insane.
There's a couple of really good documentaries on it. Not sure where to find this PBS produced one in Canada (could have swore I watched it on netflix at some point.
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Let the Fire Burn is composed entirely with archival footage yet unfurls with the tension of a thriller. Jason Osder’s documentary recounts the steps that led to a horrific tragedy on May 13, 1985, when a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and the controversial radical urban group MOVE came to a deadly climax.
Smash a guy's head onto cement instead of probably having a discussion for 30 seconds.
If he was actively resisting with aggression or force, or even trying to flee, meh. But just trying to plead his case, and now he's probably ####ed for life with that brain damage.
At 1:10 the thug leaves his car, at 1:40 the man is bleeding on the cement. 30 seconds with apparently no violence from the victim is all the time this piece of #### had the patience for before deciding smashing his head was the right decision.
What about privacy? I'm sure this old man didn't want to have his privacy ruined and would have preferred the inevitable resisting arrest charge that would have occurred without the camera.
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Cops should always assume they’re being recorded because they usually are and act accordingly.
THis IS them acting accordingly. That is the pathetic part of this. Cops know they are under scrutiny and they still don't care. This is them on their best behavior....
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This individual is not affluent and more of a member of that shrinking middle class. It is likely the individual does not have a high paying job, is limited on benefits, and has to make due with those benefits provided by employer.
This is all just so ... sad. I understand how we got here but where do we go from here? A slough foot/head smash/ kneel on your face because he is an old, obnoxious drunk? WTF?
"Come to my car and let's talk about this. You need to settle down or I will arrest you for being drunk in public. Sir, I said to settle down. Ok, you are under arrest, put your hands behind your back."
What about privacy? I'm sure this old man didn't want to have his privacy ruined and would have preferred the inevitable resisting arrest charge that would have occurred without the camera.
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