My experiences with the police have all been positive, but I am a white guy. I understand that in some areas the police are more thuggish.

Humans evolved no mechanism to identify and isolate psychopaths and sociopaths. Until we solve that problem we will always have us versus them fights.

The problem is how the police operate and their blue "above the law" culture. Every since the war on drugs gave law enforcement immense power, money and the ability to pry into anyone's private life with no restrictions, the racist and holier than thou amongst them have come out targeting the people they hate with precision. It not a case of a few bad actors, it's a case of systematic wide spread religious and political corruption within the organization. They have already put " In god we trust " all over their equipment proving that they are a religiously organized operation.

Racism's foundation is absolutely based on religion. Religion claimed that black people had no soul when they found entire continents of people of colored and no sign of their fabricated god or religion. How could an all knowing god not know of these people? Easy answer - they don't have souls so god ignored them as he did the rest of the animals. This is how it all started folks and then everybody forgot how it started but kept the mindset and the fake religion.

There is no such thing as a guardian than kills it's charge. Law enforcement is not our guardian - it's something else entirely and more like organized racism. De-fund the police by taking back every dime given and all powers granted to them for the war on drugs for redistribution.

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Actually, NO!

Another White Privilege post of yours...

"Did I get that right?" Not necessarily. Part of the problem as I see it is that training methods may include such things as kneeling on an aggressive person's neck to subdue them, choke holds, etc. Things that can result in a person's death when combined with a suspect's possible physical problems.

In regard to police training, I am sure that the cop who pushed the elderly man away, was likely due to his training where they are taught to push people away who reach to touch them...note that the old guy reached down near the officer's duty belt.

Therefore, instead of assuming that the problem is always a matter of police bullying, it may be necessary to change some of the elements of their training.

I have made this argument on here before.

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It is a profession wherein they will all be judged by the actions of the worst. And they all pay the price. Bad cops endanger good cops, so reform is in everyone’s best interest. But it all boils down to leadership. Some departments are moving forward with police reform, but more needed.

So, who are these people blaming all cops? I've never met one. Have you?

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I agree with your statement. The question in my mind is how a city can survive long without police. If there is not a city police force, then private companies will step in, and they might become more thuggish than city cops. They might start fighting each other, mobster-style.