Police Killings

IMT

IMT

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This thread concerns no particular police killing. Those wishing to discuss the facts of any particular case are asked to initiate a thread based on that case. This thread intends another direction entirely.

So far as I’m aware, enforcement agencies are not required to compile statistics of those killed by police. Lacking solid statistics, police killings documented by news aggregator KilledByPolice.net likely fall short [perhaps significantly] of actual police killings. The thing is that without the stats, there simply is no way to know one way or another.

The value of data compiled from news services publications may [and likely will] be questioned. After all, it isn’t as if the site reflects scientific methodology. But the hundreds of police killings that ARE documented can argue for mandatory reporting of killings by all enforcement agencies [city, state and federal [including the FBI, HS, plus companies employed by public officials for policing services, etc.]. Perhaps it is time that reporting of police killings were mandatory…

That said, the KilledByPolice.net documentation indicates that for 2015, police killings increased over 2014 by 8.3%.

So what does this mean?

More exactly, in a time of failing cities, collapsing infrastructure and budget austerity, combined with a burgeoning surveillance/security apparatus at home plus massive militaristic ventures abroad – what might an increase in police killings indicate about social relations in the US?

Have we the courage to address this?

IMT

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IMT said:
Have we the courage to address this?
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at this moment in time, most people are still of the mindset that police are mostly good, that good cops still make mistakes and shouldn't be penalized for them, and that if people were obeying the law and would just do what they are told, all would be fine. this makes them morons of the highest order and the scum of society.
 
Dear SmarterthanYou:

Hence the saying, 'the masses are asses.'

More seriously, it does take at least some exposure to adversity to awaken people to their condition. We'd be in a bad way if we didn't feel pain when we're cut. Not everyone has your intelligence, and among those who do, all do not for that reason retain their own sense of independent judgment.

I have to believe that generally speaking, people can become more aware of what is happening around them.

As this is an emotive issue, I expected more responses. Thanks for your reply.

IMT

PS: Don't you just love that patronizing, 'if you'd just do as you're told...' Precisely why we should consent to be addressed as children is not explained.
 
IMT said:
Dear SmarterthanYou:

Hence the saying, 'the masses are asses.'

More seriously, it does take at least some exposure to adversity to awaken people to their condition. We'd be in a bad way if we didn't feel pain when we're cut. Not everyone has your intelligence, and among those who do, all do not for that reason retain their own sense of independent judgment.

I have to believe that generally speaking, people can become more aware of what is happening around them.

As this is an emotive issue, I expected more responses. Thanks for your reply.

IMT

PS: Don't you just love that patronizing, 'if you'd just do as you're told...' Precisely why we should consent to be addressed as children is not explained.
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be warned sty is a racist.

that being said



yes our police need to have their training revamped.


stressing Public service needs to be done again.



what party is it that trashes public service ?
 
evince said:
be warned sty is a racist.

that being said



yes our police need to have their training revamped.


stressing Public service needs to be done again.



what party is it that trashes public service ?
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Wait, so you've made hundreds of posts demanding others acknowledge police killings of blacks are racist and now you are calling a guy racist for hating cops?
 
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