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>>void_n+(OP)
What happened to Floyd is horrible and police abuse is a real thing. I never understood why police officers in the US have no common sense. I recall many incidents where they shoot and kill people trying to escape (so no threat to them). I'm happy the public is doing something about it.

However, I'm also annoyed by the stupidity of many people who blindly yell racism. Not so long ago there was a naked black male (Harvard student) walking down the streets of Cambridge, MA. Police came and arrested him. He refused arrest so they have to use force, but it was reasonable force required to arrest someone who is refusing arrest. People filmed the incident and next day many accused the police for racism. WTF!? I watched the film and there was nothing out of the ordinary. We should support good police officers and not assume all are bad and racist. They risk their life to defend us and our communities (white and black and everyone else).

>>tinyho+kn
Fun Fact: A court determined it was legal for the NYPD to discriminate against hiring police officers that had IQs too high.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/st...

>>kindat+bt
Yes because they would leave the police force quickly. Training officers takes time and money.

Most businesses will try to avoid hiring someone that is going to leave right away.