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>>MDWoli+(OP)
As a veteran this hits me particularly hard. This kind of force goes beyond most uses of force I personally used in Afghanistan and Iraq, actual fighting being the exception. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’d be brought up on charges if we treated nonviolent people the way these videos portray.

>>teraki+2h
> ...if we treated nonviolent people the way these videos portray.

A lot of the videos portray violent rioters/looters. A lot of the ones of the police are ambiguous because they don't show what behavior warranted the police reaction.

I've also seen a lot of videos of peaceful protests with police walking/talking/marching with the protesters.

We do justice a disservice when we lump everyone and every precinct together.

>>koheri+cy
I don't think the core sentiment of these protests is "literally every cop is evil".

Rather, the repeatedly demonstrated fact that the system is willing to protect the "bad apples" (read: outright thugs) corrupts the entire policing system and undermines its legitimacy, regardless of how many benign officers there are.