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>>danso+(OP)
This is why we need civilian oversight of every police department. Cops are generally too corrupt and/or too incompetent to investigate their own. They've proven their inability to hold themselves accountable for their actions, so it's up to the rest of us to do it.

>>psycho+Mg
Is there evidence that indicates police are more corrupt than anybody else?

>>austin+xz
This is a question without a purpose. Police officers carry guns, have qualified immunity, and can kill people. Are they using excessive -- and in some cases deadly -- force in situations that do not require it? That is the only question that matters. Evidence suggests that in some cases that they do use excessive force. It doesn't matter if in many cases they don't. It doesn't matter if the corruption ratio is 1:100 or 1:10. The people who's loved ones are being hurt or are being hurt themselves don't have time for intellectual exercises with no real implications. Police officers wield authority and are therefore are held to a far higher standard than other people.

>>charle+4V
Almost everyone in southern states visibly carry guns. That is not an excuse to ignore or forgive an absence of data or accountability.

>>austin+C51
>Almost everyone in southern states visibly carry guns.

Umm... no they don't.

>>krapp+s71
* https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Texas

* https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Arizona

As two quick examples check out the open carry laws in Texas and Arizona where registered personally owned firearms per capita is among the highest in the country.