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When a video of a cop murdering someone comes to a department's attention, they're not immediately arrested on suspicion of murder. When one cop from a group smashes a car window, the others don't arrest the perp for vandalism. When a cop shoots peaceful protestors engaging in constitutionally protected speech with flashbangs, tear gas, or rubber bullets, they're not immediately arrested for assault and battery. All of these incidents indicate that these departments are at least half full of corrupt cops, whether by individual morals or institutional policy.

>>mindsl+(OP)
And when these bad cops are protected from prosecution across the entire country, it's no longer about a single bad cop in a barrel of apples from an isolated tree. It becomes an institution encouraging bad policing, a systemic issue. And when you look at who funds the police...

>>babyca+Cc
Rather than paint the entire country with one brush, we need to focus on individual jurisdictions. There are many police departments that are facilitating the protestors exercising their rights, speaking with protestors about their concerns, even showing support, etc. These are likely departments where if an individual cop makes some off the cuff racist remark, they're called out by their peers. We need to give credit where credit is due.

>>mindsl+Gf
some of those jurisdictions only posed for photos, kneeled for a few seconds and then gased the other side. just saying.

>>mtnGoa+tm
I was not lauding those jurisdictions, for sure. Although if the knee-takers were individual officers being allowed to show their political opinion before being ordered to open fire on protesting Americans, then we should show some praise to those individuals. Although obviously much less praise than if they had simply refused the unlawful orders.