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I don't give a benefit of doubt to any cop. Cops are biased; they are good at implanting evidence to ruin lives; if there is no third party evidence, cops can get away with anything they say and do. Finally, without coercion no state can function. Of course, political philosophers sell us "social contract" theories in order to hide 'coercion' of the state power. Police force is the manifestation of that coercion. That's why the wealthy/elites don't care about injustices committed against minorities and the powerless by the police and judiciary.

>>rainco+(OP)
> I don't give a benefit of doubt to any cop.

So in other words cops are guilty of being racists (And everything else) until being proven innocent?

Anyone charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty because we feel as a society it is better to let guilty go free rather than convict innocent...Its why the standard in criminal law is beyond a reasonable doubt. Everyone should be treated equally under the law, regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and occupation.

>>throwa+h51
As long as there is "qualified immunity" for cops, "absolute immunity" for prosecutors, judges and legislators, the question of "racist until proven innocent" doesn't even arise. This notion of immunity came into being, because coercion( sold in the guise of "social contract") is the heart of any state.

This is why the powerless and minorities are heavily impacted. Who writes laws? Who edits laws? It is the powerful people with levels of indirection: lobbyists, politicians. That's why the elite is not impacted, because if they get impacted, they can change the laws.

>>rainco+np1
> This notion of immunity came into being, because coercion( sold in the guise of "social contract") is the heart of any state.

Immunity came about because if prosecutors were Personably liable for charges where there were no convictions no one would take those positions. Similarly if police were personally liable for arrests where there were no convictions no one would be a cop.

But the same is true to a degree for all government, for example if I were to get hit by a county/city bus, generally the driver won’t be liable and worse my damages against the government are capped (I believe at $200k In FL, unless the government waived the cap and good luck with that).