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An alternate perspective is cops are trying hard, and are succeeding, at making poor neighborhoods safer. However, due to gang culture, many people are heavily and illegally armed, and do not hesitate to shoot to kill. Cops, like all humans, are not fans of dying, so they are trained to respond very quickly if armed escalation is a possibility. As an unfortunate result, innocent people are sometimes killed in these neighborhoods, despite cops doing their best to protect people. When these accidents do happen, due to the high politicization of the issue, cops are very tight lipped about what goes on in their departments. So, a lot of what we see can also be explained as good intentioned human beings doing a very difficult and dangerous job. Why are we so quick to assume the worst about our fellow citizens who are putting their lives on the line for our safety?

>>yters+(OP)
Relating this back to the article, I just want to let you know Carroll Gardens is definitely not a poor neighborhood. Your alternate perspective does not hold up there.

>>seedle+mc4
I agree what the police did in this situation is egregious. The cops were clearly overreacting. But, that doesn't merit the BLM claim that cops are the enemy of the black and hispanic community. Rather than disband the force, BLM should push to have minorities join up themselves, along with better accountability. Despite their well publicized missteps, cops do much more good than harm for minorities. E.g. in Baltimore near where I live murders have jumped significantly since the police draw down after the 2015 riot. I suspect most of those murdered are themselves minorities, and would still be alive if police were better supported.