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by musha68k·8y ago·view on hn ↗
Hey there, I don’t know why you feel so compelled to make things look less worse than they are, lots of anecdotes...

In addition to the cold statistics provided by the Vice story above, check out this counter “anecdote”:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/post-nation/wp/2...

Warning: this might be the most disturbing video I’ve ever seen - an execution of an unarmed man by police.

Where in the (western) world would this be without consequences for the involved officers?

Isn’t it to serve and protect?

Coming from Austria where we have to extensively learn about the mechanics of fascism in school I can only tell my American friends:

Wake up before it’s too late.

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> Hey there, I don’t know why you feel so compelled to make things look less worse than they are, lots of anecdotes...

I'm just trying to break through people's echo chambers, and help get to the core of the issue. I agreed with most of what the poster I replied to said, but wanted to point out that not all police are trigger-happy. I think any reform to policing in the United States has to help make non-trigger happy police officers' lives easier. The only way to do this is by ending the drug war.