American
liberals can't tell good cops from evil action??
As far as the
US, are the good cops the bad cops, is racism institutional, are
there good solutions for violence and violence by police officers?
When
people say if a hundred good cops don't out a bad cop they're bad
too, what makes them think that cops, whether good or not, know if a
person they need to put their trust is actually bad?
Surely,
a bad cop wouldn't last long if they were a bad cop from day one and
often marked as a corrupt cop, and if involved in violence often, you
would find they wouldn't be likely to get promoted, might end up on
report, or even get fired if they are found to be in error. So the
good cops, they hear of a person they know, someone they've trusted
while on patrol or on a case, that that guy has been accused of an
illegal act. Such as going too far, leading to the death of someone
without enough provocation to call it defence, etc. In that
situation, you might think that that person has been accused
unfairly, he works hard, he seems down to earth, but turns out you
are wrong. And if you're wrong, you're wrong. You may have had years
of working with or near to a sound person who, while under pressure,
was acting out of character, maybe, kneed on a guys neck, and has
been found guilty of murder.
How
many people who worked with or knew a cop, a cop they thought was a
good cop, might have been shocked to know that such an action took
place. Many "bad cops" have spotless careers until they
fuck up. Very much like many criminals, including those involved in
mass shootings at schools and the like.
It
is almost like a greater problem of mental health is the bigger issue
that overlaps with many subjects and present protections in the
united states let some people through the net or that some
instability isn't easily detectable. The result eventually being
someone, somewhere, for some reason, snaps.
I
don't think the United States nor the Police forces are racist,
however, there is a problem within that seems to be poorly dealt
with. Cutting funding is the wrong choice, pulling back isn't a
helpful method, although I do admit that investment in communities is
key to lowering crime. The acts of racism by some cops, rare thought
it is, and other actions of unjustified force, are a problem that
requires some serious attention. Not that you can say that there is a
toxic racism that is everywhere in policing. Nor would I call it
logical to insist that average cops, good or not, are part of the
problem too. And liberal witch-hunts that ignore the lack of evidence
in some cases are far from helpful. Indeed, as far as BLM, there are
many people willing to react long before the facts are out, long
before an investigation takes place. And sadly, mainstream liberal
politicians are overly supportive of this thinking while poorly
organised for reform in how the rule of law is implemented.
The
problems go beyond the united states and their set of issues in some
cases and places, at some times. Every case should be treated as a
case by case issue unless their is reason to judge otherwise. For
example, if police in one area seem to be targeting black youths and
not simply trying to police a crime ridden area that happens to be
heavily populated by black people. The types of crimes and areas tend
to give an impression, just as I am sure that in a location dominated
by white people, the vast vast majority of criminals are likely to be
of European descent. And so on and so forth as far as areas dominated
by an Asian population. The complexity is when a city or district is
very mixed, and, sadly, gangs do throw any basic calculation off
beyond mere proportion of the population. And some communities admire
violence and alpha male status over that of hard work and honesty
when it comes to life's hardships. Obviously, the mentality is not
exclusive to people of sub-Saharan African descent. In fact, most
people of African ethnicity are not bound to such things, most
African Americans aren't trash. Enough people of every community or
culture or ethnicity, are in fact far from the best people in
society.
I
am reminded of some of the local white trash near my small Somerset
town, some people who seem to think they're above the law as they get
messed up on drugs or steal from average people, or try to fight the
police. It is very rare, yet if I said this without making this clear
you might imagine things are far worse. And if you have an handful of
street gang members in an inner-city, they're likely to be less than
1% of young males for that district, probably less. So no need to
characterise people beyond the reality. And often, of the people
killed by police in the US, it is petty criminals who are worried
about other issues. Such as not keeping up with actions they should
be up to date with, like seeing their parole officer or whatever the
case.
Imagine
if you had something on you, drugs or something, or you were behind
on payments you were ordered to pay by the courts. And you're scared
that this means the cops will throw you in a cell and the courts will
bang you up behind bars. If you were in that boat, you might try to
run or resist. And if you have a bunch of people around you, they
might try to make the cops back off. They might film it too. As they
probably should, even if often edited videos surface later online
singing a different tune. I'm thinking there are so many dimensions
to this subject that go far beyond simply saying police forces are a
racist organisation or may as well be, as some people seem to parrot.
Investment in the police, communities and mental health services is
likely to be a great way to deal the problem in real world terms.
