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(23,099 posts)America has a major problem with this.
Initech
(100,068 posts)Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)We need to rebuild the police from the ground up with all new people who are vetted not to be part of the white supremacist movement, then kick any out who decide to start it back up again. As it stands now, it will just keep continuing and they will "suspend" racist cops while the public is watching, then bring them right back as soon as the public aren't watching again. It is what they do over and over again and get by with it. We shouldn't have to watch them 24/7/365.They are a danger to the public.
Initech
(100,068 posts)It said then that white supremacists were infiltrating every level of law enforcement. And of course Bush was president at the time that happened, and his DOJ should have acted, but they did nothing. I'm surprised even Obama's DOJ didn't do anything to stem the tide of white supremacism. It's a very dangerous and real threat that we are facing, and it could do some real damage if we continue to allow it. I do agree that some extreme vetting is needed for police officers - both current, and future ones.
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)invisible empire, it documents how white supremacists have been doing this far longer. It is a tactic to control the public. Some of the police where I live talk about keeping the black community "in line." I despised working with an ex-cop, because he was constantly bragging like that and spouting off his hateful rhetoric. This was back in the 90s that he was doing his bragging and spreading hate by passing out a racist pamphlet that was well known for misrepresenting and skewing FBI stats to make it seem most crime is black on white, when it is not. I wish there had been Twitter justice back then.
The KKK even used to ride horses to churches to tell people how to vote. They have been using that tactic forever and a day now, but they are doing it more-so than usual right now to try to take over. Something seems to be making them want to beat every minority down as much as they can. They want a civil war and/or race war. It could be they know their days of being the majority are over and they know it might come back on them, how they have been treating people since forever.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)peaceful than that. Are they just trying to provoke something?
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)That's so ridiculous!
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)uponit7771
(90,336 posts)... possible.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,312 posts)You have to hope the humans in those uniforms have a moment like this: