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BeckyDem

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14. You know, I never looked at it that way before. You may be right, there is a system in place

Reply to Newest Reality (Reply #13)

Mon Aug 24, 2020, 10:48 AM

Aug 2020

that is attracting more racist violent people. That system almost guarantees full immunity. You saw the NY police union come out strong for Trump? How many more police unions will do that?

Trump Gave Police Permission to Be Brutal
The president didn’t cause America’s policing crisis, but he deliberately made it worse.

JUNE 3, 2020

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/chauvin-did-what-trump-asked-him-do/612574/

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How much more of this are we suppose to take? [View all] BeckyDem Aug 2020 OP

"The beatings shall continue until morale improves." Solomon Aug 2020 #1

I think so too. It scares me how bad it is. BeckyDem Aug 2020 #4

Another body hurt I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2020 #2

It is a flawed system of selecting and retaining law enforcement officers. Chainfire Aug 2020 #3

+1, or maybe change the racial makeup of US policing until the police are less racist. uponit7771 Aug 2020 #9

His children were in the back seat when he was shot.....omg secondwind Aug 2020 #5

+1, I pray they are all old enough to testify against the bad guys uponit7771 Aug 2020 #8

If you only JustGene Aug 2020 #6

The bad guys shoot ***ANOTHER*** black man in the back this time in front of his kids. uponit7771 Aug 2020 #7

This. BeckyDem Aug 2020 #10

This is 29-year-old Jacob Blake who was shot by Kenosha police. His fianc shared this picture with demmiblue Aug 2020 #11

omg BeckyDem Aug 2020 #12

Like I have said before... Newest Reality Aug 2020 #13

You know, I never looked at it that way before. You may be right, there is a system in place BeckyDem Aug 2020 #14

That's the truth right there. 2naSalit Aug 2020 #15