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In reply to the discussion: The Tyre Nichols video [View all]

uponit7771

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19. We've had progress but still not adequate policing in one too many PDs. We need a national standard
Fri Jan 27, 2023, 11:41 PM
Jan 2023

... and police unions working with communities otherwise its 1 step forward and .98 steps back.

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The Tyre Nichols video [View all] Mr.Bill Jan 2023 OP
Media have seen it.............. Lovie777 Jan 2023 #1
I am heartsick cyclonefence Jan 2023 #2
I know, and what the hell did they REALLY think they were doing??? a kennedy Jan 2023 #15
Eric Garner, George Floyd... IcyPeas Jan 2023 #3
Someone said in another thread Mr.Bill Jan 2023 #4
When are we going to start seeing change? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #5
I'm afraid I don't Mr.Bill Jan 2023 #6
I'm afraid I do have an answer. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #8
We've been seeing change. W_HAMILTON Jan 2023 #9
Cops killing a recent high number of people last year is not progress, to me. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #10
If you don't think progress has been made, you are shielding your eyes to it. W_HAMILTON Jan 2023 #11
How do you define progress? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #13
Progress improvements being made so that these incidents are less likely to occur... W_HAMILTON Jan 2023 #14
Yeah I guess what I'm asking for is specific examples of this progress. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #16
For starters, conflating justified shootings with incidents like these is disingenuous. W_HAMILTON Jan 2023 #17
So what I hear you saying is that the improvement we've gotten from the past couple of WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #18
We've had progress but still not adequate policing in one too many PDs. We need a national standard uponit7771 Jan 2023 #19
Yes in my mind I started seeing George Floyd being tortured and killed in cold blood. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #7
Never ending wars with the militarization of the police. The US isn't a peaceful country. jalan48 Jan 2023 #12
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