(05-29-2020, 01:45 PM)Rey Last42min Wrote:

(05-29-2020, 11:48 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: LOL
I’m a broken record in this thread. 

Of course the guy will see charges and trial. 

I’m talking about addressing public mistrust by augmenting training already in place with an element that educates officers on avoiding such p.r. Nightmares. 
I don’t care if it’s somewhat  redundant - I don’t care if you think it implies  something that it really doesn’t. 
THERE IS NO HARM IN IMPROVING POLICE OFFICERS’ TRAINING. None

C’mon indeed. .

You are suggesting these things occur because of racism. I am saying they occur because of corruption. You are not suggesting anything worthwhile. Your focus on race is unprovable. It is a talking point propagated by people who depend on it for their careers. Millions of blacks believe they have a high chance of dying when they are confronted by a police officer and the evidence just doesn't support it. I showed you evidence that suggests otherwise, which would mean that race is not main factor involved here. You counter with the idea that we can't know what's in a person's heart. That's not fantastic insight. It's a boogieman.You make this claim without at all questioning whether or not the narrative itself is a contributing factor in deteriorating racial relations. 

I believe police officers can be corrupt. I'm not some ideologue that thinks all cops are great people. I have had dozens of encounters with police in my life, and I can think of 5 (out of probably 50) that weren't unpleasant. Cops are [BLEEP] 90% of the time. However, when I have a bad encounter with a cop, I haven't had a lifetime of lies flung in my direction that cause me to believe the cops have it out for me due to any external factor. I rationally deduce that either a certain amount of power corrupts most people or that certain personality types are drawn to positions of power.  This is far more likely the explanation for why cops are often [BLEEP] to ALL people. Cops have too much power. The difference between your position and mine is that I KNOW police can be corrupt. I can get on board with wanting to reform how the police interact with citizens. I just don't think you get to use a boogieman (race), that actually harms the public psyche.

Wow

I have never seen such horrible reading comprehension in my life

I am not the one focused on race, you are. 

There is a racial element to the division between police and public trust right now in our country.
It is the need to repair this miss trust and what it may lead to that drives me to making these most practical suggestions. 

It does not matter if this particular incident was racially motivated or not, and it does not matter how many incidents of the past were or were not racially motivated. 

If simple measures that only serve to improve our police departments can help bridge the gap across this division, they are worth the effort. 

Also, please stop putting words in my mouth and read my posts more carefully before responding.

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