Let's argue about Mike Brown!

I really don't feel that grabbing for someones gun means that your forfeit your life. There are no other options at that point? Just doesn't make much sense to me.
Really? For me, it becomes about intent at that point. If someone is actively trying to get an officer's gun, it's not so they can show him how to clean it or to do magic tricks, lol. If you don't believe it's reasonable to respond with deadly force in a moment where somebody is consciously trying to kill you, then I don't know what else to say.

 
I really don't feel that grabbing for someones gun means that your forfeit your life. There are no other options at that point? Just doesn't make much sense to me.
You make me want to puke.

Really? For me, it becomes about intent at that point. If someone is actively trying to get an officer's gun, it's not so they can show him how to clean it or to do magic tricks, lol. If you don't believe it's reasonable to respond with deadly force in a moment where somebody is consciously trying to kill you, then I don't know what else to say.
There is no arguing with Liberal Logic. Let someone try to kill this motherfucker and see if he fights back, or if he lays down and takes it in the ass. Pretty easy to point fingers until one is in the situation.

 
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There is no arguing with Liberal Logic. Let someone try to kill this motherfucker and see if he fights back, or if he lays down and takes it in the ass. Pretty easy to point fingers until one is in the situation.
Please stop liking my posts. I'm not on "your side", numbnuts. You're a catchphrase regurgitator. All political parties have agendas. I voted for Obama both times because the Republican party couldn't get its shit together and had horrible ideas on how to improve the country.

I'm not a "Liberal" and I'm not a "Conservative". I'm a Not fucking Retarded. You should try it. It's awesome.

 
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[quote name="FullMcintosh" post="12397693" timestamp="1420780608"]Don't miss significance of this NYPD protest thing. It should lay to rest all this talk of "a few bad apples". Nah, this is an institution.

The response from the NYPD is clear. Their lives are more important than the citizenry they are supposed to protect.

We talk about systemic problems a lot, but it doesn't get more clear than this. An institution knowingly designed to oppress. Here it is.

Reminder: DeBlasio was elected in a 73% landslide victory due partly because residents were sick of NYPD unconstitutional over-reach.

The police turning their back en masse on a democratically elected mayor should be fucking terrifying. Who are these people[/quote]
Yup. Because we should be thankful that a guy who just denounced their jobs is speaking at their funerals now and respect his words.

Next up: it being fine for hate groups showing up and speaking for their own political reasons.

You're hilarious.
 
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[quote name="FullMcintosh" post="12397715" timestamp="1420781566"]What we mean by white supremacy is that white people are allowed to exist in this world as individuals, not stereotypes or caricatures.

The WHOLE police force is standing up for their right to continue to bust heads on any black folks they see with impunity.

Happy New Year to you too! Also if reading criticism of makes you insult folks, time to reevaluate your life[/quote]
You're drunk, aren't you?

I have to laugh that you got banned, so you made a new account with a very similar name.

Make a coherent statement with facts backing it and I'll take you serious. Until then, you're just another kid parroting the media. Good job!

P.s. If you think I've insulted you, no wonder you think the police are using too much force.
 
I really don't feel that grabbing for someones gun means that your forfeit your life. There are no other options at that point? Just doesn't make much sense to me.
Have you been in a fight before? Most people don't think that clearly during a violent conflict.

 
What we mean by white supremacy is that white people are allowed to exist in this world as individuals, not stereotypes or caricatures.

The WHOLE police force is standing up for their right to continue to bust heads on any black folks they see with impunity.

Happy New Year to you too! Also if reading criticism of makes you insult folks, time to reevaluate your life
We're all counting the minutes till your next banning. By the way, if you wanted to be subtle you shouldn't have picked almost the exact same name as before.
 
We're all counting the minutes till your next banning. By the way, if you wanted to be subtle you shouldn't have picked almost the exact same name as before.
Or have a picture of the same guy as the avatar. :smh:

It's kind of a shame though considering I agree with most of his posts. You gotta build up to that level of gravitas. :rofl:
 
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Saw an interesting article today.

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/crime/activist-critical-police-brutality-has-change-heart-after-undergoing-use-force-train

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfi3Ndh3n-g

Obviously, other than it being on a Fox new station, anybody have a reasonable argument against it?

I do have one general critique. With an expectation of compliance, LEOs need to give direct, clear commands. "Don't move.", "Come over here.", etc. If your requests are confusing and then you get scared and shoot somebody (ie. SC gas station shooting), you're not doing your job very well.

With the guy wandering around behind the SUV, I'd imagine you'd want to immediately tell him to come toward you out in the open pavement so you don't lose sight of him. The second he goes behind that SUV, it basically is the SC gas station shooting.

But it should be common knowledge that officers want to see your hands at all times. So, while I felt bad for the guy in the SC shooting, since he genuinely was complying...he made a foolish decision just going into his truck without saying anything. This is why.

For the fight, "Don't move!" and "Put your hands in the air" is probably the right call. With the guy approaching the way he did, it definitely doesn't look like his intentions are good...but at the same time, "Stop or I'm going to shoot you." wasn't said either.

Of course, these are civilians. And yes, these are decisions that need to be made very quickly. But "Don't Move!" has to be the go to, "when in doubt" command to give. As long as somebody is complying with "don't move", it's going to drastically reduce the intensity of the situation. If we legitimately want to see improvement on both sides here (and not just agenda feeding, political BS), then direct, clear commands with an expectation of compliance is a good place to start.

 
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Have you been in a fight before? Most people don't think that clearly during a violent conflict.
If I had to use the analogy for the "Well he went for my gun" thing I would use the South Park episode where Jimbo goes hunting screaming the animals are going right for them while shooting.

 
I'd love to see the super touchy feely people here try the job. Let's see how long they last.

http://www.ijreview.com/2015/01/229273-8-protester-walks-in-police-shoes-makes-statement-for-haters/

*insert "womp womp" sound effect here*
LOLZ...you're such a drama queen.

Btw, I'd like to see the exact quote where De Blasio denounced their jobs and your interpretation of it. Or maybe those cops shouldn't be leveraging the deaths of those officers as a PR ploy as a way to negotiate their union contract.

As for your story, I'm going to address it below...


Saw an interesting article today.

Obviously, other than it being on a Fox new station, anybody have a reasonable argument against it?
Two words: Maricopa County.

For those that aren't familiar with the place, it's the home of (in)famous Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The same guy with the pink underwear prison, chain gangs, notorious for civil rights violations, under numerous federal investigations. This son of a bitch literally created a death threat to boost his election numbers.

But beyond that, let's be frank: Most police encounters don't end in violence or threat of death. Maybe putting a guy in scenarios that can't end in anyway EXCEPT violence might color his perception of things? I guess a ride-along would've been out of the question because all they'd do is stop anyone with a tan and ask to see their papers...that is literally not an exaggeration.
 
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Cab drivers just profile like cops and refuse to pick up black men.

As with police brutality, it's about power. Their victims are without justice.

No seriously: How are the Cops going to justify arresting Negroes for BS after this work stoppage? Are we gonna allow them to go back?

And white supremacist thinking doesn't just affect white people. Everybody is conditioned to be aligned against blackness. Even some black people.

Mortality rates higher than police:

Landscapers 3x higher

Taxi drivers 4x

Steel workers 6x

Garbagemen 7x
A) Are most cab drivers white?

B) Mortality rates higher than police:


Landscapers 3x higher

Taxi drivers 4x

Steel workers 6x

Garbagemen 7x


^ How many of those deaths are the result of being "murdered"? I can say the act of noodling is the most dangerous thing in the world, and possibly true... it's dangerous by means of being stupid.

Police can use all the caution in the world and still be targets of senseless violence (i.e. gunned down in their own parked cruiser). So while the fancy "mortality rates" you quote may indeed be correct misleading is still misleading.
 

Btw, I'd like to see the exact quote where De Blasio denounced their jobs and your interpretation of it. Or maybe those cops shouldn't be leveraging the deaths of those officers as a PR ploy as a way to negotiate their union contract.
There's many where he's made remarks that were uncannily polarized. A nice one of recent time:

"...A good young man, law-abiding young man who would never think to do anything wrong. And yet, because of a history that still hangs over us, the dangers he may face, we've had to literally train him—as families have all over this city for decades—in how to take special care in any encounter he has with the police officers who are there to protect him."

He has officers that are part of his personal security team. They are literally paid to watch him and his family. And yet, he's saying "Yup, because you're black you will be violated by the police". You know, despite the fact that there are around 780,000 police officers nationwide, and corruption / racism isn't a widespread phenomenon within.

Polarizing much? Definitely.

It's also cute how he likes to use the term "allegedly" when mentioning attacks on police officers, but before the Eric Garner Grand Jury even was being put together he was denouncing the NYPD and letting Sharpton speak for him.

Maybe you didn't realize this, but this has been bubbling under the surface since before Michael Brown's death. The comments made by Bill de Blasio, along with the company he's put on a pedestal, has shown his attitude towards LE in general for some time.



But beyond that, let's be frank: Most police encounters don't end in violence or threat of death. Maybe putting a guy in scenarios that can't end in anyway EXCEPT violence might color his perception of things? I guess a ride-along would've been out of the question because all they'd do is stop anyone with a tan and ask to see their papers...that is literally not an exaggeration.
So, you're going to discount actual situations that LE encounter because of where it was done at? And you think that the situations that ended in violence were only because they were intended to?

I'll let you know a little secret: Those situations were textbook examples of what is done at academies nationwide. Non-authoritative commands, not controlling suspects, letting the hands go out of sight, among many other mistakes made, would lead to the exact same endings in roleplays.

You know why they go to those extremes? Because sometimes, those extremes are met. And then you get protesters saying "unarmed means no reason for lethal force!" and the like, despite having no understanding of how force is supposed to be applied.

And your not-an-exaggeration? Totally an exaggeration.

 
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There's many where he's made remarks that were uncannily polarized. A nice one of recent time:

"...A good young man, law-abiding young man who would never think to do anything wrong. And yet, because of a history that still hangs over us, the dangers he may face, we've had to literally train him—as families have all over this city for decades—in how to take special care in any encounter he has with the police officers who are there to protect him."

He has officers that are part of his personal security team. They are literally paid to watch him and his family. And yet, he's saying "Yup, because you're black you will be violated by the police". You know, despite the fact that there are around 780,000 police officers nationwide, and corruption / racism isn't a widespread phenomenon within.

Polarizing much? Definitely.

It's also cute how he likes to use the term "allegedly" when mentioning attacks on police officers, but before the Eric Garner Grand Jury even was being put together he was denouncing the NYPD and letting Sharpton speak for him.

Maybe you didn't realize this, but this has been bubbling under the surface since before Michael Brown's death. The comments made by Bill de Blasio, along with the company he's put on a pedestal, has shown his attitude towards LE in general for some time.
I knew you'd use that quote. Anyone with an ounce of intellectual honesty can admit that the consistent findings of police policies and action in NYC targeted mostly Black and Latinos with much higher rates of usage force. And let's face it, at the end of the day he's telling his son Exactly how to act when confronted by cops: by acting in a way that make cops feel safer around him. Isn't that what you want? To feel safe around your suspects so you don't have to put bullet holes in them?

Supporting cops isn't about standing behind them 100% all of the time; it's about wanting a better police force. Wanting more accountability and understanding that being a cop can be tough are not mutually exclusive things either.

As for your hang up on the semantics of "allegedly," are only cops and white collar criminals allowed to be innocent until proven guilty? You're not proving any of the trolls wrong about cops wanting to be irreproachable. I'd like to know the metrics you're using to describe a department as corrupt and racist though considering what you don't have to say about Maricopa County.

Say what you will about Sharpton, but if MLK was still alive, people would say the same things about him too cause they said the same things back then. Something to think about...

So, you're going to discount actual situations that LE encounter because of where it was done at? And you think that the situations that ended in violence were only because they were intended to?

I'll let you know a little secret: Those situations were textbook examples of what is done at academies nationwide. Non-authoritative commands, not controlling suspects, letting the hands go out of sight, among many other mistakes made, would lead to the exact same endings in roleplays.

You know why they go to those extremes? Because sometimes, those extremes are met. And then you get protesters saying "unarmed means no reason for lethal force!" and the like, despite having no understanding of how force is supposed to be applied.

And your not-an-exaggeration? Totally an exaggeration.
Are you NOT familiar with Sheriff Joe and the way he runs his department? If there's a perfect example of how bad brass can fuck everything up, it's THIS bastard. Abuse of power and racist? He's your go to guy! So yeah! I'm going to be extremely skeptical of this particular story not only because of the source, but where it took place. Do you agree with how he practices law enforcement or something?
 
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[quote name="Msut77" post="12400415" timestamp="1420909508"]That barely counts as English, also. That is not what he asked.[/quote]
Biscuit, do you need more butter on your ass? That sentence was missing a word. I'm sure you could figure that out if you tried.
 
I knew you'd use that quote. Anyone with an ounce of intellectual honesty can admit that the consistent findings of police policies and action in NYC targeted mostly Black and Latinos with much higher rates of usage force. And let's face it, at the end of the day he's telling his son Exactly how to act when confronted by cops: by acting in a way that make cops feel safer around him. Isn't that what you want? To feel safe around your suspects so you don't have to put bullet holes in them?

Supporting cops isn't about standing behind them 100% all of the time; it's about wanting a better police force. Wanting more accountability and understanding that being a cop can be tough are not mutually exclusive things either.

As for your hang up on the semantics of "allegedly," are only cops and white collar criminals allowed to be innocent until proven guilty? You're not proving any of the trolls wrong about cops wanting to be irreproachable. I'd like to know the metrics you're using to describe a department as corrupt and racist though considering what you don't have to say about Maricopa County.

Say what you will about Sharpton, but if MLK was still alive, people would say the same things about him too cause they said the same things back then. Something to think about...
Of course I'd use that quote. It's the most recent, and I'm not digging through his entire history of anti-cop rhetoric. Fact is, before de Blasio entered office, NYPD had a 70% approval rating. Before he came into office, the crime rate had steadily been going down for many years. But suddenly, there's this huge uproar and the police are corrupt racists!

I'd like to see your cause analysis of why minorities had more instances of use of force against them. Do you honestly believe LE just goes around clubbing minorities for the fun of it? Seriously. Why the fuck would someone want to make more work for themselves? It couldn't have to do with the numbers of who's more likely to resist, right?

You want a better police force? Who doesn't? Undermining the police force though, and planting seeds of disrespect isn't how you go about it. It goes directly against the idea of community policing, by undermining their authority and polarizing the sides. I really enjoy de Blasio when he goes "Hey, remember how the police said to not block roads or bridges? fuck that, they're just racist, you can do it anyways! Let me bring Al Sharpton up here to tell you why you should all be fearing for your lives, despite the fact that the vast majority of LE isn't corrupt! 38,000 LEOs in NYPD alone with literally over 100,000 interactions per day, but let's focus on this one and use it as the example of how LE conducts itself!".

Do you believe Garner died because he was black? Because that's how de Blasio has painted the situation. Which there isn't a shred of evidence to suggest that is why he died. So why was race highlighted again and again in his speeches? Why is he bringing Al Sharpton, an infamous racebaiter, to talk and rile up the crowds?

de Blasio has chosen his words carefully time and time again. Instead of even *hinting* at the fact that none of these incidents would've occurred had the decedent NOT resisted a lawful arrest, he has painted them as race motivated crimes. All backed by Al Sharpton the entire way.

You don't find it strange that the term "allegedly" is only used by de Blasio when painting the picture of crimes against LE? It wouldn't rub you the wrong way if he chose those same words in the exact opposite fashion, while suggesting that all black men are threats to your kids, just like they are his?

Are you NOT familiar with Sheriff Joe and the way he runs his department? If there's a perfect example of how bad brass can fuck everything up, it's THIS bastard. Abuse of power and racist? He's you're go to guy! So yeah! I'm going to be extremely skeptical of this particular story not only because of the source, but where it took place. Do you agree with how he practices law enforcement or something?
Did you NOT watch the video? Or did you feel like completely dismissing the points made so that you could re-iterate a logical fallacy by "attacking the person/authority", despite the fact that those encounters are 100% valid and used in training nationwide?

This is a fun game though. Let's keep going in circles until the end of time with this "debate" or "discussion"!

 
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Of course I'd use that quote. It's the most recent, and I'm not digging through his entire history of anti-cop rhetoric. Fact is, before de Blasio entered office, NYPD had a 70% approval rating. Before he came into office, the crime rate had steadily been going down for many years. But suddenly, there's this huge uproar and the police are corrupt racists!

I'd like to see your cause analysis of why minorities had more instances of use of force against them. Do you honestly believe LE just goes around clubbing minorities for the fun of it? Seriously. Why the fuck would someone want to make more work for themselves? It couldn't have to do with the numbers of who's more likely to resist, right?
So what you're saying is that you can't be assed to find a quote in which he directly denounces the NYPD for being totally corrupt and racist shitloads. Black and Latino communities have had problems since forever with the NYPD and for you to try and bullshit your way out of it by saying that it all started with De Blasio's election is really something.

BTw, you're link says absolutely nothing about who's more likely to resist unless you're insinuating that black people are naturally more violent than other races.

You want a better police force? Who doesn't? Undermining the police force though, and planting seeds of disrespect isn't how you go about it. It goes directly against the idea of community policing, by undermining their authority and polarizing the sides. I really enjoy de Blasio when he goes "Hey, remember how the police said to not block roads or bridges? fuck that, they're just racist, you can do it anyways! Let me bring Al Sharpton up here to tell you why you should all be fearing for your lives, despite the fact that the vast majority of LE isn't corrupt! 38,000 LEOs in NYPD alone with literally over 100,000 interactions per day, but let's focus on this one and use it as the example of how LE conducts itself!".

Do you believe Garner died because he was black? Because that's how de Blasio has painted the situation. Which there isn't a shred of evidence to suggest that is why he died. So why was race highlighted again and again in his speeches? Why is he bringing Al Sharpton, an infamous racebaiter, to talk and rile up the crowds?

de Blasio has chosen his words carefully time and time again. Instead of even *hinting* at the fact that none of these incidents would've occurred had the decedent NOT resisted a lawful arrest, he has painted them as race motivated crimes. All backed by Al Sharpton the entire way.
I've finally the light! Al Sharpton created the concept of race! That's how he riles people up and racebaits so damn well! Everything is always just fine before he arrives and then BOOM! Black people start acting all crazy and violent because they're more naturally prone to those types of self expression!

Btw, did you ever read the entire MLK speech I linked awhile back? You'd be surprised at the similarities between it and speeches given by a certain "racebaiter."

I don't feel like wasting my time to go unpack the whole "Garner was/wasn't killed because he was black" thing, but I'm sure that they don't go after every single person that sells loose cigarettes in the same manner as they went after Garner.


You don't find it strange that the term "allegedly" is only used by de Blasio when painting the picture of crimes against LE? It wouldn't rub you the wrong way if he chose those same words in the exact opposite fashion, while suggesting that all black men are threats to your kids, just like they are his?
Cops have fragile egos and need to be coddled like little babies. Gotcha.

Did you NOT watch the video? Or did you feel like completely dismissing the points made so that you could re-iterate a logical fallacy by "attacking the person/authority", despite the fact that those encounters are 100% valid and used in training nationwide?

This is a fun game though. Let's keep going in circles until the end of time with this "debate" or "discussion"!
Fox News affiliate and Maricopa County don't set off any bells for you huh? Well how about this: staging training exercises with the worse possible outcomes and then treating every encounter, no matter how small, with the same expectation despite the fact that the chances of being killed are still relatively slim. You yourself admit to saying that a vast majority of encounters go without incident, so please tell me how you square that circle and how that makes for effective policing? Again, how much and what kinds of corruption is allowed before you'd call a department corrupt? What would it take for you to say that a department is racist?

Also, North Korea must be GRAND because Dennis Rodman had a very swell time there! Cause you know...I wouldn't want to commit a logical fallacy like "attacking the person/authority." Would it be more acceptable for me to use false analogies and make false equivalencies like you do?
 
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So what you're saying is that you can't be assed to find a quote in which he directly denounces the NYPD for being totally corrupt and racist shitloads. Black and Latino communities have had problems since forever with the NYPD and for you to try and bullshit your way out of it by saying that it all started with De Blasio's election is really something.

BTw, you're link says absolutely nothing about who's more likely to resist unless you're insinuating that black people are naturally more violent than other races.


I've finally the light! Al Sharpton created the concept of race! That's how he riles people up and racebaits so damn well! Everything is always just fine before he arrives and then BOOM! Black people start acting all crazy and violent because they're more naturally prone to those types of self expression!

Btw, did you ever read the entire MLK speech I linked awhile back? You'd be surprised at the similarities between it and speeches given by a certain "racebaiter."

I don't feel like wasting my time to go unpack the whole "Garner was/wasn't killed because he was black" thing, but I'm sure that they don't go after every single person that sells loose cigarettes in the same manner as they went after Garner.



Cops have fragile egos and need to be coddled like little babies. Gotcha.


Fox News affiliate and Maricopa County don't set off any bells for you huh? Well how about this: staging training exercises with the worse possible outcomes and then treating every encounter, no matter how small, with the same expectation despite the fact that the chances of being killed are still relatively slim. You yourself admit to saying that a vast majority of encounters go without incident, so please tell me how you square that circle and how that makes for effective policing? Again, how much and what kinds of corruption is allowed before you'd call a department corrupt? What would it take for you to say that a department is racist?

Also, North Korea must be GRAND because Dennis Rodman had a very swell time there! Cause you know...I wouldn't want to commit a logical fallacy like "attacking the person/authority." Would it be more acceptable for me to use false analogies and make false equivalencies like you do?
MLK owed 4.5 million in back taxes while demanding people pay their "fair share", used the term "homos" in a derogatory manner, and backed proven false stories like Sharpton does? Who knew? As far as Garner, wasn't he arrested 34 times, most of them for selling loosies? Arguing with the cops is gonna earn you rougher treatment every time as well, black, white, or other.

 
BTw, you're link says absolutely nothing about who's more likely to resist unless you're insinuating that black people are naturally more violent than other races.
Actually, my link shows that a much higher population of minorities are in gangs. You don't see a link to gangs and crime / resisting arrest?

I don't feel like wasting my time to go unpack the whole "Garner was/wasn't killed because he was black" thing, but I'm sure that they don't go after every single person that sells loose cigarettes in the same manner as they went after Garner.
You're right. The response is in regards to the threat. In this case, a guy much larger than all the officers, resisting. Who was on probation for being recently released for, get this, the same crime. And had a rap sheet with over 30 prior convictions.

Interesting tidbit. The EMS crew that responded for Garner were suspended as a result of his death. To the best of my knoweldge, that shit doesn't ever happen. I wonder why? And I wonder why he was pronounced dead an hour AFTER his last encounter with police?

Racebaiters have fragile egos and need to be coddled like little babies. Gotcha.
Fixed that for you.

Well how about this: staging training exercises with the worse possible outcomes and then treating every encounter, no matter how small, with the same expectation despite the fact that the chances of being killed are still relatively slim. You yourself admit to saying that a vast majority of encounters go without incident, so please tell me how you square that circle and how that makes for effective policing?
Maybe you missed the part where these guys failed completely as LE? You don't deal with a non-cooperative suspect by asking things nicely and timidly if they continue to disregard your commands. You don't take your eyes off them and let them just wander around. Direct authoritative commands gets results. Trainers are trained to take advantage of trainees and walk all over them if the situation arises. Do you think criminals don't? That's exactly why those scenarios played out that way. In addition, if you're trying to show how lethal force situations can arise, would you give people a ton of situations that couldn't get to that point? That'd be a waste of time.

Again, how much and what kinds of corruption is allowed before you'd call a department corrupt? What would it take for you to say that a department is racist?
I don't know, evidence beyond "more of x race was stopped" and "1 officer was found to be committing a crime"? Just saying, statistically, in higher crime areas there is a higher population of minorities and lower economic status. Just as my link earlier demonstrated, there is also a higher gang population in minorities. You don't think that could have anything to do with anything?

I'd love for you to point out my fallacies with specific examples! Let's make it a real debate without all the BS. We can even put up a little scoreboard and see who's the real fallacy machine!

 
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Actually, my link shows that a much higher population of minorities are in gangs. You don't see a link to gangs and crime / resisting arrest?
Non Sequitor? Also racist cause that's what you call it when you ascribe a certain type of criminality to a race.

Black people are more prone to resisting arrest. Gang members are more prone to resisting arrest. See the difference?


[background=#23252b]You're right. The response is in regards to the threat. In this case, a guy much larger than all the officers, resisting. Who was on probation for being recently released for, get this, the same crime. And had a rap sheet with over 30 prior convictions.[/background]

[background=#23252b]Interesting tidbit. The EMS crew that responded for Garner were suspended as a result of his death. To the best of my knoweldge, that shit doesn't ever happen. I wonder why? And I wonder why he was pronounced dead an hour AFTER his last encounter with police?[/background]
Broken Windows, right? I'm sure the NY State Department of Revenue really needed that tax money.

Garner required medical attention and all parties were lax in triaging. Obviously the cops weren't going to take the fall for it so they pinned it on the EMT's. This is surprising why?

Fallacy: Cherry picking

Fixed that for you.
And who's the one getting bent out of shape about the term "allegedly?" Not the so-called racebaitors.

Fallacy: Changing goal posts

[background=#23252b]Maybe you missed the part where these guys failed completely as LE? You don't deal with a non-cooperative suspect by asking things nicely and timidly if they continue to disregard your commands. You don't take your eyes off them and let them just wander around. Direct authoritative commands gets results. Trainers are trained to take advantage of trainees and walk all over them if the situation arises. Do you think criminals don't? That's exactly why those scenarios played out that way. In addition, if you're trying to show how lethal force situations can arise, would you give people a ton of situations that couldn't get to that point? That'd be a waste of time.[/background]
How they can arise!=How often they will arise.

Do you walk around in a faraday cage?

Fallacy: False equivalence

[background=#23252b]I don't know, evidence beyond "more of x race was stopped" and "1 officer was found to be committing a crime"? Just saying, statistically, in higher crime areas there is a higher population of minorities and lower economic status. Just as my link earlier demonstrated, there is also a higher gang population in minorities. You don't think that could have anything to do with anything?[/background]

[background=#23252b]I'd love for you to point out my fallacies! Let's make it a real debate without all the BS.[/background]
So do you agree with Arpaio's methods or not?

Fallacy: Begging the question

I think you could REALLY use a refresher on statistical analysis.
 
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Non Sequitor? Also racist cause that's what you call it when you ascribe a certain type of criminality to a race.
So, if I say that criminals are more likely to resist arrest than an innocent person, that's non sequitur? Point out the logical leap that's wrong there.

Let's go through it in a set of logical statements:

If you're a criminal, you are more likely to resist arrest.

You brought up this:

"Black and Latino communities have had problems since forever with the NYPD..."

Here's another set of logical statements:

If you are in a gang, you are a criminal.

There is a higher population of gangs in minorities.

I did NOT state that "by being in a minority, you're more likely to resist arrest." I DID state that gangs are more likely to resist arrest, and YOU drew lines to make it sound like that was the original statement.

You seem to forget that I made a request in the very beginning of all these statements: I'd like to see your cause analysis of why minorities had more instances of use of force against them. So, what's your reasoning? My reasoning is that LE targets communities with the most crime. Which just so happens to be minority areas.

Here's some interesting numbers for you: http://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/rates.html

Is it unfair that LE targets areas with the most crime?

Garner required medical attention and all parties were lax in triaging. Obviously the cops weren't going to take the fall for it so they pinned it on the EMT's.
LE is not trained to give full blown medical analysis. They are not trained to give CPR to a breathing person. EMS showed up within a normal amount of time and didn't make him a priority. They are the ones trained far more in depth for medical situations. I don't see a problem.

How they can arise!=How often they will arise.
And? The point of the exercises weren't to show an "average day in the life of a LEO". The point of the exercises was to show how things can escalate, and why use of force isn't measured in absolutes. Precisely why an unarmed man is not always the victim if they are shot.

So do you agree with Arpaio's methods or not?
I don't know enough on his methods to agree or disagree. Not that they matter when putting people through standard training exercises that are performed across the country on a daily basis. Your point, or are we going back to that logical fallacy of attacking the character/authority again?

 
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Props on the fallacy catches, even if I don't agree with most of them.  The argument hasn't been laid out very well so far.  So, hard to call out fallacies / what the arguments are without setting things up proper.

I think you have quite a few of your own too, but I can't name them due to familiarity.  It's been over 5 years since I took a debate / critical thinking class.  I'll have to refresh myself and come back.

We'll see how this goes now that the "game" is officially started!  Time to get super serial.  Perhaps we should start from scratch in a new thread and place our arguments in the sand?  Or at least outright state our sides from scratch here?  Starting midpoint on an argument isn't going to make a very good or fair game.

 
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MLK owed 4.5 million in back taxes while demanding people pay their "fair share", used the term "homos" in a derogatory manner, and backed proven false stories like Sharpton does? Who knew? As far as Garner, wasn't he arrested 34 times, most of them for selling loosies? Arguing with the cops is gonna earn you rougher treatment every time as well, black, white, or other.
You got that from stormfront.
 
I passed it twice.  Once while officially enrolled (the first time), the second time while "unofficially" in the class.

The second time, I was invited by an entertaining professor to join his class.  At the time, I was sitting outside the classroom reading because my schedule had a class sized gap in between classes.  I was his most active "student", and did all the work / tests minus the final (due to a conflict in scheduling).  Definitely a fun time, and one of my most enjoyed classes.  Too bad the class was about 9 years ago, seeing as I got my bachelors degree in 2008.

Do you ever make non-passive aggressive statements or actually put up a real argument?  I have yet to see you say more than a couple sentences, and you've never put up a real point.

P.S.  I think you need more butter, biscuit.

 
I am fully capable of making actual arguments, I don't bother when there are no actual argument to respond to.
 
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You got that from stormfront.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/sharpton.asp

But according to state officials, his balance on the state liens is actually $220,000 greater now than when they were first filed during the years 2008 through 2010. A spokesman for the State Department of Taxation and Finance said state law did not allow him to provide any further details.
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/sharpton.asp#5eWhvuw6PGQfGBDe.99
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eorpMrHAi3E

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/booming/revisiting-the-tawana-brawley-rape-scandal.html?_r=0

“We have the facts and the evidence that an assistant district attorney and a state trooper did this,” Mr. Sharpton said. He called Gov. Mario M. Cuomo a racist and warned that powerful state officials were complicit. When asked whether Ms. Brawley would speak with the state attorney general, Robert Abrams, Mr. Sharpton said that would be like asking someone in a concentration camp to talk to Hitler.

But, as the meticulously researched Retro Report points out this week, it was all a hoax. After seven months, 6,000 pages of testimony and 180 witnesses, a grand jury found Ms. Brawley’s story to be a lie. Neither the police officer nor the district attorney accused by Ms. Brawley and Mr. Sharpton had been involved in any way, the report concluded.

Check em out, Mutt. Do you really want to waste your breath defending THIS guy? MLK would probably punch Doh in the face for comparing them.:)

 
Just in case you were referring to my Garner statement.

Garner had been arrested by the NYPD thirty times since 1980 on charges such as assault, resisting arrest, and grand larceny. An official said the arrests include multiple incidents in which he was arrested for allegedly selling unlicensed cigarettes.[39][40][41] In 2007, Garner filed a handwritten complaint in federal court accusing a police officer of conducting a cavity search of him on the street, “digging his fingers in my rectum in the middle of the street” while people passed by.[37] Garner had, according to the New York Times, "recently … told lawyers at Legal Aid that he intended to take all the cases against him to trial".[37] At the time of the incident, Garner was out on bail for selling untaxed cigarettes, driving without a license, marijuana possession, and false impersonation.[42]

wiiki

http://www.silive.com/northshore/index.ssf/2014/07/eric_garner_who_died_in_police.html

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.  Eric Garner had run afoul of the law several times for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes before his fatal confrontation with police on Thursday, court records show.

At the time of his death, the Port Richmond resident had three misdemeanor cases pending in Stapleton Criminal Court. He was free on $2,000 bail.

On Aug. 22 of last year, Garner was arrested on School Road and Bay Street, Fort Wadsworth, for allegedly driving without a license, according to a criminal complaint.

Garner, 43, gave cops a phony name and put himself in more hot water when officers allegedly found untaxed cigarettes and a small amount of marijuana in the 1998 Lincoln Navigator he was driving, the complaint said.

He was charged with aggravated unlicensed vehicle operation, false personation, possession or sale of untaxed cigarettes and marijuana possession, according to information from District Attorney Daniel Donovan's office.

Seven months later, while out on $1,000 bail, Garner was busted on March 28 for allegedly selling unstamped cigarettes on the street outside of 200 Bay St., Tompkinsville. He had 24 packs of untaxed smokes in his possession, police said.

The location is next door to 202 Bay St., where the fatal confrontation occurred Thursday between cops and Garner.

Garner was charged with a misdemeanor count of violating the cigarette and tobacco products tax and posted $1,000 bail, online state court records show.

Garner was arrested again on May 7 on Victory Boulevard and St. Marks Place, Tompkinsville. The site is across the block from Bay Street.

Cops accused him of possessing six packs of untaxed cigarettes.

Garner last appeared in court to answer the three cases on July 2. The matters were all adjourned then to Oct. 7, online state court records show.

My take, guy was a criminal loser too stupid to comply with police when he was caught breaking the same laws again.

 
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Ego,
Your quote said MLK.
It does. It also says "like Sharpton does" at the end of the sentence with a question mark. Maybe you shouldn't take potshots at somebody's intelligence, asking if they passed a debate class, when you struggle with simple reading comprehension yourself. :lol:

 
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It does. It also says "like Sharpton does" at the end of the sentence with a question mark. Maybe you shouldn't take potshots at somebody's intelligence, asking if they passed a debate class, when you struggle with simple reading comprehension yourself. :lol:
If that's an lol for you I wouldn't want to see a rofl.
 
This was the point, Msutt, where most reasonable people would have simply said "Oops. I misread your post". No worries though, I'm used to Clak and Doh not admitting when they make a mistake. Do you need further clarification on my post?
 
So, if I say that criminals are more likely to resist arrest than an innocent person, that's non sequitur? Point out the logical leap that's wrong there.

Let's go through it in a set of logical statements:

If you're a criminal, you are more likely to resist arrest.

You brought up this:

"[background=#23252b]Black and Latino communities have had problems since forever with the NYPD..."[/background]


Here's another set of logical statements:

If you are in a gang, you are a criminal.
There is a higher population of gangs in minorities.

I did NOT state that "by being in a minority, you're more likely to resist arrest." I DID state that gangs are more likely to resist arrest, and YOU drew lines to make it sound like that was the original statement.

You seem to forget that I made a request in the very beginning of all these statements: I'd like to see your cause analysis of why minorities had more instances of use of force against them. So, what's your reasoning? My reasoning is that LE targets communities with the most crime. Which just so happens to be minority areas.

Here's some interesting numbers for you: http://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/rates.html

Is it unfair that LE targets areas with the most crime?
Fallacy: Changing the goal posts.
Reason: We were talking about De Blasio

The gang population within each race is a more accurate determinate than the racial breakdown of gangs. I highly doubt that the the numbers of encounters/arrests are consistent when breaking it down per capita. Actually, I know it doesn't.

Out of curiousity, do you ever think about the laws that you enforce? Like why coke carries lighter penalties than crack and sometimes weed? Or why ghettos are more targeted for drugs than suburbs when studies have shown that drug use is at about the same rate regardless of race?

[background=#23252b]LE is not trained to give full blown medical analysis. They are not trained to give CPR to a breathing person. EMS showed up within a normal amount of time and didn't make him a priority. They are the ones trained far more in depth for medical situations. I don't see a problem.[/background]
If you don't see a problem, they why the fuck did you bring it up? Oh right, you just want to talk shit about De Blasio.

To quote Msut77: "That's not an argument."


[background=#23252b]And? The point of the exercises weren't to show an "average day in the life of a LEO". The point of the exercises was to show how things can escalate, and why use of force isn't measured in absolutes. Precisely why an unarmed man is not always the victim if they are shot.[/background]
This is funny because Brown WAS UNARMED. Same goes for Martin and it turns out that Zimmerman has shitty impulse control afterall...who would've thought!

The flipside to your argument is that the exercises are practiced to elicit a specific response to introduce a certain type of bias that doesn't jive with the overwhelming day-to-day experience of cops. When you condition people to treat every situation like those in the exercise, is it any surprise that there's an "us vs them" mentality from cops? You ramble on about spreading divisiveness, but all that is cover for what you're really looking for: absolute compliance and submission without any oversight.


[background=#23252b]I don't know enough on his methods to agree or disagree. Not that they matter when putting people through standard training exercises that are performed across the country on a daily basis. Your point, or are we going back to that logical fallacy of attacking the character/authority again?[/background]
Considering the kind of cops and policing that come out of Maricopa? fuck.YES. But hey, since you know absolutely jack shit about Maricopa County, I should just take your word for it because
 
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Fallacy: Changing the goal posts.
Reason: We were talking about De Blasio
Fallacy: Straw man.

We have multiple arguments going on in one area. We were discussing the link I had posted, which originated from your statement on how de Blasio had told his son how to act around LE officers. I was critiquing his words, and suggesting that the fear he was citing is misplaced because the vast majority of these cases that have made headlines involved suspects resisting arrest. They were not because the suspect was of a minority.

The numbers show that minorities make up a much larger portion of gang population. Looking at the prison statistics, black or latino races (you can pick between either one, individually) both severely outnumber white. The cause? I don't know, but I've yet to see evidence pointing it to be anything conclusive. I would gander a guess that it has to do with the tie in to crime and poverty.

Out of curiousity, do you ever think about the laws that you enforce? Like why coke carries lighter penalties than crack and sometimes weed? Or why ghettos are more targeted for drugs than suburbs when studies have shown that drug use is at about the rate regardless of race?
Yes. From my experience, on a per weight basis, coke never carries lighter penalties than weed. Crack is on par (Fair Sentencing Act of 2010). "Ghettos" are targeted for *crime* more than suburbs due to higher crime rates. Drugs are included in that, as drug crimes are more prevalent. It is much more rare to run across a drug deal gone wrong homicide in a suburb than it is in a "ghetto".

If you don't see a problem, they why the
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did you bring it up? Oh right, you just want to talk shit about De Blasio.

To quote Msut77: "That's not an argument."
Read the quotes. I was addressing your comment that suggested that Garner was harassed inappropriately because of his race. Specifically: "I don't feel like wasting my time to go unpack the whole "Garner was/wasn't killed because he was black" thing, but I'm sure that they don't go after every single person that sells loose cigarettes in the same manner as they went after Garner."

Fallacy: Poisoning the well.

This is funny because Brown WAS UNARMED. Same goes for Martin and it turns out that Zimmerman has shitty impulse control afterall...who would've thought!

The flipside to your argument is that the exercises are practiced to elicit a specific response to introduce a certain type of bias that doesn't jive with the overwhelming day-to-day experience of cops. When you condition people to treat every situation like those in the exercise, is it any surprise that there's an "us vs them" mentality from cops? You ramble on about spreading divisiveness, but all that is cover for what you're really looking for: absolute compliance and submission without any oversight.
Fallacy: Changing the goalposts, straw man.

The statement said "The point of the exercises was to show how things can escalate, and why use of force isn't measured in absolutes. Precisely why an unarmed man is not always the victim if they are shot."

So, yes, Brown was unarmed. And he was not the "victim". The vast majority of the evidence showed him to be the aggressor (eyewitness testimony / forensic evidence).

We already went over the reasoning of why those specific exercises were picked: When going over use of force scenarios in which a suspect is resisting / hostile, it does not fit the situation to go over situations in which these variables are not in play. Not all scenarios ran by LE are of that type. All kinds of situations are role played, including non-confrontational situations. This is done to enforce the idea of adaptation based off the situation. However, again, it'd of been inappropriate to go over a bunch of non-violent type scenarios when attempting to demonstrate how situations can evolve into violence.

Considering the kind of cops and policing that come out of Maricopa?
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.YES. But hey, since you know absolutely jack shit about Maricopa County, I should just take your word for it because
Fallacies: Attacking the authority / character, hasty generalization, red herring . . . I'm sure there's more here.

The exercises were valid exercises used in LE academies nationwide. You can try to argue the argue the exercises validity, however, they have been longstanding exercises used by all levels of LE nationwide. It's standard curriculum. Would you like to try to argue against that or the validity of these exercises?

 
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The gang population within each race is a more accurate determinate than the racial breakdown of gangs. I highly doubt that the the numbers of encounters/arrests are consistent when breaking it down per capita. Actually, I know it doesn't.

Out of curiousity, do you ever think about the laws that you enforce? Like why coke carries lighter penalties than crack and sometimes weed? Or why ghettos are more targeted for drugs than suburbs when studies have shown that drug use is at about the same rate regardless of race?
Fallacy: Burden of Proof

Reason: Just general claims that we're supposed to accept.

This is funny because Brown WAS UNARMED. Same goes for Martin and it turns out that Zimmerman has shitty impulse control afterall...who would've thought!

The flipside to your argument is that the exercises are practiced to elicit a specific response to introduce a certain type of bias that doesn't jive with the overwhelming day-to-day experience of cops. When you condition people to treat every situation like those in the exercise, is it any surprise that there's an "us vs them" mentality from cops? You ramble on about spreading divisiveness, but all that is cover for what you're really looking for: absolute compliance and submission without any oversight.
Fallacy: Affirming the Consequent
Reason: Continuous talk of being "unarmed" when the main justification for these shootings was an alleged struggle for the gun. If Brown/Martin take said gun, they are no longer "unarmed".

The flipside to your argument is that the exercises are practiced to elicit a specific response to introduce a certain type of bias that doesn't jive with the overwhelming day-to-day experience of cops. When you condition people to treat every situation like those in the exercise, is it any surprise that there's an "us vs them" mentality from cops? You ramble on about spreading divisiveness, but all that is cover for what you're really looking for: absolute compliance and submission without any oversight.
That's not what they are at all. They're training exercises to show how to control situations and which behaviors are dangerous and should not be allowed. Maybe that's not conveyed extremely well in the news story because like I said, these are civilians who are probably just interpreting them as "wow, this is scary" rather than "wow, I should have controlled that differently".

For me, it just shows how things can escalate and get out of hand if the officer allows it. That's not to say that every person pulled over is looking for an opportunity to shoot the officer confronting them. But the officer should still control the situation as though that is their intent. We can't just allow people to wander around freely and hide their hands because "oh, he's probably not going to shoot me." All that does is endanger the officer AND the civilian...and leads to situations like the SC gas station shooting.

I'm 110% for a better relationship between LEOs and the community. But I can understand and appreciate that an officer trying to keep himself safe is going to keep me safe. This again, circles back to clear and direct orders and compliance.

 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ek1jwX4qo
Great, now you're saying I'm strawmanning because NOW you want to get back to talking shit about De Blasio's comments? Do you have some sort of OCD thing about tossing out accusations of fallacies? Just because you profess to being a cop doesn't mean you're some sort of master debater or have a monopoly on reason and logic. The fact that you have consistently said that you don't know shit about something while, at the same time, insisting that you should be taken as some sort of authority is really making me :rofl:

The cause of the disparity in the stats for incarceration has a direct correlation with the War on Drugs. The fact that a lot of these areas that are targeted have black and Latino populations is no coincidence either considering they've been directly, and indirectly, socially and economically corralled into them. The problem is a lot deeper than "the economically disadvantaged commit more crimes," which is what I'm trying to get at.

I'm glad you cited the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. Did you read the wiki on it? I'm guessing not since it kinda answers some of your questions about racial disparities.

You have a HUGE blindspot when it comes to being critical of cops and makes the term "cognitive dissonance" impotent to describe what you have. How hard is it to wiki Maricopa County? Apparently too hard for you even after finding the Fair Sentencing Act. Btw, that's an ad hom fallacy from me to you, so you don't have to look that up.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGgBjAR3lys
Googling the stats on Stop and Frisk too tough for you? And neither of them actually got full control of the gun, so yeah, they WEREN'T armed.

You asked why the story could be considered bullshit because of the source and I gave you reasons as to why.

The only reason why it'd be a danger to the civvy is because cops have itchy trigger fingers. Like I said to Fearia, how many people do you see walking around in faraday cages?

Look, I'm all about keeping people safe too, but if cops were statistically in that much danger of being killed on the job, I'd be on the front lines screaming for the full militarization of our law enforcement with armed and armored vehicles. The facts are that it simply isn't and crime has been on the decline for decades. I'm not blind to the fact that all of these incidents are new things; it's just that the public is more aware of them now. I mean how effective is this training if cops are walking around all PTSD'd out from the constant heightened state of alertness?


All I need is 3 more silly monkeys to complete this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1cyFOW--Tw
 
Fallacy: Ad Hominem

Googling the stats on Stop and Frisk too tough for you? And neither of them actually got full control of the gun, so yeah, they WEREN'T armed.

You asked why the story could be considered bullshit because of the source and I gave you reasons as to why.

The only reason why it'd be a danger to the civvy is because cops have itchy trigger fingers. Like I said to Fearia, how many people do you see walking around in faraday cages?

Look, I'm all about keeping people safe too, but if cops were statistically in that much danger of being killed on the job, I'd be on the front lines screaming for the full militarization of our law enforcement with armed and armored vehicles. The facts are that it simply isn't and crime has been on the decline for decades. I'm not blind to the fact that all of these incidents are new things; it's just that the public is more aware of them now. I mean how effective is this training if cops are walking around all PTSD'd out from the constant heightened state of alertness?


All I need is 3 more silly monkeys to complete this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1cyFOW--Tw
Fallacy: Ad Hominem ;)

I agree about the heightened state of alert though. But don't you think that goes both ways? I would imagine all of this has made minorities a little more jumpy around law enforcement as well. Basically, everybody is on edge, and the media just keeps stirring the pot.

Where do we go from here? The best suggestion I would have is to do our damndest to match the race of our police force with the race of the community they're policing. I'm not sure if that's a great long-term solution, as it could lead to a greater divide and almost a self-imposed segregation...but right now, the dam is leaking and something has to be done to stop it before things get worse.

Beyond that, compliance is still the solution to most of the stuff you're complaining about. In most of these cases, you can find an excuse for the "excessive force". Stop giving officers a damn excuse...then when it happens, embarrass them with how horrifying it looks. If these officers are really the "low, life dirty scoundrels", then stop letting them make you look stupid and uncivilized.

 
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Fallacy: Ad Hominem

Fallacy: Ad Hominem ;)
I'm glad you found some humor in my post, which was the point. :lol:

I agree about the heightened state of alert though. But don't you think that goes both ways? I would imagine all of this has made minorities a little more jumpy around law enforcement as well. Basically, everybody is on edge, and the media just keeps stirring the pot.

Where do we go from here? The best suggestion I would have is to do our damndest to match the race of our police force with the race of the community they're policing. I'm not sure if that's a great long-term solution, as it could lead to a greater divide and almost a self-imposed segregation...but right now, the dam is leaking and something has to be done to stop it before things get worse.

Beyond that, compliance is still the solution to most of the stuff you're complaining about. In most of these cases, you can find an excuse for the "excessive force". Stop giving officers a damn excuse...then when it happens, embarrass them with how horrifying it looks. If these officers are really the "low, life dirty scoundrels", then stop letting them make you look stupid and uncivilized.
I don't think that having proportionate racial representation would be as effective as having cops that come out of communities they're policing, but it's a start. It doesn't matter what race you are if the culture of "busting heads and letting the courts sort it out" persists. Kinda like how the LAPD had a good number of black cops, but it was still a shitty department until the feds stepped in. That said, I'm a HUGE fan of community policing. The organization I work for actually does a lot of work in that particular area along with collaborating with other local community organizations and businesses. It might or might not surprise you that the police that attend these police dialogue events are very receptive as well as the teens that hold the events.
 
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I don't think that having proportionate racial representation would be as effective as having cops that come out of communities they're policing, but it's a start.
I agree, but there's some problems with trying to implement this. I'm going to go over this in my next post (separate from this one).

It doesn't matter what race you are if the culture of "busting heads and letting the courts sort it out" persists.
If that was the case, wouldn't there be a lot more police brutality allegations and cases? There are roughly 780,000 law enforcement officers nationwide. I'd think that if the culture was "busting heads and letting the courts sort it out", there'd be a lot more

That said, I'm a HUGE fan of community policing. The organization I work for actually does a lot of work in that particular area along with collaborating with other local community organizations and businesses.
We agree somewhere! Hooray! I'm a big fan of Brimfield Police Department (in Ohio) and similar police organizations that are close to the community. Sadly though, in areas with high crime, that style of policing is near impossible. Budgets are too tight to take officers off from responding to calls.

For clarity sake, I'm going to end this post here and do a second post later (when I have a bit more time) to go over my take on what needs to change.

P.S. I think you broke the fallacy scoreboard. Damn you.

 
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I'm glad you found some humor in my post, which was the point. :lol:


I don't think that having proportionate racial representation would be as effective as having cops that come out of communities they're policing, but it's a start. It doesn't matter what race you are if the culture of "busting heads and letting the courts sort it out" persists. Kinda like how the LAPD had a good number of black cops, but it was still a shitty department until the feds stepped in. That said, I'm a HUGE fan of community policing. The organization I work for actually does a lot of work in that particular area along with collaborating with other local community organizations and businesses. It might or might not surprise you that the police that attend these police dialogue events are very receptive as well as the teens that hold the events.
[SIZE=14.3999996185303px]I agree with that...and like I said, I could see it doing more harm than good in the long run anyway. I guess the biggest positive I could see about it is similar to people wanting a physician that is the same gender as them. Ultimately, you don't want someone making you uncomfortable...for whatever reason. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.3999996185303px]Either way, it would probably just be putting a band-aid on the problem. But it's probably more feasible than making sure officers actually live in the area they're policing...especially when it comes to the rougher neighborhoods. There's definitely room for improvement though. It's just going to take a little critical thinking, and an understanding that the status quo isn't cutting it.[/SIZE]

 

Took long enough for Brimfield to get mentioned! (used to be known as brimtucky locally)
Chief Oliver is awesome.

And onto my points we go!

I don't think there's a major issue with policing, but more with the high crime communities and the culture within. It's been said that there should be more community policing going on, but in order for that to be achieved, the community has to be part of the deal. And that's where problems seem to arise.

There's a culture out there that emphasizes "snitches get stitches" and discourages any interactions with the police. Cooperation with police has literally been met with violence as retribution. Segments of rap culture promote this, along with drugs, "hussling", and gangs. Hell, if you look at many of the prolific rappers now, they have or had gang associations. This culture works directly against the ideas of community policing, and for whatever reason, is acceptable in a lot of communities.

In areas with high crime, doing community events are outside the realms of the budget. Responding to crimes takes precedence over community events. This adds to the difficulty for recruiting from within the community for law enforcement in these areas. When the community works directly against law enforcement, how are you supposed to foster positive change and recruiting unless the changes come from within? Especially when the job typically requires at the very least an associates degree in Criminal Justice or a bachelors in any other field, the lower education rate in these areas slims the playing field.

I personally think there needs to be a change from within the communities.

Of course, I also think corrupt officers should be held accountable for their actions. However, I think that the accountability has to be accurate. We still have protests going on and off involving Michael Brown while there's a preponderance of evidence backing the officer's use of force. Yet there's little mention of the completely unjustified shoot of Akai Gurley (the unarmed man who was admittedly shot accidentally by NYPD). I'm all for protesting when wrongdoing has occurred, but as of recent times, it seems these protests are going on for the wrong causes. Case in point, the completely justified shooting in St. Louis where protesters stormed the scene and attacked officers before the scene was even fully cleared. Or the recent protests for a shooting in which a man attacked an officer with a shovel, breaking bones and his body camera.

I fully agree with changes in LE like having outside agencies investigate use of force incidents, along with body cameras being mandatory. Statistics for use of force would also be helpful for identifying trends, and possible issues.

 
[quote name="Darby27" post="12406474" timestamp="1421123987"]Took long enough for Brimfield to get mentioned! (used to be known as brimtucky locally)[/quote]
Son of a gun... I mention him Chief Oliver literally gets suspended from work for 2 weeks the following day for a township policy violation! What are the chances?
 
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