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Post by avordvet on May 25, 2015 7:40:40 GMT -5
Det. Frank Serpico to Det. Joe Crystal: Nothing has changed in police workBy Doug Poppa · May 19, 2015 There are those police officers who say that people who make a move after being told to “don’t move” deserve being killed. I read it all the time in the comments section of online newspapers when stories about police involved shootings occur. “I would rather be tried by twelve, than carried by six,” or making a move is “justification for an immediate execution order” by the police. The comments are even worse when the offender is a minority. The racial slurs go viral, as if a black life is worth less than anyone else. To all those police officers I have to say one thing about your comments, and that is they are total “b******t. By that way of thinking I could have shot and killed dozens of people when I was on the force. Training does not support that kind of thinking, especially today with interactive video, and shoot-don’t shoot scenarios. Couple that mindset with racial bias or any type of bias against anyone, and you have another tragedy or injustice just waiting to happen. baltimorepostexaminer.com/det-frank-serpico-to-det-joe-crystal-nothing-has-changed-in-police-work/2015/05/19
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