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Old 11-28-2015, 07:23 PM   #17
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I think the difference is that those ~2% killed by police have a much far reaching emotional impact. People generally assume gang members will kill each other, but if you don't feel you can trust the police where do you turn.

And if the past couple years have been a meter, half of those 2% the LEO was within the limits of the law. I have no love for dirty cops, and while I have some understanding for the ones that made the wrong call (things go south real quick). It is horrible and obscene to see cops doing the bad on occasion. But right now 2% of the problem is causing 95% of outrage and effort going into the teeny-tiny problem.

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