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I wish I could find a better source for this video, but a Facebook link is the best I can do. Basically, it reports that you are 7X more likely to be murdered, 15X more likely to be killed in an auto accident, and 42X more likely to be raped than to experience excessive police brutality. Other sources of crime statistics that I've checked seem to bear out the facts presented in this video.
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Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis
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Personally, I would support a Federal Study that looks deeply into this matter, nationwide. With that said, I suspect the results might be somewhat disappointing to certain people who are not in the right.
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A lot depends on what you count as "police brutality" -- and that absolutely depends almost entirely on who is doing the counting.

I have no doubt that unprovoked police brutality did occur in some places at some times and still occurs occasionally. I also have no doubt that nearly all instances of police brutality that do occur are covered up by police and politicians at all levels.

But the questions of how pervasive and how frequent "police brutality" is are different -- and again, both vary with what gets counted.

If we define "police brutality" as unnecessary force used by police, my unscientific guess would be that it is very nearly 100% pervasive in that it does occur in nearly every department in the nation. I would also suggest that your chances of experiencing physical police brutality are very nearly zero if you aren't involved in one of a few triggering activities (most of which are illegal). One way to nearly guarantee being the victim of police brutality is to be the subject of a high speed car chase.

Like it or not, police officers are human -- with human emotions, human physical responses (such as adrenaline dump) -- this isn't an excuse, but it is reality -- and unfortunately it is a reality that is not well addressed in police training or procedures.

Yes, there are a few bad cops out there -- and there are a few departments where they are tolerated or even encouraged. Not the majority, not even a large number, but even one is too many.
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Police brutality: Abuse of power. I see a helluva lot more of that in the halls of government than in law enforcement. Why don't we start there and maybe the incidents of police brutality might diminish organically
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1.) Update :

https://youtu.be/POVa9YLqnbI

Camden County Sheriff’s Office employees arrested, charged in inmate’s beating
Attorney Harry Daniels said since release of videos, other people have come forward with claims against the jail

Tarik Minor, Anchor, I-TEAM reporter
Published: November 22, 2022 at 2:42 PM
Updated: November 23, 2022 at 9:44 AM
Tags: Camden County, Georgia


According to the Sheriff’s Office, Corporal Corrections Officer Mason Garrick, Deputy Braxton Massey and Deputy Ryan Biegel were charged with battery of an inmate and violating the oath of office.

“Braxton Massey has been employed 6 months, Mason Garrick 18 months, and Ryan Biegel 3 years with the Sheriff’s Office,” the news release states.

“All three have been booked into the Camden County Public Safety Complex. The Sheriff’s Office Internal Investigation terminated their employment with The Camden County Sheriff’s Office prior to the arrest.”

SOURCE : https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/2022/11/22/3-camden-county-sheriffs-office-employees-arrested-charged-in-inmates-beating/



* Another FACTUAL Example of Police Brutality

2.) Fractured skulls, lost eyes: Police break their own rules when shooting protesters with ‘rubber bullets’

Liz Szabo
Jay Hancock
Kevin McCoy
Donovan Slack
Dennis Wagner

USA TODAY and Kaiser Health News

Published 5:00 AM EDT Jun. 19, 2020 Updated 9:00 PM EDT Sep. 11, 2020

SOURCE : https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/06/19/police-break-rules-shooting-protesters-rubber-bullets-less-lethal-projectiles/ [login to see] /
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Don't Live In East L.A., Huh?
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Police Gangs :

1.) The battle to root out police gangs like The Executioners from LA County Sheriff’s Department

Gangs or cliques made up of law enforcement officers are accused of carrying out shootings and violence for initiations, writes Andrew Buncombe

“It was claimed the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), the largest in the country, was riddled with gangs with names such as The Executioners that were made up not of typical gang members, but by police officers.

Furthermore, it was claimed the gangs had initiation rites that included violence and even murder, and that the influence of the cliques, directed by so-called “shot keepers”, impacted many aspects of the department’s work.”

SOURCE : https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/police-gangs-la-sheriff-executioners-b1862105.html?amp



2.) ‘Executioners,’ ‘Reapers,’ and ‘Banditos’: Gangs of Sheriff’s Deputies Are Wreaking Havoc in L.A.

A new official report finds efforts to clean up the decades-old gang culture within the department are failing

SOURCE : https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/los-angeles-sheriffs-department-gangs-rand-report-1225982/amp/



* 3.) FBI: Gang members infiltrating America are hidden in the ranks of police departments

Posted by: Mitch McKinley|July 22, 2019 |
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Around The World, Featured, Investigations, Law and Legal, Must Reads, Patrol

A.) “The law enforcement community is simply a microcosm of our greater society. The problems and issues we see in our communities will most likely be present in police departments, sheriff’s offices and federal agencies. Issues include, alcoholism, drug use, abuse, theft, suicide and yes, even murder. But among the things that should never be present at any level, much less at a larger degree, is gang membership and activity.”


B.) “It is that very alleged activity that has led the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to launch a probe into multiple gangs hidden within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The Banditos, Spartans, Regulators, and Reapers are literal gangs that are claimed to exist within the Los Angeles law enforcement agency. The investigation started after allegations of abuse by the Banditos in March.”


C.) “All members of the Banditos have tattoos of a skeleton wearing a sombrero, bandolier, and pistol. Allegations against these deputies include using gang tactics to recruit young Latino deputies, and punishing those who reject their advances with physical attacks.”

SOURCE : https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/fbi-gang-members-are-hidden-in-the-ranks-of-police-departments/
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I'm Sure We've All Heard This Before,
But, As May Have Been Previously Said
"If They Weren't The Cops,
They'd Be The Criminals Instead,"
While Some Use The Opportunity To Be Both.
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Let's see. I would be content if police brutality stops making the news, but it won't.
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MAJ Ken Landgren

You’re welcomed.
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CPL LaForest Gray - What do you know about CRT?
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MAJ Ken Landgren I just saw your question and this is a pre-written response “Created: July 8, 2021 at 9:17 AM“. I’d reposted this reply several times on RP in regards to the false “CRT” narrative.

Thank you for asking.
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https://youtu.be/dwgsbZ1MsAE

Everyone on this planet that co-signs/refer to Historical FACTS of :

Ethnic Cleansing/Genocide/Mass Murder/Rape/Stolen Land/Mass incarnation/Racist Legislation & Laws of “African Americans/Black People/Colored/Negro/The African/The Backs/The Coloreds”

Is being : Disrespectful
Disingenuous
Offer Devaluation of Atrocities

of Historical FACTS of the Systematic White Racism that hasn’t ended and took place in the past & currently still ongoing within solely the boarders of the USA.

RARE Footage: Ex-Slaves talk about slavery in America :

Source :

PT. 1 : https://www.loc.gov/collections/voices-remembering-slavery/about-this-collection/

PT. 2 : https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1940003_afs03975a/

Video : https://youtu.be/fZfcc21c6Uo

As Critical Race Theory are completely wrong. Period


Definition of theory
1
: a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena
the wave theory of light
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a
: a belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action
her method is based on the theory that all children want to learn
b
: an ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles, or circumstances —often used in the phrase in theory
in theory, we have always advocated freedom for all
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: a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation
b
: an unproved assumption : CONJECTURE
c
: a body of theorems presenting a concise systematic view of a subject
theory of equations
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: the general or abstract principles of a body of fact, a science, or an art
music theory
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: abstract thought : SPECULATION
6
: the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another

SOURCE :

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theory

No, these are FACTS. CRITICAL RACE FACTS.

“I will not apologize for telling the FACTS, in a world that worship the lies”.
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BONUS FACTS : For those that always say we are complaining and living in the past :

Racist Notes in Journals of Gunman Who Killed 2 Black People Revealed by D

By Khaleda Rahman On 7/8/21 at 8:15 AM EDT

The Racist Crime was committed : June 26th, 2021.

1st Victim : African American Woman - Veteran Air Force SSG {MURDERED} (CIVILIAN)
[Because of 2021 White Racist]

2nd Victim : African American Man : Police Officer {MURDERED} (CIVILIAN) 36 yrs. Retired
[Because of 2021 White Racist]

June 28, 2021, 8:09 AM EDT / Updated June 28, 2021, 4:44 PM EDT
By Wilson Wong

“Authorities are investigating a Massachusetts shooting that left two Black people dead as a hate crime after investigators found "some troubling white supremacist rhetoric" in the gunman's handwriting, officials said Sunday.

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, who identified the suspected gunman as 28-year-old Nathan Allen, said during a press conference on Sunday that investigators found "antisemitic and racist statements against Black individuals."

Sources :

https://youtu.be/teaYm2zPWcY


https://www.newsweek.com/racist-notes-journals-gunman-who-killed-2-black-people-revealed-da-1607850?amp=1




Stop telling us to get over racism when whites racist in America still exist and are planning more attacks.

Churches - School - Just Living

*** this a repost from myself, because people are tooooo comfortable with the status quo ***

“I will not apologize for telling the FACTS, in a world that worship the lies”.
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Again thank you for the question.

Another prewritten response about the FACTS pertaining to Critical Race FACTS (no theory) Created: June 16, 2021 at 7:07 AM
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Critical race theory
(social sciences)

Critical race theory (CRT) was officially organized in 1989, at the first annual Workshop on Critical Race Theory, though its intellectual origins go back much farther, to the 1960s and ’70s. Its immediate precursor was the critical legal studies (CLS) movement, which dedicated itself to examining how the law and legal institutions serve the interests of the wealthy and powerful at the expense of the poor and marginalized.

(CLS, an offshoot of Marxist-oriented critical theory, may also be viewed as a radicalization of early 20th-century legal realism, a school of legal philosophy according to which judicial decision making, especially at the appellate level, is influenced as much by nonlegal—political or ideological—factors as by precedent and principles of legal reasoning.)

Like CLS scholars, critical race theorists believed that political liberalism was incapable of adequately addressing fundamental problems of injustice in American society (notwithstanding legislation and court rulings advancing civil rights in the 1950s and ’60s), because its emphasis on the equitable treatment under the law of all races (“colour blindness”) rendered it capable of recognizing only the most overt and obvious racist practices, not those that were relatively indirect, subtle, or systemic.

SOURCE :

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marginalized

*** Research FACTS, not hearsay ***
It’s not a “Theory” it’s a study of WHITE RACISM in America/USA based on its documented & undocumented history.

Nowhere does it say “ALL WHITE PEOPLE”, it holds up the mirror of FACTS.

The ilk of “Revisionist History” such as the sickening of : United Daughters of the Confederacy (just one example of lies pushed to protect racist insecurities) is over.

P.S.

CRT = Critical Race Facts

*** this a repost from myself, because people are tooooo comfortable with the status quo ***

“I will not apologize for telling the FACTS, in a world that worship the lies”.
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Police Brutality isn’t just the night stick and the gun …. Mistrust has been earned.

1.) Police officers in the US were charged with more than 400 rapes over a 9-year period

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN
Updated 10:46 AM EDT, Fri October 19, 2018

SOURCE :

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/10/19/us/police-sexual-assaults-maryland-scope/index.html


2.) Former Spokane police officer awaiting trial for rape charges arrested again for allegedly raping another woman

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 5, 2021

SOURCE :

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/aug/04/spokane-detectives-arrest-former-officer-in-sexual/?amp-content=amp


A.) Four Police Officers Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Robbery

SOURCE : https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/four-police-officers-charged-conspiracy-commit-robbery


B.) Florida gave thousands of tarnished officers a second chance. Hundreds blew it again.

Of the officers in the state who got a second chance after misconduct, 505 of them blew it again, an investigation found.

DEVAN PATEL | NAPLES DAILY NEWS | 6:13 am EST February 6, 2021

SOURCE : https://amp.naplesnews.com/amp/ [login to see]


C.) This is the first database that tracks America's criminal cops

The police crime database offers the most comprehensive look ever at how often American cops are arrested, as well as some early insights into the consequences they face for breaking the laws they’re supposed to enforce.

SOURCE : https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/595kv3/police-crime-database


I .) LAW ENFORCEMENT MISCONDUCT

Investigations and Prosecutions
About the Law Enforcement Misconduct Statute
Physical Assault
Sexual Misconduct
Deliberate Indifference to a Serious Medical Condition or a Substantial Risk of Harm
Failure to Intervene

SOURCE : https://www.justice.gov/crt/law-enforcement-misconduct



II.) POLICE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE
A CONCILIATION HANDBOOK FOR THE POLICE and THE COMMUNITY
 
SOURCE : https://www.justice.gov/archive/crs/pubs/pdexcess.htm


Florida Police Officer Arrested on Excessive Force Charges :

Feb 17, 2022
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A white Florida police officer with a history of excessive force is charged with aggravated battery during his arrest of a Black man accused of trespassing outside a grocery store.

SOURCE : https://apnews.com/article/75c51f23cb5f4dfd5d784985f419675d


Officers found guilty of excessive force in Florida doesn't mean they lose certification

10 Investigates found the state doesn't have a universal or streamlined standard at defining what exactly constitutes excessive force.
Jennifer Titus, Lauren Powell, Zack Newman
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

SOURCE : https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/investigations/10-investigates/florida-law-enforcement-excessive-force/67-fedade1e-0f15-42f4-8811-73c8b9a5053b



146 Virginia police officers decertified, new law expands to include excessive force and lying

“RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The number of police officers pulled from their positions for dishonesty or excessive force is growing in Virginia. According to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services’ master list, 146 officers have been decertified as of mid-January. Meaning, they’re currently not allowed to serve as law enforcement officers in the Commonwealth.

8News first looked at the Virginia master list of decertified officers back in July. Since then, 46 new officers were added. More than half of the 146 officers decertified were added to the list in just the past two years. The department began keeping a list in 1999.

The increase in decertification follows a push for policing reforms in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, as well as a new law expanding the offenses for decertification to include excessive force and lying.”

SOURCE : https://www.wavy.com/news/virginia/146-virginia-police-officers-decertified-new-law-expands-to-include-excessive-force-and-lying/amp/
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I'm Sure As Hell Not Standing Up For Him,
But Anyone Can Be Charged With A Crime.
And They Don't Have To BE A Criminal..
For You S.O.B.'s Whom Have Never BEEN Arrested,
PROVING Your Innocence, It Is One Tough BATTLE.
And Either Way, It's YOU Whom Pays For The Lawyer!
"JUSTICE"?: ya, my axx.
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Police Brutality comes in different forms ….

https://youtu.be/CyN8euQHYLs

1.) Former Lithonia officer pleads guilty to raping woman while on duty

CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY
By Shaddi Abusaid, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
June 3, 2022

“A former Lithonia officer with a history of sexual assault allegations was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting to raping a woman less than a mile from his police station.

David Wilborn, 45, pleaded guilty Friday to rape, aggravated assault and two counts of false imprisonment in the 2019 rape during a traffic stop at Lithonia Park.

Authorities said Wilborn was on duty and in uniform when he forced the woman out of a car and raped her at gunpoint as her friend lay face down in front of the vehicle.”

SOURCE : https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/former-lithonia-officer-pleads-guilty-to-raping-woman-while-on-duty/AGDV6I3NZNHCNGG6BJEKCGRPAM/



2.) A cop raped a woman at gun point during a traffic stop.

Since this was in the south, pregnancy could kill her. He should be charged not only with rape, but attemped murder - unless he wore a condom and was 100% sure she could not become pregnant.

He had a history of sexual assault, and of a cover-up. They kept him on as a police offcer anyway.

At least he's going to prison now - finally.

SOURCE : https://xriddlemethisx.livejournal.com/1464192.html



3.) Traffic Stop Rape Conviction: Georgia cop sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexual assault

David Wilborn was on duty when officials said he kept a car from leaving a Georgia park, ordered a woman to get out and raped her at gunpoint.

Updated: 7:56 AM EDT Jun 6, 2022

The Associated Press

{ DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A former police officer in suburban Atlanta pleaded guilty Friday to raping a woman during a 2019 traffic stop, with a judge sentencing him to 25 years in prison. }

SOURCE : https://www.wjcl.com/amp/article/georgia-traffic-stop-rape-gunpoint/40204466


4.) CRIME
Ex-Lithonia officer pleads guilty to raping woman during traffic stop, district attorney says

DeKalb DA Sherry Boston announced the guilty plea on Friday.

Author: Jonathan Raymond (11Alive)
Published: 9:34 PM EDT June 3, 2022
Updated: 9:34 PM EDT June 3, 2022

“LITHONIA, Ga. — An ex-Lithonia officer who had a prior sexual assault allegation while with the Atlanta Police Department pleaded guilty to raping a woman during a 2019 traffic stop, DeKalb County's district attorney said.

DeKalb DA Sherry Boston said in a release on Friday that 45-year-old David Wilborn pleaded guilty to charges including rape, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and more.”

SOURCE : https://www.google.com/amp/s/http://www.11alive.com/amp/article/news/crime/david-wilborn-ex-lithonia-officer-rape-guilty-plea/85-0e2d4afc-3371-4973-8aa5-e41e3d25ccad
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Not the only cop using police force/ brutality ….

Cop rapes 13-year-old girl twice after contacting her on Snapchat, Florida officials say

BY MADELEINE LIST UPDATED SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 11:40 AM

“A police officer raped a 13-year-old girl two times after contacting her on online applications, including Snapchat, according to Florida officials.

Sheridon Archer, 23, is accused of meeting the 13-year-old at her home and raping her on two separate occasions between Aug. 1 and Aug. 20 while he was on duty with the Palm Bay Police Department, according to an arrest affidavit from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Officers with the Palm Bay Police Department responded to the girl’s home on Sept. 18 after receiving reports that a police officer was “involved in an inappropriate relationship with a minor,” according to a statement from the police department.”

SOURCE : https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article266191131.html
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And this POS rapist with a badge …

Judge Allows Former Deputy Accused of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl to Avoid Prison and Sex Offender Status

CHRIS SPARGOMar 4th, 2022, 9:40 am

“The victim was just 14 when the authorities alleged she was sexually assaulted for the first time, the press release added. The age of consent is 18 in Tennessee.

Beck’s arrest came one day after a grand jury indicted him on two counts of rape by force or coercion and two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure.”

SOURCE : https://lawandcrime.com/crime/judge-allows-former-deputy-accused-of-raping-14-year-old-girl-to-avoid-prison-and-sex-offender-status/


“A former sheriff’s deputy in Tennessee who was accused of raping a 14-year-old girl over a period of nearly two years will avoid jail time after pleading guilty to a lesser charge.

Brian Beck, 47, was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to a charge of aggravated assault, according to Memphis Fox 13. Beck, who had worked on the force with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office since 2004, was initially charged with two counts of rape by force or coercion and two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure back in 2018.

Beck was accused of raping the unnamed teenager over a 20-month span beginning in 2016; he was 43 at the time.”

SOURCE : https://news.yahoo.com/former-deputy-accused-raping-14-205110347.html
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Police Brutality Law and Legal Definition :

Police brutality is a civil rights violation that occurs when a police officer acts with excessive force by using an amount of force with regards to a civilian that is more than necessary.

Excessive force by a law enforcement officers is a violation of a person's rights. Excessive force is not subject to a precise definition, but it is generally beyond the force a reasonable and prudent law enforcement officer would use under the circumstances.

Force should be used in only the minimum amount needed to achieve a legitimate purpose. Police brutality is a direct violation of the laws within the police force. The use of excessive force is also a direct violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S Constitution regarding cruelty and protection of the laws.

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https://definitions.uslegal.com/p/police-brutality/
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Shielded from Justice
Police Brutality and
Accountability in the United States

Under Title 42 U.S. Code Section 1983, the federal civil rights civil statute, individuals may file lawsuits against an offending officer, police department, or jurisdiction.151 Although the federal law, Section 1983, is used most frequently, plaintiffs may also use state-level statutes in bringing abuse lawsuits. The statute mandates that:

• Any person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress....152



SOURCE : https://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports98/police/uspo30.htm
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Civilians don't want to hear statistics or facts. There are bad people in every job, sex, religion, color. Those are the ones you hear about, the good people you don't hear about. I don't know the ratio between them, but I'm damn sure it's high for the good. And it's the good people that get hurt by the unchecked violence that happens afterwards.
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This I can tell you: out of 10-30 billion contacts, known and unknown, between police and the public every year, and increasing, you literally see or read about one or two of these "events" every week or two. Across the entire nation. How pervasive, indeed.
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"...300-500 BILLION..." (all caps no less) seems like hyperbole to me. A "BILLION" is a really big number whether it's spelled out in all caps or not. There's about 1 million law enforcement officers on active duty in the US. In round numbers, each of them would have almost 1,000 "contacts" with citizens every day if you assume the lower number of "300 BILLION". How would they have time to draw their weapons and go onto the next "victim" if all they did were shoot civilians every day?
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Of all people to catch me in an egregious error, albeit innocently unintended. The numbers are obviously less, more like 10-30 billion when station and HQ staff, sworn and unsworn, is taken into consideration. Don't know where my head was when I wrote this. I've responded to at least two other posts with this info. The point made is still that the number of aggravated contacts between police and the public is infitessimally small. The Media makes it appear to be an everyday plague.
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First, you need to define brutality. Just because an officer uses force on a suspect does not mean it is brutality, even though many uninformed people think it is. I am a Police Officer and have had to use all levels of force during my career and I can guarantee it has never been judge as brutality even though some have tried o call it that.
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https://youtu.be/1BXToG5rfMs

* watch the video and LISTEN to the CLEAR AUDIO


Police Brutality Law and Legal Definition :

Police brutality is a civil rights violation that occurs when a police officer acts with excessive force by using an amount of force with regards to a civilian that is more than necessary.

Excessive force by a law enforcement officers is a violation of a person's rights. Excessive force is not subject to a precise definition, but it is generally beyond the force a reasonable and prudent law enforcement officer would use under the circumstances.

Force should be used in only the minimum amount needed to achieve a legitimate purpose. Police brutality is a direct violation of the laws within the police force. The use of excessive force is also a direct violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S Constitution regarding cruelty and protection of the laws.

SOURCE :

https://definitions.uslegal.com/p/police-brutality/


2.) Definition of Police Brutality
Noun

1.) The use of excessive and unnecessary force by a police officer toward a civilian.

2.) The willful infliction of pain and/or suffering on someone
Origin of Brutality
1540-1550       English

SOURCE : https://legaldictionary.net/police-brutality/
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