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gizmozed t1_j63c643 wrote

Actually I see a silver lining here. 10 years ago this would have been swept under the rug and forgotten.

I believe that the smarter police departments have figured out that without the trust of the public, their job is going to get really tough. I think that these departments are willing to hold officers accountable in ways that simply didn't happen in the past.

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Lostinthisworld313 t1_j63crfu wrote

Technically yeah, but the more incidents like this come to light, the more people lose confidence in the police.

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awesomesauce1030 t1_j63l20h wrote

Maybe that's what needs to happen.

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awesomesauce1030 t1_j63o5up wrote

I expect there to be protests but from what I've heard from people who live there (granted it's a small amount of people) Memphis doesn't really riot like you might see in other cities. Not to mention they've already charged the officers involved.

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Etzell t1_j64rw8q wrote

So you're saying the problem isn't that these things are happening, but that people are finding out about it?

The police don't deserve public confidence if this is what they do with it.

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