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Rottimer t1_jbp333x wrote

Reply to comment by NetQuarterLatte in Videos Show NYPD Chiefs Intervened Before Voiding of Ex-Cop’s Gun Arrest by E-bike-NYorker

You see this as a step in the right direction. I look at this incident and unless corrected from on high, shows exactly why you have young kids solving disputes violently on city streets, because the cops cannot be trusted to protect them.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_jbp6j2x wrote

Your understanding that mistrust in the police is a major driver in street violence is backed by evidence.

Distrust in the police is a stronger factor than poverty (2.6x stronger) on teenagers committing first-time violence offenses.

But whatever dispute those kids had with the business owner, I don't see how breaking a security camera is a step towards solving anything, and how that ex-cop chasing the kids with a gun helped.

He should've called the police instead of trying to solve matters with his own hands. But at least the kids called the police on him!

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