Quote (Thor123422 @ Apr 8 2021 05:48pm)
Lots of reasons
They don't have to live in or near the communities they serve, so a white cop who lives 10 miles away doesn't see the poor part of town he serves as "his community".
We don't hold police accountable nearly to the degree we should, so they feel like they can get away with literally killing people, and often they do.
They are trained to view the people on the streets as the enemy, which results in them escalating situations to levels of force that aren't needed. "Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6" attitude.
The well documented infilitration of police departments across the country and influencing of police culture by white militant and white supremacist groups.
The incentivization of prison sentences and increased charges as a way to generate revenue for the city and keep private prisons full to fulfill contractual obligations with private prison companies.
Policing in the U.S. is ridiculously broken at virtually every level.
Get real dude society is broken at virtually every level, people these day expect they can use drugs as they please and that they can steal / rob / etc to maintain their habit.
Cops don't patrol the streets looking for innocent victims or black folk to shoot cuz they're black.