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meanmistermustard said
How on earth can anyone say the man in this video slipped when he was clearly pushed? It mystifies me the nonsense people spout even when there is video footage showing something entirely else. 

And now the entire riot squad have quit due to two officers were placed on unpaid leave. I genuinely am lost for words at what the police are doing out on the streets and then what is being said to in some way justify, excuse and explain their actions.

  

Well the police was often criticized for being negatively stereotypical of African-Americans, to the point where police agression against blacks is fairly common. This is scientific proof that police agression is not race-motivated, good for them.

But in all honesty, the act honestly disgusts me. No matter who’s fault it is, it should be common human nature to forsake your duty in order to act as a helping hand. It doesn’t matter if your white or black, religious or atheist, male or female, no one should be injured and left hanging. In my country, you’d probably be ostracized from every single bystander watching, and that’s if you’re not arrested and charged with idleness.

Ron Nasty said
You don’t lose the history by tearing down statues and renaming streets and buildings, only make it more likely the history will be forgotten – and repeated.

You don’t get justice by abolishing the police, you get that in the US by setting minimum enforceable federal standards on how policing is done and the training it needs; when you’re found to have broken the rules and been dismissed – not having a job with the department in the next county within a week, or having the dismissal overturned by overly strong unions; and when you’re accused of breaking the law, and you’re charged and tried by the law – not some version that thinks death by cop gives some sort of immunity to those in the dock.

  

Law reformation should be the prime application change that should be done, where police can be less likely to abuse their authority on civilians. It could be kept for certain specialized forces such as the SWAT and anti-terrorism forces, but not for the average policemen policing the common streets. In terms of theory, however, society (or at least the police force), could think of ways to dispel negative stereotyping in general, so that less unnecesarry police brutalities can occur. The George Floyd incident (in my opinion), is what happens when you take a negative stereotype, and use it as a base of arrest, and it goes too far. You might not be intrinsically racist, but there’s always a negative stereotype or perception with someone different than you, especially when someone has a different complexion. So I would suggest that increased integration or education regarding this issue could be done to, at the very least, diminish the stereotyping aspect a little bit.

Pablo Ramon said
The Minnesota PD won’t just cease to exist, leaving a vast law enforcement hole. It will be dismantled over time, its parts replaced by other problem-solving mechanisms where possible. The “defund the police” motto is dangerous in that people will perceive it as opening the door to lawlessness. In point of fact what is being proposed is a process of putting alternatives in place for duties that are just better served by individuals with different training. Examples might be people with addictions or mental illness, though I can’t say I know all the details and in any event those are things that need to be worked out and transitioned over time. There will almost certainly be some situations where the appropriate response is “traditional” policing. The point is just that this isn’t a one size fits all solution…

  

Agreed. The American Police isn’t inherently bad per se, but rather how it executes it’s approches. It doesn’t help that the American police has been long infamous for it’s history of police brutalities against people of color, peaceful protesters and the like. From what I know, most of my peers treat the American police with a bit of scorn and unease. My dad even said he trusted the Chinese police more, as they don’t arrrest you unncesarily unless you said something bad about the Chinese Communist Party. That’s how low my father thinks of the American police. It’s bad PR, both locally and internationally. 

Though I respect the American police on several aspects, such as their anti-terrorist and traffic deparments (I’m not joking, I respect your local meter maid, such as Rita), I can’t help but feel less and less about the American police everytime they have a controversial moment.

Side note: I don’t frequent this thread often, so I might as wel machine-gun my thoughts in one blow. Also I’d like tea with my local meter maid one day, perhaps.