Police Corruption Exposed

[99th_Monkey]

Police Corruption Exposed
Sunday, 11 January 2015 * By Margaret Kimberley * TruthOut.org

The false narrative about the need for hyper policing has come crashing down and police themselves destroyed the well-cultivated propaganda. The awful truth which black people were well aware of is now out in the open for all to see. Police departments in the United States exist for the purpose of maintaining white people’s prerogatives as the group in control of everyone else. Enhancing public safety is a secondary consideration.

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We don’t need nearly as many police as we have in order to insure public safety. If we lived in a just society, there would be serious discussions about the need for law enforcement, and more importantly about how to keep them under community control. Instead we have a “liberal” mayor who danced to their tune only to be treated little better than the people they victimize.

The mayor is part of a larger political problem. In our system elected officials have little incentive to fight for their constituents against the police state. ... The number of black politicians who spoke out strongly when Eric Garner was killed may be counted on just one hand. The number who felt compelled to give condolences to the two officers was much larger.

No one knows exactly how many Americans are killed by police, but reliable estimates by concerned groups and individuals indicate approximately 1,000 deaths every year. We should keep that number in mind when we are told that other nations violate their citizens’ human rights. If the police can cut the number of arrests they make by 66% because they are feuding with the mayor, they can do it again. If New Yorkers don’t feel afraid despite the work stoppage, perhaps we can begin asking serious questions about why and indeed if we need the police force that we have. For once we may owe the police a bit of gratitude.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/28479-police-corruption-exposed

[SamKnause]

1. It is not about public safety.

It never has been.

It is to protect the haves from the have nots.

It was to keep unions from forming.

It was to keep an eye on the slaves that were freed.

It was to keep an eye on illegals.

It was to keep wages low.

It is to collect revenue (legal or illegal) to run cities and towns.

It is to keep the masses from rising up from all the injustice and inequality.

That is why the cops are always on the wrong side.

They won't wake up until their unions are destroyed and they have to work for peanuts.