• Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    prior to Iraq, no police officer ever fired their gun

    Somewhat paraphrased, but still, wut?

    US police officers always have been corrupt as shit, and violent. None of that is a new thing

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      4 days ago

      Corrupt, yes. Violent, absolutely. But shooting Brown people was much less common then just beating them with a club. Police had to, and likely still do, answer for every round they discharge.