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Sad but true.

rmrd0000 — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:39:12 +0000

Sad but true.

Philando's life was worth

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:35:41 +0000

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Philando's life was worth maybe $5. The smartphone recording was worth $2.99+ million. Just saying. #PoliceBodyCamsMatter

Philando Castile's life was

rmrd0000 — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:58:24 +0000

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Philando Castile's life was worth $3M.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/philando-castile-family-settlement_u...

Thanks Danny. Tough piece to

HSG — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:57:30 +0000

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Thanks Danny. Tough piece to write. I appreciate that you shared this at Dag.

Holder and Obama made

rmrd0000 — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 03:11:02 +0000

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Holder and Obama made attempts to change things. Hillary would have tried. The country enjoys having blacks as second class citizens because blacks are viewed as threats. That is one reason we have Trump and now Handel in GA-6.

And if you think this problem

artappraiser — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 02:29:11 +0000

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And if you think this problem would be solved if Hillary were president for 8 years, I don't agree. 8-yrs. of Obama didn't change a helluva lot in this regard.

If the Center can affect most

artappraiser — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 02:26:05 +0000

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If the Center can affect most Criminal Justice course curricula taught in colleges nationwide, I would bet on it solving the problem quicker than protesting.

Simply because, as it says here

How to Become a Police Officer

[....] Relevant Areas of Study

Most aspiring police officers pursue degrees in criminal justice. In criminal justice degree programs, students learn about every aspect of the law and justice system. Criminal justice is an interdisciplinary field that incorporates the study of law, psychology, sociology, public administration, and more. Other relevant majors that students thinking of joining the police force may pursue include police science and political science. Most police departments prefer applicants with a degree, regardless of their major [....]

Good luck with this in the

rmrd0000 — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 02:04:16 +0000

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Good luck with this in the era of Trump. When the DOJ under Eric Holder found police departments filled with racial bias. The DOJ attempted to make changes. Some police chief applauded the suggestion. Police unions fight them tooth and nail. Members of the NYPD called David Dinkins nigger. A newer generation of NYPD officers turn their backs on DeBlasio. Fellow police officers are willing to lie about events on police forms. The rank and file likes the status quo.

Edit to add:

Sessions retreats from police oversight

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/04/jeff-sessions-consent-decree...

First just sharing a

artappraiser — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 01:52:31 +0000

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First just sharing a interesting link to this organization

Center for Policing Equity

Found out about it by reading the bios of the authors of this guest op-ed in today's NYTimes:

Charleena Lyles Needed Health Care. Instead, She Was Killed.

By PHILLIP ATIBA GOFF and KIM SHAYO BUCHANANJUNE 20, 2017

Phillip Atiba Goff is president of the Center for Policing Equity and a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Kim Shayo Buchanan is the senior academic writer at the Center for Policing Equity.

Second, after reading this, something like this organization seems more promising to me than "Black Lives Matter" as it doesn't intend to effect change in institutions through societal pressure (which can often be the long way going about affecting entrenched institutions,) but is actually working on targeting those institutions directly and suggesting and helping with change. Once you have examples of institutions that are lauded for successful changes they've made, it often becomes a competition. I.E. Instead of cop departments allover the country who feeling they are all being labeled racist thugs and then actually start sticking together more like glue when they might not if not being attacked, one goes for putting them in competition for praise of being better, improved versions of their old selves, and shaming those who stay with the thug brothers-in-blue old ways.

Here is newly released video

rmrd0000 — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:12:00 +0000

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Here is newly released video of Philando Castile telling the officer that he has a gun. Castile says he is not reaching for the gun. Castile is shot dead.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-dashcam-footage-shows-philando-c...

If you are not the person involved in a robbery, why would you alert the officer that you had a weapon? You lose the element of surprise, Castile was trying to save his life. He died anyway. The jury system says Castile's life was worth nothing.