roothog66 posted:The problem isn't even the small handful of "bad" officers - the problem is actually the "good" ones. Every time a Black youth is shot and killed, the African-American community sees it as an outrage. Why? Because, so often, it is outrageous. Then what happens? The police unions and the "good" officers circle the wagons. They don't differentiate between justified shootings and basic homicide. They back their own, regardless of the circumstances.
I don't really see this as the case. What the "good" cops usually do is say "Let's investigate and find out what really happened". They don't jump to the conclusion that the cop is guilty or that the victim was guilty. That's the way it should be on both sides. There have been plenty of cops prosecuted and convicted for going over the line and committing a crime while wearing the uniform. There have been plenty acquitted. Everyone is too quick to judge these days...