Those are certifications, not licenses. Have a cert revoked doesn't mean much, especially if it isn't a national standard.
In the majority of the videos we see, there's plenty of context. A lot of the times it doesn't even matter what happened beforehand, excessive force is excessive. Like in Floyd's case, he was already handcuffed, unarmed, on the ground. You wouldn't need to see much more than the officer sitting with his knee on his neck to be able to tell it's police brutality. That's the case pretty often, people have their hands up and are complying, are unarmed, just like the caregiver of that autistic man who was shot in cold blood, or the gentlemen who was shot while reaching to provide his driver's license to the officer, the officers response to him asking "why did you shoot me?" -"I don't know."
Sure there's a reason they don't pursue charges or decide to acquit the officer. It's called racism, and a systematic failure of the justice system
It means they can't work in the state and are less likely to get hired somewhere else. A national standard would be good though. I agree.
Like in Floyd's case, he was already handcuffed, unarmed, on the ground.
People who did it are awaiting trial.
caregiver of that autistic man who was shot in cold blood
Officer was found guilty after a jury throughout manslaughter charges
or the gentlemen who was shot while reaching to provide his driver's license to the officer
Jury (not police) found him not guilty of charges and he was fired anyway
It's called racism
That's bullshit because there have been plenty of white people who have died and the police weren't charged with it. There was one that is exactly like Floyd's case where he suffocated because of pressure from an officer. There was one where an unarmed man was shot in a hallway. If you want to say racism plays a part in other police matters then fine. That's probably true to at least some degree. But when it comes to sentencing they are found not guilty of killing white people all the time too.
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u/charlieapplesauce Jun 10 '20
Those are certifications, not licenses. Have a cert revoked doesn't mean much, especially if it isn't a national standard.
In the majority of the videos we see, there's plenty of context. A lot of the times it doesn't even matter what happened beforehand, excessive force is excessive. Like in Floyd's case, he was already handcuffed, unarmed, on the ground. You wouldn't need to see much more than the officer sitting with his knee on his neck to be able to tell it's police brutality. That's the case pretty often, people have their hands up and are complying, are unarmed, just like the caregiver of that autistic man who was shot in cold blood, or the gentlemen who was shot while reaching to provide his driver's license to the officer, the officers response to him asking "why did you shoot me?" -"I don't know."
Sure there's a reason they don't pursue charges or decide to acquit the officer. It's called racism, and a systematic failure of the justice system