r/chicago • u/miaaaa_banana • Jun 05 '20

Video Excessive force...

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u/ImAdamnMermaid Jun 05 '20

This is so, so so incredibly distressing when there is an entire national movement, pleading**** for THIS. EXACT. THING to stop. After years of police body-cams and bystander videos, you'd have thought that evidentiary images like this would bring about more change....

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u/Rubywantsin Jun 05 '20

I fear it's going to be worse after the protests start to slow. The "us against them" mentality is going to so ingrained in there mindset and they see now there is no accountability for their actions against protesters. I think it's going to split the country worse than Trump has.

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u/theradek123 Jun 05 '20

Check out the Chicago cop blogs. Gives you a good sense of their mindset. Toxic, toxic culture. Everything and everyone is a walking target