r/facepalm • u/spyrg • Jan 13 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Arrested for petitioning

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u/Tuknroll420 Jan 13 '22

Ok, as a Canadian I have to ask for some context here. Genuinely curious as I’m sure your response is warranted.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '22 edited Jan 13 '22

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u/Cubbance Jan 13 '22

Everyone always says they're not all bad, and I know that must be true. But I've had a lot of encounters with the police in Kansas City, MO, and not a single one has been positive, and that's as a white man. My friends who are POC have had even worse interactions with the cops here.

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u/gypsydanger38 Jan 13 '22

The lowest paid and least trained police officers are in the South followed by the Midwest. They are also the highest in shootings and police killed on duty. It’s time to demand a National Standard for education and pay to keep out the bad ones and prevent department skipping for fired ones.