Cool. And who does the website with videos about brutality against police? This doesn't do anything but making the problem worse.
Whereas with violence done by police, even if you have the best video in the world proving that they murdered someone on live TV, those charges probably wouldn’t stick. Or even be brought to court.
There needs to be a counterbalance to their overwhelming power in such matters.
Things going the other way seems to be where the current system does not work.
Police already publish arrest records, mug shots, and they're covered by the media as well. Criminal charges are public records and covered by FOIA requests.
"Tū quoque (/tjuːˈkwoʊkwi, tuːˈkwoʊkweɪ/; Latin for "you also"), or the appeal to hypocrisy, is an informal fallacy that intends to discredit the opponent's argument by asserting the opponent's failure to act consistently in accordance with its conclusion(s)." - Wikipedia
TIL. Thanks!
edit: Hmmm, the gesture was sincere. I was aware of the principle but not the name. It's going to come in handy in these times.
I think a core problem with the situation is that the masses on one side think of these events as one-offs. They're not convinced its a systemic problem because they don't see the "everyday" brutality. The masses on the other side don't see it as a systemic problem either, not exactly anyway; they see it as all cops being racist murderers at heart. Whether one side is closer to the truth than the other side is largely irrelevant, because neither view helps resolve the issue. Neither side can hear the other side because their own personal experience is completely at odds with the other side's point of view.
I can't access the site, so I have no idea what you've actually got set up; but I'd suggest excluding any kind of comments section would be the number one thing to keep from inflaming the situation. People can talk about it elsewhere by linking to your site if they must. The smaller those discussion groups are, the more likely they are to maintain reasonable discourse, change minds, and consider solutions.
I agree with what you say. When it comes to things that are as violent as these videos I think you make a subconscious decision. You link the uniform to your views on the matter and unfortunately everybody is painted with the same brush. This is not about an organisation, it is about individuals.
There are definitely not any comments allowed on the site because it wouldn't be constructive. Any discussion around what's in these videos should be kept to the places where change can happen.
What this does is rub our noses in the fact that the system is broken. Enough is enough.