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I'm not American so I have a more dispassionate take on things I guess. I've watched a lot of the videos and honestly, so many of them are just blatantly egregious use of force - something even cops in my third world country would refrain from. Shooting people should be the action of last resort yet it's almost the first thing they do.

No one should have to die because they didn't comply perfectly with an order. That's just insane.

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I'm not American either but I think that the reason why police doesn't hesitate to shoot someone results from the fact that they're much more often shoot at then in other countries. And it's not just that weapons are more easily available (where I live they're easily available as well). It's that the wealth differences are huge in US.

It's worth looking up exactly how dangerous being a cop is. In Portland, Oregon, an officer hasn't died in the line of duty in 20 years, and the one 20 years ago was from a car crash when he lost control. Most jobs are more dangerous than being a cop here.

It's not a wealth problem. It's a morality problem. And to OP, you're just being selectively shown clips so it skews your sense of reality. The truth is murders skyrocket when cops are nerfed and innocent people die. NYC murder rate is up 50% last month! We will have Mexico level murder rate if cops can't do their jobs.

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